<html><head></head><body style="word-wrap: break-word; -webkit-nbsp-mode: space; -webkit-line-break: after-white-space; ">Translators,<div><br></div><div>I wanted to take a moment as we're winding down from the fundraiser, and thank you for your incredible work.</div><div><br></div><div>There's no question that without you, the fundraiser would not be anywhere near as successful. More than 50% of our donations come from outside the US now, which begins to highlight the incredible value that you provide to the projects.</div><div><br></div><div>On behalf of the staff at the Foundation, the fundraising team, and the community, please accept my thanks for the hard work that you do.</div><div><br></div><div>pb</div><div><br></div><div>PS - I'd be very interested in your thoughts on how we can make this process better next year. Will you please write me privately (<a href="mailto:philippe@wikimedia.org">philippe@wikimedia.org</a>) to share your thoughts?<br><div>
<span class="Apple-style-span" style="border-collapse: separate; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); font-family: Helvetica; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; letter-spacing: normal; line-height: normal; orphans: 2; text-align: auto; text-indent: 0px; text-transform: none; white-space: normal; widows: 2; word-spacing: 0px; -webkit-border-horizontal-spacing: 0px; -webkit-border-vertical-spacing: 0px; -webkit-text-decorations-in-effect: none; -webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; -webkit-text-stroke-width: 0px; font-size: medium; "><span class="Apple-style-span" style="border-collapse: separate; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); font-family: Helvetica; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; letter-spacing: normal; line-height: normal; orphans: 2; text-indent: 0px; text-transform: none; white-space: normal; widows: 2; word-spacing: 0px; -webkit-border-horizontal-spacing: 0px; -webkit-border-vertical-spacing: 0px; -webkit-text-decorations-in-effect: none; -webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; -webkit-text-stroke-width: 0px; font-size: medium; "><div style="word-wrap: break-word; -webkit-nbsp-mode: space; -webkit-line-break: after-white-space; "><br>_______________________<br>Philippe Beaudette<br>Head of Reader Relations<br>Wikimedia Foundation, Inc.<br><br><a href="mailto:pbeaudette@wikimedia.org">pbeaudette@wikimedia.org</a><br><br><div><i>Imagine a world in which every human being can freely share </i></div><div><i>in the sum of all knowledge. </i><i>Help us make it a reality!</i></div><div><i><br>http://donate.wikimedia.org</i></div></div></span></span>
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