Re: [Translators-l] Fundraising_2010 outreach

Howdy translators! I'd like to take this opportunity to introduce some of the Foundation's fundraising staff to you and explain how things are going to work with this year's fundraiser (currently scheduled to start November 7). Basically, what we're planning on doing for this fundraiser is not just "translate" the fundraising messages, but also "localize" them.  We realize that not all messages work the best in every language,culture or region so in addition to translating the English messages, we will also have the option of other messages specific to your language or region... and who knows better how to get people to donate in your language and your region than you do? :)  We really need your help this year to come up with local messages yourself and also to help get the rest of your local community involved. This is where the fundraising team comes in.  This fundraising season myself, Keegan Peterzell, and Deniz Gültekin are the ones who have been tasked with reaching out to every single wiki to try and get local participation in the fundraiser planning and implementation.  We're here both to answer questions as they come up and to listen to your feedback about what types of messaging will work and won't work.  We'll constantly be tweaking or changing things, based on your input, to try to make everything as perfect as possible for the readers and donors in your language and region. If you have any questions or want to help out please feel free to contact me, Keegan, or Deniz: * James Alexander, [[User:Jalexander]], <jalexander(a)wikimedia.org> * Keegan Peterzell, [[User:Kpeterzell]], <kpeterzell(a)wikimedia.org> * Deniz Gültekin, [[User:Dgultekin]], <dgultekin(a)wikimedia.org> Thanks and I look forward to working with you throughout this fundraiser! We'll be kicking off the discussions on your wikis very soon, and would be delighted if you all would participate and also help translate our initial message into your own language! James Alexander -- James Alexander Associate Community Officer Wikimedia Foundation Jalexander(a)wikimedia.org _______________________________________________ Translators-l mailing list Translators-l(a)lists.wikimedia.org https://lists.wikimedia.org/mailman/listinfo/translators-l