2014-12-07 11:23 GMT+01:00 Lodewijk lodewijk@effeietsanders.org:
Minor correction: this system in the Netherlands works the other way around: donors can get back a part of their donation through their tax reduction - it is not that the charity gets a bonus.
Interestingly, the Wikimedia Foundation has obtained this status (ANBI) in the Netherlands at the urging of the chapter several years ago (2010/2011). However, for some reason the WMF chooses not to advertize this (not so obvious) fact on the donation home page; which means that the donors are unaware that they can donate and get this reduction of their taxes (indeed up to 50% of the donation amount!). This is mindboggling to me - it should be an easy fix.
Strong +1. As an international movement who is fundraising globally this knowledge is (almost literally) gold.
C