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Patricia Pena

1 Oct 2019 1 Oct '19

1:24 a.m.

Hi all, I’m excited to share with you our FY1819 Fundraising Report <https://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/Fundraising/2018-19_Report>. This report is an opportunity to provide insight into our revenue model and the strategy that goes into creating an impactful fundraising campaign. A sincere thank you to the millions of donors in nearly 30 countries who support our mission. I'd also like to thank everyone who contributed and collaborated on this document: Online Fundraising, Major Gifts & Endowment, Fundraising Operations, Donor Services, Fundraising Tech, Legal, Communications, Finance and more! Special thanks to Thea Skaff for once again project managing this entire effort. We welcome your feedback and questions on the talk page. Thank you, Pats -- *Pats Pena (she/her) * Director, Online Fundraising I Wikimedia Foundation 1 Montgomery Street I San Francisco, CA 94104 ppena(a)wikimedia.org I +1 (415) 816 3349 *Imagine a world in which every single human being can freely share in the sum of all knowledge. That's our commitment. Donate. <https://donate.wikimedia.org/>* Please Note: If I am emailing after hours or on the weekend, it's because Wikimedia allows me an awesome flexible schedule. Please do not respond until reasonable business hours in your timezone, unless of course I am shouting for help ;-)

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Philip Kopetzky

1 Oct 1 Oct

2:51 p.m.

Hi Patricia, thanks for the report! Is it possible to get a country-by-country breakdown of the donations as well? Kind regards, Philip On Tue, 1 Oct 2019 at 01:25, Patricia Pena <ppena(a)wikimedia.org> wrote:

...

Chuck Roslof

3 Oct 3 Oct

2:33 a.m.

Hi Philip, We do not publish country-level fundraising numbers. My colleague Stephen discussed why on this list a few years back, so rather than paraphrasing his previous email I'll just provide a link to it: https://lists.wikimedia.org/pipermail/wikimedia-l/2016-November/085576.html Best, Chuck == Charles M. Roslof Legal Counsel Wikimedia Foundation Pronouns: they <http://pronoun.is/they/.../themself>/he <http://pronoun.is/he> NOTICE: This message might have confidential or legally privileged information in it. If you have received this message by accident, please delete it and let us know about the mistake. As an attorney for the Wikimedia Foundation, for legal/ethical reasons I cannot give legal advice to, or serve as a lawyer for, community members, volunteers, or staff members in their personal capacity. For more on what this means, please see our legal disclaimer <https://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/Wikimedia_Legal_Disclaimer>. On Tue, Oct 1, 2019 at 6:05 AM Philip Kopetzky <philip.kopetzky(a)gmail.com> wrote:

...

Hi all, I’m excited to share with you our FY1819 Fundraising Report <https://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/Fundraising/2018-19_Report>. This

report

is an opportunity to provide insight into our revenue model and the strategy that goes into creating an impactful fundraising campaign. A sincere thank you to the millions of donors in nearly 30 countries who support our mission. I'd also like to thank everyone who contributed and collaborated on this document: Online Fundraising, Major Gifts & Endowment, Fundraising Operations, Donor Services, Fundraising Tech, Legal, Communications, Finance and more! Special thanks to Thea Skaff for once again project managing this entire effort. We welcome your feedback and questions on the talk page. Thank you, Pats -- *Pats Pena (she/her) * Director, Online Fundraising I Wikimedia Foundation 1 Montgomery Street I San Francisco, CA 94104 ppena(a)wikimedia.org I +1 (415) 816 3349 *Imagine a world in which every single human being can freely share in

the

sum of all knowledge. That's our commitment. Donate. <https://donate.wikimedia.org/>* Please Note: If I am emailing after hours or on the weekend, it's because Wikimedia allows me an awesome flexible schedule. Please do not respond until reasonable business hours in your timezone, unless of course I am shouting for help ;-) _______________________________________________ Wikimedia-l mailing list, guidelines at: https://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/Mailing_lists/Guidelines and https://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/Wikimedia-l New messages to: Wikimedia-l(a)lists.wikimedia.org Unsubscribe: https://lists.wikimedia.org/mailman/listinfo/wikimedia-l, <mailto:wikimedia-l-request@lists.wikimedia.org?subject=unsubscribe>

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Chris Keating

9:11 a.m.

Hi Chuck, The reasons the question keeps getting asked is because it was never really answered in the first place. The only good reason I can think of for not publishing country-level data is that there are some countries where that could create risks to the WMF or individuals because they're places where giving donations to a US nonprofit is either illegal or politically risky. However that doesn't apply to most countries, so why not publish the data for most of the world? Chris On Thu, Oct 3, 2019 at 1:34 AM Chuck Roslof <croslof(a)wikimedia.org> wrote:

...

Hi Patricia, thanks for the report! Is it possible to get a country-by-country

breakdown

of the donations as well? Kind regards, Philip On Tue, 1 Oct 2019 at 01:25, Patricia Pena <ppena(a)wikimedia.org> wrote:

Hi all, I’m excited to share with you our FY1819 Fundraising Report <https://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/Fundraising/2018-19_Report>. This

report > is an opportunity to provide insight into our revenue model and the > strategy that goes into creating an impactful fundraising campaign. A > sincere thank you to the millions of donors in nearly 30 countries who > support our mission. > > I'd also like to thank everyone who contributed and collaborated on

this

document: Online Fundraising, Major Gifts & Endowment, Fundraising Operations, Donor Services, Fundraising Tech, Legal, Communications, Finance and more! Special thanks to Thea Skaff for once again project managing this entire effort. We welcome your feedback and questions on the talk page. Thank you, Pats -- *Pats Pena (she/her) * Director, Online Fundraising I Wikimedia Foundation 1 Montgomery Street I San Francisco, CA 94104 ppena(a)wikimedia.org I +1 (415) 816 3349 *Imagine a world in which every single human being can freely share in

the > sum of all knowledge. That's our commitment. Donate. > <https://donate.wikimedia.org/>* > > > Please Note: If I am emailing after hours or on the weekend, it's

because

Wikimedia allows me an awesome flexible schedule. Please do not respond until reasonable business hours in your timezone, unless of course I am shouting for help ;-) _______________________________________________ Wikimedia-l mailing list, guidelines at: https://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/Mailing_lists/Guidelines and https://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/Wikimedia-l New messages to: Wikimedia-l(a)lists.wikimedia.org Unsubscribe: https://lists.wikimedia.org/mailman/listinfo/wikimedia-l, <mailto:wikimedia-l-request@lists.wikimedia.org?subject=unsubscribe>

Sandra Rientjes - Wikimedia Nederland

9:38 a.m.

I agree with Chris. Furthermore: Wikimedia Nederland, like all chapters, puts a lot of effort in raising awareness of and support for the Wikimedia projects. I would really like to know if these efforts 'pay off'. Sandra Rientjes Directeur/Executive Director Wikimedia Nederland tel. (+31) (0)30 3200238 (ma, di, do) mob. (+31) (0)6 31786379 (wo, vrij) www.wikimedia.nl Mariaplaats 3 3511 LH Utrecht Op do 3 okt. 2019 om 09:13 schreef Chris Keating <chriskeatingwiki(a)gmail.com

...

https://lists.wikimedia.org/pipermail/wikimedia-l/2016-November/085576.html

Best, Chuck == Charles M. Roslof Legal Counsel Wikimedia Foundation Pronouns: they <http://pronoun.is/they/.../themself>/he <http://pronoun.is/he> NOTICE: This message might have confidential or legally privileged information in it. If you have received this message by accident, please delete it and let us know about the mistake. As an attorney for the Wikimedia Foundation, for legal/ethical reasons I cannot give legal

advice

to, or serve as a lawyer for, community members, volunteers, or staff members in their personal capacity. For more on what this means, please

see

our legal disclaimer <https://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/Wikimedia_Legal_Disclaimer>. On Tue, Oct 1, 2019 at 6:05 AM Philip Kopetzky <

philip.kopetzky(a)gmail.com>

wrote:

Hi Patricia, thanks for the report! Is it possible to get a country-by-country

breakdown > of the donations as well? > > Kind regards, > Philip > > On Tue, 1 Oct 2019 at 01:25, Patricia Pena <ppena(a)wikimedia.org>

wrote:

> > > Hi all, > > > > I’m excited to share with you our FY1819 Fundraising Report > > <https://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/Fundraising/2018-19_Report>. This > report > > is an opportunity to provide insight into our revenue model and the > > strategy that goes into creating an impactful fundraising campaign. A > > sincere thank you to the millions of donors in nearly 30 countries

who

> support our mission. > > I'd also like to thank everyone who contributed and collaborated on

this > > document: Online Fundraising, Major Gifts & Endowment, Fundraising > > Operations, Donor Services, Fundraising Tech, Legal, Communications, > > Finance and more! Special thanks to Thea Skaff for once again project > > managing this entire effort. > > > > We welcome your feedback and questions on the talk page. > > Thank you, > > Pats > > -- > > *Pats Pena (she/her) * > > Director, Online Fundraising I Wikimedia Foundation > > 1 Montgomery Street I San Francisco, CA 94104 > > ppena(a)wikimedia.org I +1 (415) 816 3349 > > > > > > *Imagine a world in which every single human being can freely share

the > sum of all knowledge. That's our commitment. Donate. > <https://donate.wikimedia.org/>* > > > Please Note: If I am emailing after hours or on the weekend, it's

because > > Wikimedia allows me an awesome flexible schedule. Please do not

respond

> > until reasonable business hours in your timezone, unless of course I

> > shouting for help ;-) > > _______________________________________________ > > Wikimedia-l mailing list, guidelines at: > > https://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/Mailing_lists/Guidelines and > > https://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/Wikimedia-l > > New messages to: Wikimedia-l(a)lists.wikimedia.org > > Unsubscribe:

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Philip Kopetzky

11:10 a.m.

Thanks Chuck for digging out that old email, it does explain why this isn't done for every country. Chris and Sandra have a point though, because this can't be a legal issue for most European countries for example. In return, the local organisations and communities would benefit from an added layer of feedback based on their work. Furthermore, how and how much we fundraise will be one of the important talking points when implementing the recommendations, especially to set a benchmark to evaluate if involving local organisations in the fundraising process actually works or not. Best, Philip On Thu, 3 Oct 2019 at 09:38, Sandra Rientjes - Wikimedia Nederland < rientjes(a)wikimedia.nl> wrote:

...

Hi Chuck, The reasons the question keeps getting asked is because it was never

really

answered in the first place. The only good reason I can think of for not publishing country-level data is that there are some countries where that could create risks to the WMF or individuals because they're places where giving donations to a US nonprofit is either illegal or politically risky. However that doesn't apply to most countries, so why not publish the data for most of the world? Chris On Thu, Oct 3, 2019 at 1:34 AM Chuck Roslof <croslof(a)wikimedia.org>

wrote:

> Hi Philip, > > We do not publish country-level fundraising numbers. My colleague

Stephen

> discussed why on this list a few years back, so rather than

paraphrasing

his previous email I'll just provide a link to it:

https://lists.wikimedia.org/pipermail/wikimedia-l/2016-November/085576.html

> > Best, > Chuck > > == > Charles M. Roslof > Legal Counsel > Wikimedia Foundation > Pronouns: they <http://pronoun.is/they/.../themself>/he > <http://pronoun.is/he> > > NOTICE: This message might have confidential or legally privileged > information in it. If you have received this message by accident,

please

delete it and let us know about the mistake. As an attorney for the Wikimedia Foundation, for legal/ethical reasons I cannot give legal

advice

to, or serve as a lawyer for, community members, volunteers, or staff members in their personal capacity. For more on what this means, please

see

our legal disclaimer <https://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/Wikimedia_Legal_Disclaimer>. On Tue, Oct 1, 2019 at 6:05 AM Philip Kopetzky <

philip.kopetzky(a)gmail.com>

wrote:

Hi Patricia, thanks for the report! Is it possible to get a country-by-country

breakdown > of the donations as well? > > Kind regards, > Philip > > On Tue, 1 Oct 2019 at 01:25, Patricia Pena <ppena(a)wikimedia.org>

wrote: > > > > > Hi all, > > > > > > I’m excited to share with you our FY1819 Fundraising Report > > > <https://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/Fundraising/2018-19_Report>. This > > report > > > is an opportunity to provide insight into our revenue model and the > > > strategy that goes into creating an impactful fundraising

campaign. A

> > sincere thank you to the millions of donors in nearly 30 countries

who > > > support our mission. > > > > > > I'd also like to thank everyone who contributed and collaborated on > this > > > document: Online Fundraising, Major Gifts & Endowment, Fundraising > > > Operations, Donor Services, Fundraising Tech, Legal,

Communications,

> > > Finance and more! Special thanks to Thea Skaff for once again

project

> > managing this entire effort. > > > > We welcome your feedback and questions on the talk page. > > Thank you, > > Pats > > -- > > *Pats Pena (she/her) * > > Director, Online Fundraising I Wikimedia Foundation > > 1 Montgomery Street I San Francisco, CA 94104 > > ppena(a)wikimedia.org I +1 (415) 816 3349 > > > > > > *Imagine a world in which every single human being can freely share

the > sum of all knowledge. That's our commitment. Donate. > <https://donate.wikimedia.org/>* > > > Please Note: If I am emailing after hours or on the weekend, it's

because > > Wikimedia allows me an awesome flexible schedule. Please do not

respond > > > until reasonable business hours in your timezone, unless of course

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Chuck Roslof

16 Oct 16 Oct

3:55 a.m.

Hi folks, Thanks for sharing your thoughts about how this information could be useful for local affiliates and communities. We'll discuss internally to see if we might be able to share more information in the future in order to achieve those benefits in ways that don't raise legal concerns or create excessive overhead for our fundraising team. We're entering into the busiest time of the year for online fundraising, though, so it'll be at least a few months before we are able to address the question internally. - Chuck == Charles M. Roslof Legal Counsel Wikimedia Foundation Pronouns: they <http://pronoun.is/they/.../themself>/he <http://pronoun.is/he> NOTICE: As an attorney for the Wikimedia Foundation, for legal/ethical reasons I cannot give legal advice to, or serve as a lawyer for, community members, volunteers, or staff members in their personal capacity. For more on what this means, please see our legal disclaimer <https://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/Wikimedia_Legal_Disclaimer>. On Thu, Oct 3, 2019 at 2:27 AM Philip Kopetzky <philip.kopetzky(a)gmail.com> wrote:

...

Hi Chuck, The reasons the question keeps getting asked is because it was never

really > answered in the first place. > > The only good reason I can think of for not publishing country-level

data

> is that there are some countries where that could create risks to the

WMF

> or individuals because they're places where giving donations to a US > nonprofit is either illegal or politically risky. > > However that doesn't apply to most countries, so why not publish the

data

for most of the world? Chris On Thu, Oct 3, 2019 at 1:34 AM Chuck Roslof <croslof(a)wikimedia.org>

wrote:

> Hi Philip, > > We do not publish country-level fundraising numbers. My colleague

Stephen

> discussed why on this list a few years back, so rather than

paraphrasing

his previous email I'll just provide a link to it:

https://lists.wikimedia.org/pipermail/wikimedia-l/2016-November/085576.html

please > > delete it and let us know about the mistake. As an attorney for the > > Wikimedia Foundation, for legal/ethical reasons I cannot give legal > advice > > to, or serve as a lawyer for, community members, volunteers, or staff > > members in their personal capacity. For more on what this means,

please

> see > > our legal disclaimer > > <https://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/Wikimedia_Legal_Disclaimer>. > > > > > > On Tue, Oct 1, 2019 at 6:05 AM Philip Kopetzky < > philip.kopetzky(a)gmail.com> > > wrote: > > > > > Hi Patricia, > > > > > > thanks for the report! Is it possible to get a country-by-country > > breakdown > > > of the donations as well? > > > > > > Kind regards, > > > Philip > > > > > > On Tue, 1 Oct 2019 at 01:25, Patricia Pena <ppena(a)wikimedia.org> > wrote: > > > > > > > Hi all, > > > > > > > > I’m excited to share with you our FY1819 Fundraising Report > > > > <https://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/Fundraising/2018-19_Report>.

This

> > > report > > > > is an opportunity to provide insight into our revenue model and

the

> > > strategy that goes into creating an impactful fundraising

campaign. A > > > > sincere thank you to the millions of donors in nearly 30

countries

> who > > > > support our mission. > > > > > > > > I'd also like to thank everyone who contributed and collaborated

> > this > > > > document: Online Fundraising, Major Gifts & Endowment,

Fundraising

> > > Operations, Donor Services, Fundraising Tech, Legal,

Communications,

> > > Finance and more! Special thanks to Thea Skaff for once again

project > > > > managing this entire effort. > > > > > > > > We welcome your feedback and questions on the talk page. > > > > Thank you, > > > > Pats > > > > -- > > > > *Pats Pena (she/her) * > > > > Director, Online Fundraising I Wikimedia Foundation > > > > 1 Montgomery Street I San Francisco, CA 94104 > > > > ppena(a)wikimedia.org I +1 (415) 816 3349 > > > > > > > > > > > > *Imagine a world in which every single human being can freely

> in > > > the > > > > sum of all knowledge. That's our commitment. Donate. > > > > <https://donate.wikimedia.org/>* > > > > > > > > > > > > Please Note: If I am emailing after hours or on the weekend, it's > > because > > > > Wikimedia allows me an awesome flexible schedule. Please do not > respond > > > > until reasonable business hours in your timezone, unless of

course

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Philip Kopetzky

20 Feb 20 Feb

6:44 p.m.

Hi Chuck, since this is hopefully a less busy season of the year, have the internal discussions yielded anything that might help in breaking these numbers down a little bit more? :-) Best, Philip On Wed, 16 Oct 2019 at 03:59, Chuck Roslof <croslof(a)wikimedia.org> wrote:

...

Thanks Chuck for digging out that old email, it does explain why this

isn't

done for every country. Chris and Sandra have a point though, because this can't be a legal issue for most European countries for example. In return, the local

organisations

and communities would benefit from an added layer of feedback based on their work. Furthermore, how and how much we fundraise will be one of the important talking points when implementing the recommendations, especially to set a benchmark to evaluate if involving local organisations in the fundraising process actually works or not. Best, Philip On Thu, 3 Oct 2019 at 09:38, Sandra Rientjes - Wikimedia Nederland < rientjes(a)wikimedia.nl> wrote: > I agree with Chris. > Furthermore: Wikimedia Nederland, like all chapters, puts a lot of

effort

> in raising awareness of and support for the Wikimedia projects. I

would

really like to know if these efforts 'pay off'. Sandra Rientjes Directeur/Executive Director Wikimedia Nederland tel. (+31) (0)30 3200238 (ma, di, do) mob. (+31) (0)6 31786379 (wo, vrij) www.wikimedia.nl Mariaplaats 3 3511 LH Utrecht Op do 3 okt. 2019 om 09:13 schreef Chris Keating < chriskeatingwiki(a)gmail.com

Hi Chuck, The reasons the question keeps getting asked is because it was never

really > answered in the first place. > > The only good reason I can think of for not publishing country-level

data

> is that there are some countries where that could create risks to the

WMF

> or individuals because they're places where giving donations to a US > nonprofit is either illegal or politically risky. > > However that doesn't apply to most countries, so why not publish the

data

for most of the world? Chris On Thu, Oct 3, 2019 at 1:34 AM Chuck Roslof <croslof(a)wikimedia.org>

wrote:

> Hi Philip, > > We do not publish country-level fundraising numbers. My colleague

Stephen

> discussed why on this list a few years back, so rather than

paraphrasing

> his previous email I'll just provide a link to it: >

https://lists.wikimedia.org/pipermail/wikimedia-l/2016-November/085576.html

> > > > > > Best, > > > Chuck > > > > > > == > > > Charles M. Roslof > > > Legal Counsel > > > Wikimedia Foundation > > > Pronouns: they <http://pronoun.is/they/.../themself>/he > > > <http://pronoun.is/he> > > > > > > NOTICE: This message might have confidential or legally privileged > > > information in it. If you have received this message by accident, > please > > > delete it and let us know about the mistake. As an attorney for the > > > Wikimedia Foundation, for legal/ethical reasons I cannot give legal > > advice > > > to, or serve as a lawyer for, community members, volunteers, or

staff

> > members in their personal capacity. For more on what this means,

please

This

> > > report > > > > is an opportunity to provide insight into our revenue model and

the

> > > strategy that goes into creating an impactful fundraising

campaign. A > > > > sincere thank you to the millions of donors in nearly 30

countries > > who > > > > > support our mission. > > > > > > > > > > I'd also like to thank everyone who contributed and

collaborated

> > this > > > > document: Online Fundraising, Major Gifts & Endowment,

Fundraising

> > > Operations, Donor Services, Fundraising Tech, Legal,

Communications,

> > > Finance and more! Special thanks to Thea Skaff for once again

share > > in > > > > the > > > > > sum of all knowledge. That's our commitment. Donate. > > > > > <https://donate.wikimedia.org/>* > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > Please Note: If I am emailing after hours or on the weekend,

it's

> > because > > > > Wikimedia allows me an awesome flexible schedule. Please do not > respond > > > > until reasonable business hours in your timezone, unless of

course

am > > > shouting for help ;-)

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effe iets anders

25 Feb 25 Feb

7:54 p.m.

+1 On Thu, Feb 20, 2020 at 9:46 AM Philip Kopetzky <philip.kopetzky(a)gmail.com> wrote:

...

Hi folks, Thanks for sharing your thoughts about how this information could be

useful

for local affiliates and communities. We'll discuss internally to see if

might be able to share more information in the future in order to achieve those benefits in ways that don't raise legal concerns or create

excessive

overhead for our fundraising team. We're entering into the busiest time

the year for online fundraising, though, so it'll be at least a few

months

before we are able to address the question internally. - Chuck == Charles M. Roslof Legal Counsel Wikimedia Foundation Pronouns: they <http://pronoun.is/they/.../themself>/he <http://pronoun.is/he> NOTICE: As an attorney for the Wikimedia Foundation, for legal/ethical reasons I cannot give legal advice to, or serve as a lawyer for,

community

members, volunteers, or staff members in their personal capacity. For

on what this means, please see our legal disclaimer <https://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/Wikimedia_Legal_Disclaimer>. On Thu, Oct 3, 2019 at 2:27 AM Philip Kopetzky <

philip.kopetzky(a)gmail.com>

wrote:

Thanks Chuck for digging out that old email, it does explain why this

isn't > done for every country. > Chris and Sandra have a point though, because this can't be a legal

issue

for most European countries for example. In return, the local

organisations > and communities would benefit from an added layer of feedback based on > their work. > > Furthermore, how and how much we fundraise will be one of the important > talking points when implementing the recommendations, especially to

set a

> benchmark to evaluate if involving local organisations in the

fundraising

process actually works or not. Best, Philip On Thu, 3 Oct 2019 at 09:38, Sandra Rientjes - Wikimedia Nederland < rientjes(a)wikimedia.nl> wrote: > I agree with Chris. > Furthermore: Wikimedia Nederland, like all chapters, puts a lot of

effort

> in raising awareness of and support for the Wikimedia projects. I

would > > really like to know if these efforts 'pay off'. > > > > > > > > Sandra Rientjes > > Directeur/Executive Director Wikimedia Nederland > > > > tel. (+31) (0)30 3200238 (ma, di, do) > > mob. (+31) (0)6 31786379 (wo, vrij) > > > > www.wikimedia.nl > > > > > > Mariaplaats 3 > > 3511 LH Utrecht > > > > > > Op do 3 okt. 2019 om 09:13 schreef Chris Keating < > > chriskeatingwiki(a)gmail.com > > >: > > > > > Hi Chuck, > > > > > > The reasons the question keeps getting asked is because it was

never

> > really > > > answered in the first place. > > > > > > The only good reason I can think of for not publishing

country-level

> data > > > is that there are some countries where that could create risks to

the

> WMF > > > or individuals because they're places where giving donations to a

> > > nonprofit is either illegal or politically risky. > > > > > > However that doesn't apply to most countries, so why not publish

the

data > > for most of the world? > > > > Chris > > > > On Thu, Oct 3, 2019 at 1:34 AM Chuck Roslof <croslof(a)wikimedia.org

wrote: > > > Hi Philip, > > > > We do not publish country-level fundraising numbers. My colleague Stephen > > discussed why on this list a few years back, so rather than paraphrasing > > his previous email I'll just provide a link to it: > > >

https://lists.wikimedia.org/pipermail/wikimedia-l/2016-November/085576.html

> > > > > > > > Best, > > > > Chuck > > > > > > > > == > > > > Charles M. Roslof > > > > Legal Counsel > > > > Wikimedia Foundation > > > > Pronouns: they <http://pronoun.is/they/.../themself>/he > > > > <http://pronoun.is/he> > > > > > > > > NOTICE: This message might have confidential or legally

privileged

> > > > information in it. If you have received this message by accident, > > please > > > > delete it and let us know about the mistake. As an attorney for

the

> > > > Wikimedia Foundation, for legal/ethical reasons I cannot give

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> > advice > > > to, or serve as a lawyer for, community members, volunteers, or

staff > > > > members in their personal capacity. For more on what this means, > please > > > see > > > > our legal disclaimer > > > > <https://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/Wikimedia_Legal_Disclaimer>. > > > > > > > > > > > > On Tue, Oct 1, 2019 at 6:05 AM Philip Kopetzky < > > > philip.kopetzky(a)gmail.com> > > > > wrote: > > > > > > > > > Hi Patricia, > > > > > > > > > > thanks for the report! Is it possible to get a

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> > > > breakdown > > > > > of the donations as well? > > > > > > > > > > Kind regards, > > > > > Philip > > > > > > > > > > On Tue, 1 Oct 2019 at 01:25, Patricia Pena <

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> > wrote: > > > > > > > > > Hi all, > > > > > > > > > > I’m excited to share with you our FY1819 Fundraising Report > > > > > <https://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/Fundraising/2018-19_Report

. > This > > > > > report > > > > > > is an opportunity to provide insight into our revenue model

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> > > > strategy that goes into creating an impactful fundraising campaign. A > > > > sincere thank you to the millions of donors in nearly 30

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> > this > > > > document: Online Fundraising, Major Gifts & Endowment,

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Chris Keating
Chuck Roslof
effe iets anders
Patricia Pena
Philip Kopetzky
Sandra Rientjes - Wikimedia Nederland