--- Elisabeth Bauer elian@djini.de wrote:
Hi,
I yesterday answered a mail from a german donator in the last fundraising drive. He suggested to inform better about the results of the drive and what will happen with the money. I think this is a quite reasonable suggestion. Next time we should definitely publish a press release - best in several languages-, summarizing the results of the fundraising drive.
putting this idea here so it doesn't get forgotten.
Good idea.
-- mav
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On Fri, 18 Mar 2005 11:02:08 -0800 (PST), Daniel Mayer maveric149@yahoo.com wrote:
--- Elisabeth Bauer elian@djini.de wrote:
Hi, Next time we should definitely publish a press release - best in several languages-, summarizing the results of the fundraising drive.
putting this idea here so it doesn't get forgotten.
Good idea.
Would you think we can provide such information, particularly what happend or would happen with the money ? I think it is worthy to inform on the WMF site.
And I think it would be useful for us to why we need those fund drives and daily donation (but now I am not sure where is the best place). I hesitate to say it, but there are many people at least in Japan a non-profit organisation should rely on donation at any rate (I should add hereby the concept of non-profit organisation is relatively unfamiliar here in Japan) . Once I read a Ja sysop or someone under his name expressed his opposition toward fund drives (not on the site though) and accusation the foundation "raised" the price --- is there anything we can do to avoid misunderstanding ?
Sorry, eratta
On Sun, 20 Mar 2005 02:46:50 +0900, Aphaia aphaia@gmail.com wrote:
hesitate to say it, but there are many people at least in Japan a non-profit organisation should rely on donation at any rate
Corrected: but there are many people at least in Japan" who don't think or understand" a non-profit organisation should rely on donation at any rate
Apologies for your inconvinince.
Aphaia wrote:
but there are many people at least in Japan" who don't think or understand" a non-profit organisation should rely on donation at any rate
It is understandable that people in different countries can look at the concept of a "non-profit organisation" in different ways. It would be interesting if you told us what Japanese people understand with this idea? How do they understand the best way of financing such an organisation? Is there a form of organisation that makes more sense to the Japanese mind?
Ec
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