In a message dated 12/10/2010 6:52:05 AM Pacific Standard Time, zvandijk@googlemail.com writes:
It is difficult to say how many people refuse to donate to Wikimedia because they want to donate to Wikipedia. People should know that you can't donate to a website itself but only to the institution behind it. You also can't sue "Ebay the website", only "Ebay the company". >>
However like all fund-accounting, you can donate to a fund set-aside exclusively for items related to WikiPedia, and not for any other WikiMedia activity.
I would be very surprised if a non-profit were not using fund accounting as their accounting system.
W
Absolutely worth re-reading this message from 2007 on brand unification: http://lists.wikimedia.org/pipermail/foundation-l/2007-May/029991.html (thanks Nemo) Ziko
2010/12/10 WJhonson@aol.com:
In a message dated 12/10/2010 6:52:05 AM Pacific Standard Time, zvandijk@googlemail.com writes:
It is difficult to say how many people refuse to donate to Wikimedia because they want to donate to Wikipedia. People should know that you can't donate to a website itself but only to the institution behind it. You also can't sue "Ebay the website", only "Ebay the company". >>
However like all fund-accounting, you can donate to a fund set-aside exclusively for items related to WikiPedia, and not for any other WikiMedia activity.
I would be very surprised if a non-profit were not using fund accounting as their accounting system.
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Nonsense.
Wikimedia is a Great Brand, the problem is that it was never promoted properly. In fact, the brand / logo is hidden at the bottom of the footer in every page!!
No wonder why people don't know what Wikimedia is!
See the login page of Wikipedia: http://www.flickr.com/photos/fajro/5249248823/ Compare it whith the Flickr login: http://www.flickr.com/photos/fajro/5249851594/ (Yahoo! is mentioned 5 times!)
See these logos:
"Gmail by Google": http://www.flickr.com/photos/fajro/5249196367/ "Flickr from Yahoo!": http://www.flickr.com/photos/fajro/5249799800/in/set-72157625445178785/ Mozilla: http://www.flickr.com/photos/fajro/5249799870/in/set-72157625445178785/
They don't hide their brands!
...or proyects:
Google has links to their other sites in the top of every poge: http://www.flickr.com/photos/fajro/5249799850/in/set-72157625445178785/ Wikipedia "sister proyects" are also relegated to the bottom of the page.
Apple and Adobe have lots of different products but the same header with their logos always visible.
Wikia shows their brand in every wiki: http://www.flickr.com/photos/fajro/5249851574/in/set-72157625445178785/ Different content, same header.
CAN I HAS VISIBLE BRAND?
I ican has cheezburger?: http://www.flickr.com/photos/fajro/5249799928/ Failblog: http://www.flickr.com/photos/fajro/5249196555/ Failbook: http://www.flickr.com/photos/fajro/5249799976/ Memebase: http://www.flickr.com/photos/fajro/5249800010
We could just put a button linking to the foundation just below the logo: Mockup: http://www.flickr.com/photos/fajro/5249381685
WP:BB
-- Fajro I reeeally like the Wikimedia brand.
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From: "WJhonson@aol.com" WJhonson@aol.com To: foundation-l@lists.wikimedia.org Sent: Fri, December 10, 2010 10:35:07 AM Subject: Re: [Foundation-l] Wiki[p/m]edia
In a message dated 12/10/2010 6:52:05 AM Pacific Standard Time, zvandijk@googlemail.com writes:
It is difficult to say how many people refuse to donate to Wikimedia because they want to donate to Wikipedia. People should know that you can't donate to a website itself but only to the institution behind it. You also can't sue "Ebay the website", only "Ebay the company". >>
However like all fund-accounting, you can donate to a fund set-aside exclusively for items related to WikiPedia, and not for any other WikiMedia activity.
I would be very surprised if a non-profit were not using fund accounting as their accounting system.
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See, we need to increase the visibility and role of the foundation.
Instead of calling it a "Wikipedia account", call it a Wikimedia ID
Promotion is key mono
On Fri, Dec 10, 2010 at 8:33 PM, Birgitte SB birgitte_sb@yahoo.com wrote:
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From: "WJhonson@aol.com" WJhonson@aol.com To: foundation-l@lists.wikimedia.org Sent: Fri, December 10, 2010 10:35:07 AM Subject: Re: [Foundation-l] Wiki[p/m]edia
In a message dated 12/10/2010 6:52:05 AM Pacific Standard Time, zvandijk@googlemail.com writes:
It is difficult to say how many people refuse to donate to Wikimedia because they want to donate to Wikipedia. People should know that you can't donate to a website itself but only to the institution behind it. You also can't sue "Ebay the website", only "Ebay the company". >>
However like all fund-accounting, you can donate to a fund set-aside exclusively for items related to WikiPedia, and not for any other
WikiMedia
activity.
I would be very surprised if a non-profit were not using fund accounting
as
their accounting system.
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