Dear community members,

I would like to inform you all about the upcoming annual Wikimedia Foundation fundraising campaign in India. 

The fundraising campaign will have two components. 

1. We will send emails to people who have previously donated from India. The emails are scheduled to be sent between the 2nd of May and the 1st of June.  

2. We will run banners for non-logged in users in India on English Wikipedia itself. The banners will run from the 30th of May until the 27th of June. 

Prior to this, we are planning to run some tests in April and May, so you might see banners for 3-5 hours a couple of times before the campaign starts. This activity will ensure that our technical infrastructure works.

I will be in touch again in the next few weeks, to share with you a community engagement page where we will outline more detail around the campaign, share some banner examples, and give you space to engage with the fundraising campaign. 

I will also be hosting a community call during April (date to be confirmed) to which you can bring your questions and suggestions. 

Generally, before and during the campaign, you can contact us:

• On the talk page of the fundraising team

• If you need to report a bug or technical issue, please create a phabricator ticket

• If you see a donor on a talk page, VRT or social media having difficulties in donating, please refer them to donatewikimedia.org

Thanks you and regards,

Julia