I don't suppose that there is a history graph of the donations to Wikimedia. I was currious how much of the US$31k was raised as a result of Jimmy Wales' December 28 letter and the associated Slashdot coverage. I was also wondering if Wikimedia's accounting ledegers are open to the public. If not, why (this isn't a flame, I'm sure that there is a good enough reason)?
Thanks for the great site. In my opinion Wikimedia deserves at least another US$30k in 2004.
--adam
As the expenses for Wikipedia have generally before just recently been paid by Jimbo himself there was no need for accounting. Now it seems we should do what you suggest as there is a public interest in where the money goes. Donating is pretty much a new thing at this point for us.
Fred
From: "Adam Hunt" adam.r.hunt@gmx.net Reply-To: Wikimedia developers wikitech-l@Wikipedia.org Date: Wed, 31 Dec 2003 23:50:10 +0100 (MET) To: wikitech-l@Wikipedia.org Subject: [Wikitech-l] Donation History
I don't suppose that there is a history graph of the donations to Wikimedia. I was currious how much of the US$31k was raised as a result of Jimmy Wales' December 28 letter and the associated Slashdot coverage. I was also wondering if Wikimedia's accounting ledegers are open to the public. If not, why (this isn't a flame, I'm sure that there is a good enough reason)?
Thanks for the great site. In my opinion Wikimedia deserves at least another US$30k in 2004.
--adam
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I'll try to put together a graph showing daily donations during the pledge drive. That'll be later this week, though.
Everything is open to the public, but there isn't much to see. I don't spend any money privately, everything is publicly stated. When there are actual accounting documents (balance sheet, income statement) at year end, those will be publicly posted as well.
Generally, the expenses are hardware only, and bank fees, which are minimal. There's no spending for salaries, expense accounts, none of that sort of thing. And I pay for the bandwidth, and will continue to do so for the foreseeable future.
Adam Hunt wrote:
I don't suppose that there is a history graph of the donations to Wikimedia. I was currious how much of the US$31k was raised as a result of Jimmy Wales' December 28 letter and the associated Slashdot coverage. I was also wondering if Wikimedia's accounting ledegers are open to the public. If not, why (this isn't a flame, I'm sure that there is a good enough reason)?
Thanks for the great site. In my opinion Wikimedia deserves at least another US$30k in 2004.
--adam
-- "Any society that would give up a little liberty to gain a little security deserved neither and will lose both." --Benjamin Franklin
"Necessity is the plea for every infringement of human freedom. It is the argument of tyrants; it is the creed of slaves." - William Pitt
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