[Foundation-l] Day 13 Fund Drive Report

[Daniel Mayer]

Copied from:
http://wikimediafoundation.org/wiki/Fund_drives/2005/Q4/Day_13
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=Wednesday 28 December=
A total of 287 donations were made through PayPal on '''Day 13''', yielding the equivalent of
$9,139.82 USD; an increase of $806.73 over Day 12. The average donation this day was $31.85
(second highest in the drive so far).

Mail donations since the last update amounted to an amazing $7,788, bringing that total to
$8,508.00 and the day's overall total to $16,927.82.

:Grand total at end of day: '''$139,324.11'''

Breakdown of Day 13 PayPal donations:

 AUD     76.24     (57.22 USD)
 CAD 	185.39 	  (152.56 USD)
 EUR 	1,561.37  (1,896.58 USD)
 GBP 	310.32 	  (556.50 USD)
 JPY 	75,224.00 (679.65 USD)
 USD 	5,797.32
 Total 	9,139.82 USD

Copied from: http://fundraising.wikimedia.org/2005q4/index.php/2005-12-28/report/

==Special thanks to those who gave large donations==
An anonymous donor gave a $2000 USD donation this day! There were also many donors who gave the
equivalent of about $100 or more (listed in no particular order); Raymond Maceiras, Prof J G
Malone-Lee, Armando Ferreira, Masayoshi Sakaguchi, John Lehmann, Seshadri Ramani, Mark Svendsen,
Dennis Maki, Henry Gurr, Carlan Met, and 6 anonymous donors.  

:<small>Note: While large donations are great, it should be noted that about 70% of all the money
donated to the Wikimedia Foundation comes from donations that are the equivalent of $50 or less
and the average donation is about $25.</small> 

==Selected donor comments==

Let's all thank everybody who donated on this day by reading their comments.

:Full listing at: http://fundraising.wikimedia.org/2005q4/index.php/2005-12-28/detail/ 

*"Thank you! An interactive encyclopedia is a great idea! We use Wikipedia quite a lot and we like
it as it is now, without ads, collaborative, and independent." by Carola and Miguel Andrade
*"Travailler en communauté et pour la Communauté. Merci pour ce bel idéal." by anonymous
*"Sorry, you can't edit this donation!" by Roberto Frangi 	
*"Wiki is an excellent encyclopedia." by Masayoshi Sakaguchi
*"Geniales, weltveraenderndes, offenes Projekt. Ich moechte da was zurueckgeben." by Björn Kuhlen
*"thanks for the great infomation. I am a Fine art student and this is such a great site for a
wealth of infomation. i use it almost everyday!" by jordan wolff 	
*"perchè portate nelle case la conoscenza....grazie" by carlo bernardini 	
*"An impressive and valued intellectual and cultural resource" by Dennis Maki 	
*"I refer to you amost daily - keep it up!" by anonymous
*"May this site be an example for others to follow in social participation" by Seshadri Ramani 	
*"wikipedia!!! la miglior enciclopedia del mondo!!!! fantastca!!!!! se ognuno donasse un euro o un
dollaro, si arriverebbe facilmente alla quota prefissata..." by anonymous
*"I'm just sharing a part of what you've saved me. Thank you." by Dennis Storm 	
*"With the stones of the past we build our future, and knowledge is how to use those stones." by
Daniel Scallon
*"Thank you. This is the power of internet." by anonymous
*"A very valuable resource. Thank you." by anonymous

Some of my personal favorites:
*"After I become a billionaire, count me in for 10 million" by anonymous
*"Thank you! The most reliable and comprehensive source I've found yet. Keep up the great work!"
by anonymous
*"A few years ago, I thought corporations would take over the Internet. Wikipedia is an example of
community ownership that amazes me." by Mark Svendsen 	
*"WikiPedia is a great progect that helps all humanity. I'm impressed by how good you are and in
such a short time! Keep up the good work!!!!!!" by Henry Gurr 	
*"Wikipedia got me an A this semester." by Matthew Harrison 	
*"Thanks to everyone who has contributed" by Daniel Cardenas 	
*"Don't be a hippo! Donate now like me!" by John Devor 	

-- Daniel Mayer


		
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