[Foundation-l] new site notice now ready

[David Gerard]

On 28/12/06, Brad Patrick <bradp.wmf at gmail.com> wrote:

> Donations to WMF from 12/15/06 to 12/28/06:
> 2 people have given very large gifts ($25,000 and our anonymous matching
> donor)
> 49 people have given 500-10,000 USD ($67,594)
> 739 people have given 100 - 499 USD ($96,222)
> 1184 people have given 50-99 USD ($68,728)
> 2346 people have given 25-49 USD ($70,106)
> 5340 people have given 10-24 USD ($77,189)
> 4204 people have given 1-9 USD ($19,059)
> 891 people have given less than 1 USD ($481)


Yes. One thing very few people understand about fundraising is that it
works on a power law. A graph of donations per donor will show a very
few donors donating a substantial fraction of the takings.

And it is *usual* to thank them publicly and not to shy away from or
try to play down doing so.


- d.