[Foundation-l] new site notice now ready

[The Cunctator]

On 12/28/06, David Gerard <dgerard at gmail.com> wrote:
> 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.
>
A lot of things are usual. Wikipedia is not one of them.