[Foundation-l] fundraising idea

[Brian McNeil]

David Gerard wrote:
 
>On 18/11/2007, Brian McNeil <brian.mcneil at wikinewsie.org> wrote:
>
>> This is similar to a proposal I half-jokingly suggested on the ComCom
>> mailing list. A toolbar for Firefox that gives instant Wikipedia or other
>> project search and when the user hits a certain number of WMF page views
>> they are invited to make a nominal donation to pay for their usage.
>> This would keep the load off the WMF servers, and it would be totally
>> opt-in. If you set it at 500 pageviews and ask for $5 or $10 then when
you
>> click on the donate button in the toolbar it takes you to a page
detailing
>> what your money will do - not much - but it is a small, easy-to-make
>> donation.

>Other option: "$10 or improve 20 articles." It can then keep track of
>your edits ;-)
>
>Micropayments are a possible approach. In the UK, charities like to
>get people to subscribe to a monthly direct debit - £5/month is a lot
>easier to get out of people than a single lump of £60/year. I'm
>surprised this isn't common in the US.

Cheques (or as they call them checks) are still commonplace. Personally it
is at least 8 years since I last had a chequebook.


Brian McNeil