[Foundation-l] Fundraising banners

[Huib Laurens]

To bad this fundraiser used lies, and other things the community didn't want...


Sue exicutive director wikipedia as example

2011/1/1, Keegan Peterzell <kpeterzell op wikimedia.org>:
> +1 with a :) and a cherry on top.
>
> On 12/31/2010 8:34 PM, Philippe Beaudette wrote:
>> Hi everyone,
>>
>> We wanted you to hear first: in about three hours, we're switching the
>> messaging on the banners to "Thank you!"  It's time to thank the world,
>> because the world came together to help support the Wikimedia projects.
>> We're delighted to report that nearly half a million donations came in.
>> It's a resounding vote of confidence in what you've done with the
>> projects.  So take a moment to stop, to celebrate, and to enjoy the
>> accomplishment... and then it's time to focus on the tenth anniversary
>> year!
>>
>> You may notice that the fundraising statistics page doesn't quite say
>> $16M.  Since you might be asked about that, here's the math we used to
>> arrive at the end of the fundraiser:
>>
>> In addition to the amount posted on the graph (roughly $13.5M), we have
>> about $1.5 million in revenue received during testing or received but not
>> yet posted (manual check entry, etc).  We've been counting on $500,000
>> from the chapters in our thermometer formula but given the extraordinary
>> chapter fundraising success this year, we're confident that we'll be over
>> the $16M mark.  (We're also including an adjusted value for the recurring
>> gifts that we've received this year.)
>>
>> We're delighted to be able to start 2011 with our community giving goal
>> already met.  We did this in a collaborative fashion: testing nearly 200
>> banner ideas submitted by the community, using translations, with
>> community involvement in the testing, and in the next phase of the
>> campaign - encouraging people to edit.
>>
>> We'll be running "Thank you" banners for the next few days to tell the
>> world how much this editing community appreciates their financial support,
>> and then will convert to banners inviting people to get involved in tenth
>> anniversary celebrations around the world, and to make their first edit
>> (the "contribution" phase of the campaign).
>>
>> Now let's go celebrate!
>>
>> Zack Exley
>> Philippe Beaudette
>> Megan Hernandez
>>
>> _______________________
>> Philippe Beaudette
>> Head of Reader Relations
>> Wikimedia Foundation, Inc.
>>
>> pbeaudette op wikimedia.org
>>
>> Imagine a world in which every human being can freely share
>> in the sum of all knowledge.  Help us make it a reality!
>>
>> http://donate.wikimedia.org
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> Keegan Peterzell
> Associate Community Officer, Fundraising 2010
> Wikimedia Foundation
> kpeterzell op wikimedia.org
>
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>
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