[Wikimedia-l] An idea that may improve Wikipedia's fundraising

[Ziyuan Yao]

The key point in my original idea is that you make buyers believe that
they're not just giving money away, but also getting some "solid value" in
return. A Wikipedia DVD is a kind of "solid value".


On Wed, Aug 7, 2013 at 12:28 AM, Tobias
<church.of.emacs.ml at googlemail.com>wrote:

> On 08/06/2013 06:01 PM, Ziyuan Yao wrote:
>
>> Dear All,
>>
>> Besides asking for direct donations, there is another way that can
>> potentially help Wikipedia's fundraising:
>>
>
> There was also the idea of having beside the free App an (nearly
> identical) App-with-donation that is not free but costs a few bucks. The
> revenue from the App then goes to Wikimedia as a donation.
>
> Alternatively, there is In-app billing, for example with
> https://github.com/**dschuermann/android-donations-**lib<https://github.com/dschuermann/android-donations-lib>
>
> This would allow adding a "Donate" button inside the App.
>
> There are numerous ways of making donations possible... not just web
> banners!
>
> Cheers,
> Tobias
>
>
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