Texas 2015–2016 Q1 fundraising update sparks mailing list debate: Everyone's talking about money.← Back to ContentsView Latest Issue14 October 2015 Wikimedia Foundation revenue has risen fivefold over the past five years Struck by Wikipedia
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I've always wondered what the all fuss was about when people complain about the WMF fundraising. It seems to me that they do a good job, present the case for donating fairly, and do it very quickly. If I remember correctly last year the banners were up for less than 2 weeks, and editors could dismiss the banners once and for all whenever they wanted to. What's the real problem Andreas and Pete Forsyth keep complaining about? Surely there must be something more than meets the eye.
In response to Forsyth "I have simply lost faith in the integrity of the critics of Wikimedia Foundation's fund-raising operation." Smallbones(smalltalk) 18:18, 18 October 2015 (UTC)[reply]
I fact that is not mentioned or taken care of is that while most NGO -from Caritas to Greenpeace to Amnesty International- are organised in such a way that donations to them are tax deductable in many countries, it's not the case for WMF. Donating to Chapters or Affiliated Organisations is deductable in many places but this fundraising campaing goes only to WMF. It is very relevant because not all of us leave in the US (I don't). B25es (talk) 18:39, 18 October 2015 (UTC)[reply]
That scary banner is only suitable for times of disaster or mourning
Brings back memories of national mourning
Budget growth over time
Could someone explain to me why "Better performing banners are required to raise a higher budget"? --Guy Macon (talk) 07:42, 19 October 2015 (UTC)[reply]
Devoted long evenings