On Sat, Aug 6, 2011 at 9:31 AM, David Gerard <dger...@gmail.com> wrote: > On 6 August 2011 00:26, John Vandenberg <jay...@gmail.com> wrote: > >> And in doing so, the WMF wont have the benefit of the donations that >> are made because the donor responds well to the fact they know in >> advance that the money goes to a local organisation - an organisation >> which is accountable to the local regulatory system. > > > I know that some people do donate because of the local factor. Others > donate because they want to give money to "Wikipedia". Do we have > actual numbers (e.g. survey results) as to proportions?
These are only preliminary numbers, but I think it is clear that local chapters are receiving better fundraising growth than the WMF is in the US. http://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/User:John_Vandenberg/Fundraising_growth -- John Vandenberg _______________________________________________ foundation-l mailing list foundation-l@lists.wikimedia.org Unsubscribe: https://lists.wikimedia.org/mailman/listinfo/foundation-l
