Re: [Foundation-l] Fundraising banners
On Thu, Jan 7, 2010 at 12:52 AM, Liam Wyatt liamwy...@gmail.com wrote: That's interesting. I had always thought that it was done at this time of year to coincide with Wikipedia Day on Jan.15 but that we just reached our goal early. To that end, Wikipedia Day in 2011 will be our 10th Birthday and potentially there is a lot of fundraising/media potential around that date. I agree. WMDE has already put aside a portion of its budget to plan for Wikipedia's 10th birthday in 2011. There's definitely a lot of potential here, not just from a fundraising perspective. Yes, I can see how the Christmas giving spirit would increase the potential donations. If that is the reason why it's run in December, why don't we investigate how donations to WM could be given as a present to a friend/relative. I know a lot of charities offer gifts where what you personally receive is a certificate to give as a present to your relative, but the money is actually going to the charity for a nominated purpose. For example: http://www.oxfamunwrapped.com.au/Product.php?productid=94 Could donating to WM somehow be made into a christmas present? I believe we've previously talked about saying things like donating $30 will run your language's Wikipedia for 'x' minutes - perhaps we could turn that into a certificate kind of thing? (so long as it was made clear that this was nominal, rather than making a false promise that your donation would be spent at a precise moment in time). I think that's an excellent idea :) As for the tax-adjustment aspect, that may be the case for the US (and granted, that's where most of the money is being raised currently), but different countries have different periods - here in Australia for example the fiscal year is July-June. It's country-dependent. From what I know, personal income tax returns in most European countries cover a Jan-Dec period. So the last few days of the year are also the last chance for donations to be included in that return. From a purely revenue-maximizing perspective, it makes sense to keep the fundraiser in November/December. Best regards, Sebastian ___ foundation-l mailing list foundation-l@lists.wikimedia.org Unsubscribe: https://lists.wikimedia.org/mailman/listinfo/foundation-l
Re: [Foundation-l] Fundraising banners
On Thu, Jan 7, 2010 at 09:04, Sebastian Moleski seb...@gmail.com wrote: Yes, I can see how the Christmas giving spirit would increase the potential donations. If that is the reason why it's run in December, why don't we investigate how donations to WM could be given as a present to a friend/relative. I know a lot of charities offer gifts where what you personally receive is a certificate to give as a present to your relative, but the money is actually going to the charity for a nominated purpose. For example: http://www.oxfamunwrapped.com.au/Product.php?productid=94 Could donating to WM somehow be made into a christmas present? I believe we've previously talked about saying things like donating $30 will run your language's Wikipedia for 'x' minutes - perhaps we could turn that into a certificate kind of thing? (so long as it was made clear that this was nominal, rather than making a false promise that your donation would be spent at a precise moment in time). I think that's an excellent idea :) So do I. I think the 10th birthday is definitely something we want to include as a prominent topic in a fundraising summit to come. Planning early is indeed of the essence, especially when we want to take advantage of such events, which only happen once. As for the tax-adjustment aspect, that may be the case for the US (and granted, that's where most of the money is being raised currently), but different countries have different periods - here in Australia for example the fiscal year is July-June. It's country-dependent. From what I know, personal income tax returns in most European countries cover a Jan-Dec period. So the last few days of the year are also the last chance for donations to be included in that return. From a purely revenue-maximizing perspective, it makes sense to keep the fundraiser in November/December. I think we might also want to try and adjust in a country-specific way for some languages. I know for example the Polish have their tax return (and their biggest fundraising opportunity) around April, while for example chapters-to-be such as India also have their fiscal year running to April. We might want to try and take into account those differences to plan accordingly. Delphine -- ~notafish NB. This gmail address is used for mailing lists. Personal emails will get lost. Intercultural musings: Ceci n'est pas une endive - http://blog.notanendive.org ___ foundation-l mailing list foundation-l@lists.wikimedia.org Unsubscribe: https://lists.wikimedia.org/mailman/listinfo/foundation-l
[Foundation-l] Office hours very shortly
Hello all! Sorry about the lack of email list notice--I'm trying to not barrage the email lists constantly with the same message. If you want longer notice, just be sure to keep your eyes on the page on meta: http://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/IRC_office_hours The first office hours for 2010 are from 1700 to 1800 UTC (9:00 AM - 10:00 AM PST) today and will feature once again, Rand Montoya, to talk about the annual fundraiser. If you do not have an IRC client, there are two ways you can come chat using a web browser: First is using the Wikizine chat gateway at http://chatwikizine.memebot.com/cgi-bin/cgiirc/irc.cgi. Type a nickname, select irc.freenode.net from the top menu and #wikimedia-office from the following menu, then login to join. Also, you can access Freenode by going to http://webchat.freenode.net/, typing in the nickname of your choice and choosing wikimedia-office as the channel. You may be prompted to click through a security warning. It should be all right. Please feel free to forward (and translate!) this email to any other relevant email lists you happen to be on. -- Cary Bass Volunteer Coordinator, Wikimedia Foundation Support Free Knowledge: http://wikimediafoundation.org/wiki/Donate ___ foundation-l mailing list foundation-l@lists.wikimedia.org Unsubscribe: https://lists.wikimedia.org/mailman/listinfo/foundation-l
