2009/1/7 Nathan <nawr...@gmail.com>: > It would also, as I mentioned, provide the very valuable service of > reinforcing with the public that the Wikimedia Foundation is charitable > organization that depends on donations for all of its operations. That fact > is implied in the very nature of a fundraising drive, but we saw from > Jimmy's note that having a high profile advocate, a personal appeal and a > clear expression of what Wikimedia is about really encourages people to > donate.
When it comes to fundraising, non-profits tend to be jealous guardians of their constituencies. Any kind of shared fundraising activity would seem to me to be most likely to be successful when conducted together with an active partner, e.g., if we deepened our relationship with OLPC, it might make sense to join forces on some fundraising initiatives, especially insofar as they relate to the projects both partners pursue together. -- Erik Möller Deputy Director, 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
