See, we need to increase the visibility and role of the foundation. Instead of calling it a "Wikipedia account", call it a Wikimedia ID
Promotion is key mono On Fri, Dec 10, 2010 at 8:33 PM, Birgitte SB <birgitte...@yahoo.com> wrote: > > > > > ----- Original Message ---- > > From: "wjhon...@aol.com" <wjhon...@aol.com> > > To: foundation-l@lists.wikimedia.org > > Sent: Fri, December 10, 2010 10:35:07 AM > > Subject: Re: [Foundation-l] Wiki[p/m]edia > > > > In a message dated 12/10/2010 6:52:05 AM Pacific Standard Time, > > zvand...@googlemail.com writes: > > > > > > > It is difficult to say how many people refuse to donate to Wikimedia > > > because they want to donate to Wikipedia. People should know that you > > > can't donate to a website itself but only to the institution behind > > > it. You also can't sue "Ebay the website", only "Ebay the company". >> > > > > > > > However like all fund-accounting, you can donate to a fund set-aside > > exclusively for items related to WikiPedia, and not for any other > WikiMedia > > activity. > > > > I would be very surprised if a non-profit were not using fund accounting > as > > their accounting system. > > > > W > > _______________________________________________ > > foundation-l mailing list > > foundation-l@lists.wikimedia.org > > Unsubscribe: https://lists.wikimedia.org/mailman/listinfo/foundation-l > > > > > > > _______________________________________________ > foundation-l mailing list > foundation-l@lists.wikimedia.org > Unsubscribe: https://lists.wikimedia.org/mailman/listinfo/foundation-l > _______________________________________________ foundation-l mailing list foundation-l@lists.wikimedia.org Unsubscribe: https://lists.wikimedia.org/mailman/listinfo/foundation-l
