Re: [Foundation-l] 2008 Annual Fundraiser - Going into Phase 2

Hi lists, Does anybody know whether there is a plan of matching donation for this fundraising season? --Takashi ___ foundation-l mailing list foundation-l@lists.wikimedia.org Unsubscribe: https://lists.wikimedia.org/mailman/listinfo/foundation-l

Re: [Foundation-l] 2008 Annual Fundraiser - Going into Phase 2

2008/11/26 Pharos <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>: > I think it's good that this started after the election. > We would lose if we competed with Obama donations... > As it is, I think some of the donors may be looking for new places to give. Thousands of Obama volunteers, who've spent the last year working

Re: [Foundation-l] 2008 Annual Fundraiser - Going into Phase 2

On Tue, Nov 25, 2008 at 23:59, Geoffrey Plourde <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > Can we borrow the Obama fundraising model?( Sell branded merchandise, $5 > donations, Believe signs everywhere)? Yes we can. (sorry, I had to do it) Delphine -- ~notafish NB. This gmail address is used for mailing li

Re: [Foundation-l] 2008 Annual Fundraiser - Going into Phase 2

I think it's good that this started after the election. We would lose if we competed with Obama donations... As it is, I think some of the donors may be looking for new places to give. Thanks, Pharos On Tue, Nov 25, 2008 at 2:35 PM, Chad <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > On Tue, Nov 25, 2008 at 3:54

Re: [Foundation-l] 2008 Annual Fundraiser - Going into Phase 2

On Tue, Nov 25, 2008 at 6:03 PM, Casey Brown <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>wrote: > On Tue, Nov 25, 2008 at 5:25 PM, Ral315 <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > I'm completely speculating here, but maybe the reason we're doing so well > so > > far is that, I'd imagine, a significant portion of our readers are in t

Re: [Foundation-l] 2008 Annual Fundraiser - Going into Phase 2

On Tue, Nov 25, 2008 at 5:25 PM, Ral315 <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > I'm completely speculating here, but maybe the reason we're doing so well so > far is that, I'd imagine, a significant portion of our readers are in the > tech sector (at least compared to most non-profits), where job cuts haven't

Re: [Foundation-l] 2008 Annual Fundraiser - Going into Phase 2

tion-l] 2008 Annual Fundraiser - Going into Phase 2 > > For those who haven't seen it yet: > > http://wikimediafoundation.org/wiki/Special:FundraiserStatistics > > Very neat! > > Looking at tab 2 (Number of contributions): > In 2007 from day 14 and onwards the numbe

Re: [Foundation-l] 2008 Annual Fundraiser - Going into Phase 2

> I'm completely speculating here, but maybe the reason we're doing so well so > far is that, I'd imagine, a significant portion of our readers are in the > tech sector (at least compared to most non-profits) That may be so for writers, but probably not readers (at least, not to a significant degr

Re: [Foundation-l] 2008 Annual Fundraiser - Going into Phase 2

On Tue, Nov 25, 2008 at 2:35 PM, Chad <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > Great theory for 2008, except for the whole economy is screwed, > high employment, mortgage foreclosure and general "nobody has > any money to spare" thing. > > -Chad I'm completely speculating here, but maybe the reason we're

Re: [Foundation-l] 2008 Annual Fundraiser - Going into Phase 2

On Tue, Nov 25, 2008 at 3:54 AM, Przykuta <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > > For those who haven't seen it yet: > > > http://wikimediafoundation.org/wiki/Special:FundraiserStatistics > > > > Very neat! > > > > Looking at tab 2 (Number of contributions): > > In 2007 from day 14 and onwards the number

Re: [Foundation-l] 2008 Annual Fundraiser - Going into Phase 2

> > For those who haven't seen it yet: > > http://wikimediafoundation.org/wiki/Special:FundraiserStatistics > > Very neat! > > Looking at tab 2 (Number of contributions): > In 2007 from day 14 and onwards the number of gifts per day more than > doubled. > Is it known why that happened? Just cur

Re: [Foundation-l] 2008 Annual Fundraiser - Going into Phase 2

On Mon, Nov 24, 2008 at 11:58 PM, Erik Zachte <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: >> For those who haven't seen it yet: >> http://wikimediafoundation.org/wiki/Special:FundraiserStatistics > > Very neat! > > Looking at tab 2 (Number of contributions): > In 2007 from day 14 and onwards the number of gifts per

[Foundation-l] 2008 Annual Fundraiser - Going into Phase 2

> For those who haven't seen it yet: > http://wikimediafoundation.org/wiki/Special:FundraiserStatistics Very neat! Looking at tab 2 (Number of contributions): In 2007 from day 14 and onwards the number of gifts per day more than doubled. Is it known why that happened? Just curious. Erik Zachte

Re: [Foundation-l] 2008 Annual Fundraiser - Going into Phase 2

2008/11/12 Rand Montoya <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>: > To review, our current donations can be found here: > http://wikimediafoundation.org/wiki/Special:ContributionStatistics For those who haven't seen it yet: http://wikimediafoundation.org/wiki/Special:FundraiserStatistics This is a side-by-side compar

[Foundation-l] 2008 Annual Fundraiser - Going into Phase 2

Hey All-- I appreciate all the feedback and comments that I've received both on this list and from other sources regarding the fundraiser. As you will see below, we're listening - and we're working to implement some changes right away. I appreciate the time and energy the community has given t