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Public radio and TV have multiple sources of help. During fund drives they tell people how much money they are trying to raise, and people either donate or they don't. Their ads (underwriting spots) have little to do with whether people donate. If Wikipedia had more money, many problems could be solved.
Andreas: The fundraising banners always just ask for money for Wikipedia, which is not even the WMF's main expenditure item – it reportedly accounts for about 30% of spending. The financial statements show that over the past decade, WMF net assets have increased more than 10-fold, even as; expenses have increased more than 10-fold,
A note on the separate status of the Wikimedia Endowment. The Wikimedia Endowment, held from 2016 to 2023 by the Tides Foundation and now a standalone 501(c)(3) nonprofit, is not and has never been included in Wikimedia Foundation assets, even though Wikimedia Foundation fundraising staff solicit donations to the Endowment and the Wikimedia Foundation itself made donations to the Endowment.
Howdy Astinson it's always very good to hear from you :) I'm sorry to hear you have resigned yourself to this conclusion. It is a pessimistic rather than realistic view, I should say, as iNaturalist, YouTube, and other massive communities suggest there are tens of millions of people who enjoy sharing knowledge with others and do so every week ...
The majority of funding for the Wikimedia Foundation comes from individual donors all around the world. These donations allow us to provide the world-class technology infrastructure that supports 20 billion monthly views to Wikipedia and its sister projects, protect free knowledge globally through legal and advocacy efforts, and support the incredible volunteer editors that have built 61 ...
In the past the sample emails were always legible right away. And note that the Jimbo pictures are gone, replaced by pictures of Lisa, the WMF fundraising chief and deputy CEO. That's a departure! Regards, --Andreas JN 466 17:10, 11 July 2024 (UTC) Those seem like standard marketing tactics of guilt tripping and creating a false sense of urgency.
Wikipedia is funded primarily by donations and grants. It does not charge for access nor offer any paid subscription services. It does not charge for access nor offer any paid subscription services. If you're looking to acquire a profitable company to diversify your business portfolio, or if you're thinking of trying to save an indebted company ...
Internet begging is the modern practice of asking people to give money to others via the Internet, rather than in person. Internet begging may encompass requests for help meeting basic needs such as medical care and shelter, as well as requests for people to pay for vacations , school trips , and other things that the beggar wants but cannot ...