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This is not an effective gambit. The reasons why this statement fails to have the intended impact include: Nobody believes you about your donations. There is nothing cheaper than to say that you were going to donate but won't, or that you have donated before but are now going to stop. It costs you nothing, so it's recognized as an easy boast.
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Adding the name of a non-notable individual to a stand-alone list of alumni is bad for several reasons. It undermines Wikipedia's legitimacy as an encyclopedia. Facebook, LinkedIn and other social networking sites provide people a forum to discuss their lives. Wikipedia is meant to provide factual information about notable topics.
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Do not make lists whose sole purpose is to prove or disprove a point. It is okay to create a category for females in computer science. There are many reasons to have such a list. But, it is not okay to make a list of gay Jewish blacks who made more than a million, or a list of white people who kick butt at hockey.
Keep in mind, however, that Wikipedia is not a web directory; external links should support the content of the article, not replace it. An article should be more than a container for external links, and the content should not require the reader to leave the site to understand the subject. Do not place advertising links in Wikipedia.
The different treatment you desire would not be worth the donation. The editors you are talking to are not likely to want a Wikipedia stripped of proper editorial review or to be a more promotional site. A Wikipedia that was friendly to promotional edits would have access to far more money than whatever you are claiming you would have donated.