[Foundation-l] Day 16 Fund Drive Report

Sun Jan 1 07:05:33 UTC 2006

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http://wikimediafoundation.org/wiki/Fund_drives/2005/Q4/Day_16
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=Saturday 31 December=
A total of 420 donations were made through PayPal on '''Day 16''', yielding the equivalent of
$12,701.14 USD; a very modest increase over Day 15 (3rd highest so far in this drive). The average
donation this day was $30.24. 

MoneyBookers donations since the last update two days ago amounted to $140.69, bringing that total
to $1422.58. 

:Grand total at end of day: $162,472.86

 AUD    18.56     (13.93 USD)
 CAD 	364.98    (300.35 USD)
 EUR 	1,627.03  (1,976.34 USD)
 GBP 	456.24 	  (818.18 USD)
 JPY 	10,972.00 (99.13 USD)
 USD 	9,493.22
 Total 	12,701.14 USD

==Special thanks to those who gave large donations==
An anonymous donor gave the largest donation this day, $500.00. There were also many donors who
gave the equivalent of about $100 or more (listed in no particular order); Colin Rose, Ralph
Leighton, Neil Fred Picciotto, Kevin Griffin, Ray O'Donnell, Stuart Shay, Erik Anderson,
Christopher Potter, and 31 anonymous donors. 

:<small>Note: While large donations are great, it should be noted that about 70% of all the money
donated to the Wikimedia Foundation comes from donations that are the equivalent of $50 or less
and the average donation is about $25.</small>

==Selected donor comments==
Let's all thank everybody who donated on this day by reading their comments.

:Full listing at: http://fundraising.wikimedia.org/2005q4/index.php/2005-12-31/detail/ 

*"Go Wikinews!" by Tim Spurrier 	
*"So amazing to get all this information with a single click! Thank you all! :)" by anonymous
*"One of the greatest online resources, ever!" by Kris Warren
*"Here's to forwarding the sciences! Cheers to you Jimmy from a chemist!" by Patrick Holder
*"Knowledge has no limits and Wikipedia makes paper books cry. It's becoming the greatest
knowledge library for the whole world. Greets from Poland." by Michal Marzec 	
*"Es importante que mantengan su esfuerzo" by anonymous
*"Jimmy, try conducting charity concerts, and other public charity events, and you'll see more
money coming. Please try it, at least just this once." by Christian Shultz 	
*"I didn't do much reading for my college Chinese history class, but after reading the Wikipedia
articles on Chinese history right before the exam, I aced it." by Quinn Carey 	
*"I love Wikipedia! I love the spirit of sharing and egalitarianism it stands for. I also love the
high quality of knowledge it has garnered under one roof. It is truly an inspirational
enterprise." by Kathy Sun 	
*"Wikipedia.de war und ist mir eine große Hilfe zum Studium. Mit einer Spende bedanke ich mich
dafür" by Carmen Beyer 	
*"Don't get cocky; learn from the traditional encyclopedias." by anonymous
*"Happy New Wikiyear!" by anonymous
*"The wiki foundation represents the true spirit of the internet which seems to have been
forgotten in todays commercialist internet age, thanks." by Andrew Denny 	
*"free as in freedom" by stefaan WATTE
*"May God bless this great educational endeavor! -- Que Dios bendiga esta gran obra educativa!" by
anonymous
*"Oxford finals now significantly easier" by Thomas Ogg 	
*"I used to talk to Jimmy Wales ages ago and have the uttermost respect for him." by David Tainsh 

*"&#29702;&#24565;&#12395;&#36059;&#21516;&#12375;&#12390;&#12290;" by Kazushige Suzuki 	
*"The best encyclopedia of all - plus promising wikibooks for the world" by anonymous

Some of my personal favorites: 
*"Wikipedia enhances my daily life. I love it." by anonymous
*"I remember wiki as a wee baby. I luvs ya' wiki!!!" by Sean Russell 	
*"Wikipedia is one of the world's most useful tools. It deserves every chance to blossom further."
by anonymous
*"Wikipedia is something truly extraordinary, truly democratic, truly enlightened. It must live
on!" by Ian Boswell 	
*"Everyone wants to know the meaning of life...but ignores the library. Support Wikipedia!" by
anonymous
*"Let's not lose this rich opportunity; everybody please donate!" by Manfred Peschke 	
*"This is (hopefully) the future of the Internet!" by Joel Wright *"To the Future, Wikipedia!" by
anonymous

-- Daniel Mayer

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