[Foundation-l] Day 5 Fund Drive Report

Wed Dec 21 04:05:21 UTC 2005

Copied from: 
http://wikimediafoundation.org/wiki/Fund_drives/2005/Q4/Day_5
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The equivalent of $12,494.80 USD was donated through PayPal on '''Day 5''' of the fund drive
(Tuesday 20 December). While this is a small decrease from Day 4 ($240.70), it does represent a
higher average per donation ($22.72 vs $20.28). A total of 550 donations were made on Day 5; the
largest was a $2000 anonymous donation made early in the day. 

The first mail donations made during the fund drive have come in. A total of $75 has been received
so far at the Wikimedia office. MoneyBookers donations for Day 5 were about $80, bringing that
total to $383.38. We are still waiting for the first Dexia updates (those are mailed to the
foundation office).

Grand at the end of Day 5: '''$63,083.70'''

PayPal breakdown for Day 5:
 AUD    420.72    (315.75 USD) 
 CAD 	362.49 	  (298.30 USD) 
 EUR 	2,429.82  (2,951.48 USD) 
 GBP 	328.86 	  (589.74 USD)
 JPY 	39,684.00 (358.54 USD)
 USD 	7,980.99
 Total 	12,494.80 USD

Copied from: http://fundraising.wikimedia.org/2005q4/index.php/2005-12-20/report/

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

:From: http://fundraising.wikimedia.org/2005q4/index.php/2005-12-20/detail/

*"Information wants to be free" by anonymous
*"Knowledge is the future - thank you for sharing it! A true daily user" by anonymous
*"Wissen ist Macht. Und die Macht sollte beim Volk liegen und nicht bei
Verwertungsgesellschaften." by anonymous
*"Wikipedia embraces the spirit of the internet and every page is an investment for all human
knowledge" by Orion Pronk
*"Thank you from a poor student from Germany" by Dominik Pich
*"Wikipedia rocks." by anonymous
*"a wonderful resource - my kids find it indispensible for school" by erik hoel 	
*"Wikipedia ist ein tolles Nachschlagewerk für welches sich lohnt zu unterstützen." by anonymous
*"gift economies are beautiful things. and i know what a gift economy is thanks go wikipedia." by
anonymous
*"&#12356;&#12388;&#12418;&#35914;&#23500;&#12394;&#30693;&#35672;&#12434;&#36016;&#12387;&#12390;&#12356;&#12414;&#12377;&#12290;&#12393;&#12358;&#12418;&#12354;&#12426;&#12364;&#12392;&#12358;&#12290;"
by genta uemura
*"Used Wiki many times. A true encyclopedia. The truth shall set you free." by Higinio Sanchez
*"Wikipedia is an invaluable source of accessible information in the overclogged information
highway" by Anh-Thu Nguyen 	
*"Your work is really important" by anonymous
*"Wikipedia helps fulfill the internet's promise of democratization and equalization of
information." by anonymous
*"Knowledge is the key to freedom" by John Rosato
*"It is my honor and duty" by anonymous
*"Got Wiki?" by Jun Yan 	

Some of my personal favorites:
*"a small step for a better world" by Mathieu Francois
*"If Plato would have the internet he would constantly read Wikipedia." by anonymous
*"Best signal to noise ratio on the internet today" by Simon Pichette
*"I have an atrocious memory - Wikipedia fills in the blanks!" by Ian Henderson 	
*"For all the library late fees Wikipedia has saved me." by Jonathan Voris 	
*"Thank you! Truly... thank you!!" by Dominick Daoust
*"All of us are smarter than any off us!" by Michael Doherty 	
*"Knowledge will never be burnt again" by anonymous

-- Daniel Mayer

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