[Foundation-l] Day 11 Fund Drive Report

Tue Dec 27 02:24:39 UTC 2005

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http://wikimediafoundation.org/wiki/Fund_drives/2005/Q4/Day_11
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=Monday 26 December=
A total of 257 donations were made through PayPal on Day 11, yielding the equivalent of $5,813.09
USD. The average donation that day was $22.62.

A total of about 38.10 was donated through MoneyBookers since the last update, bringing that total
to $772.68. Today was a postal holiday and thus there are no mail or Dexia donations to report. 

:Grand total at end of day: '''$114,025.58'''

Breakdown of Day 11 PayPal donations:
 AUD     38.09     (28.59 USD)
 CAD 	297.88 	  (245.13 USD)
 EUR 	1,823.94  (2,215.52 USD)
 GBP 	213.49 	  (382.85 USD)
 JPY 	40,160.00 (362.85 USD)
 USD 	2,578.16
 Total 	5,813.09 USD

Copied from: http://fundraising.wikimedia.org/2005q4/index.php/2005-12-26/report/

==Special thanks to those who gave large donations==
Christian Hoffmann gave the largest donation this day; &euro; 200. There were also many donors who
gave the equivalent of about $100 or more (listed in no particular order); Jeff Lima, Craig
Hirsch, and 9 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/2005-12-26/detail/ 

*"The best of what the Internet promised" by Beth Gibson 	
*"Danke für das große Lexikon" by anonymous
*"What a wonderful site, I use it every day. It is a natural for my Opera start-up page. I only
wish I had more to give. Thank you, thank you so much Wikipedia!" by Shari Wilson
*"Keep up the good work!" by Chris Bunch 	
*"Free Information for Everyone." by Christoph Dankert
*"Faites le pour nous, et pas pour votre portefeuille." by Yoann GUETTA
*"Keep it up! You help me do my degree! I love you people!" by Robert Griffin 	
*"Using the site quite often, so why not "paying" a little bit for it ... Just keep going!" by
Igor Brusic 	
*"Many thanks to all involved with Wikimedia!" by anonymous
*"El conocimiento debe ser como el agua, gratis y de libre acceso a toda la población. Ser culto
para ser libre." by Juan Herraiz 	
*"How could I not donate to the Encyclopedia Galactica (well, in a hundred years or so... give it
time)?" by Craig Hirsch
*"I loved the holiday card and enjoy the ever expanding Romanian encyclopedia." by Gordon
Davidescu
*"Wiki rocks" by Jeff Lima 	

Some of my personal favorites:

*"Paying it forward with knowledge" by anonymous
*"Plain, clear, accessible knowledge in the grand encylopedic tradition. May Wikipedia flourish!"
by William Bruneau
*"Knowledge is Power, let it run free" by anonymous
*"Blessed is the day I discovered this resource!" by anonymous

-- Daniel Mayer

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