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<img alt="" height="1" width="1" />[b]Wikipedia seeks to raise $7.5M in 'Wikipedia Forever' campaign[/b]
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The Wikimedia Foundation, the nonprofit organization that manages Wikipedia, is passing the hat around in its annual fundraising campaign. ...



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QUOTE(CharlotteWebb @ Tue 5th January 2010, 1:03pm) *

In any case I thought they claimed some kind of "religious" exemption from filing form 990.


The Salvation Army does claim this exemption, yes. But, somehow Forbes had their financials to rate them.

This still leaves us with the cold, stark fact that Wikipedia churns through 1,449 visitors who show no desire to donate to them, for every one who does. I would venture a guess that this year's fundraiser was no more "successful" from a hit-rate standpoint than any previous fundraiser.
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Newsfeed   "Wikipedia Forever" - fundraising campaign, or non-stop laff riot?   Tue 10th November 2009, 10:33pm
carbuncle   <img alt="" height="1" wid...   Tue 10th November 2009, 10:47pm
thekohser   Rand Montoya seems to donate $1.00 a lot. Wh...   Wed 11th November 2009, 3:19am
Jon Awbrey   Also, Sue Gardner's breakin' out the big ...   Mon 23rd November 2009, 4:08am
thekohser   Mods, get this thread into the right forum. It...   Wed 11th November 2009, 3:42am
thekohser   Whoopsie daisy! (Mods, seriously... don...   Wed 11th November 2009, 2:59pm
carbuncle   [url=http://lists.wikimedia.org/pipermail/foundat...   Wed 11th November 2009, 3:57pm
Somey   (Mods, seriously... don't you think maybe this...   Wed 11th November 2009, 6:10pm
thekohser   It seems that some admin named RockMFR removed the...   Wed 11th November 2009, 4:29pm
dogbiscuit   Eric seems to be underwhelmed at the thought of do...   Wed 11th November 2009, 6:03pm
Nerd   Perhaps it is just me, but it seems as if the fund...   Wed 11th November 2009, 6:14pm
A Horse With No Name   Perhaps it is just me, but it seems as if the fun...   Wed 11th November 2009, 6:25pm
Somey   They need a much more eye-catching banner, more li...   Wed 11th November 2009, 7:38pm
dogbiscuit   They need a much more eye-catching banner, more l...   Wed 11th November 2009, 8:09pm
SB_Johnny   I think Moulton needs to write the "Wikipedia...   Wed 11th November 2009, 8:12pm
the fieryangel   This comment is a classic! ....at least he ...   Wed 11th November 2009, 8:46pm
GlassBeadGame   This comment is a classic! ....at least he...   Wed 11th November 2009, 9:05pm
Jon Awbrey   [quote name='the fieryangel' post='204195' date='...   Wed 11th November 2009, 9:38pm
Text   Can someone explain: -where this money is going t...   Wed 11th November 2009, 9:42pm
Jon Awbrey   Can someone explain:[list] [*]where this money is...   Wed 11th November 2009, 9:50pm
EricBarbour   Rarely do I see a fundraising effort that attracts...   Wed 11th November 2009, 9:45pm
carbuncle   Someone dislikes thekohser enough to spend US...   Wed 11th November 2009, 9:52pm
the fieryangel   This one is simply strange : Somebody trying to ge...   Thu 12th November 2009, 2:03pm
dogbiscuit   This one is simply strange : Somebody trying to g...   Thu 12th November 2009, 2:15pm
thekohser   Someone dislikes thekohser enough to spend US...   Thu 12th November 2009, 4:02pm
dogbiscuit   [quote name='carbuncle' post='204206' date='Wed 1...   Thu 12th November 2009, 4:24pm
thekohser   [quote name='carbuncle' post='204206' date='Wed 1...   Thu 12th November 2009, 6:39pm
MZMcBride   I received a reply from Anya, that the comment wi...   Thu 12th November 2009, 10:36pm
Cla68   As I was working on the Eurasian Land Bridge artic...   Thu 12th November 2009, 11:31pm
Milton Roe   Would it be feasible for the Foundation, as a fun...   Fri 13th November 2009, 12:28am
tarantino   Would it be feasible for the Foundation, as a fun...   Fri 13th November 2009, 1:30am
Cla68   Would it be feasible for the Foundation, as a fu...   Fri 13th November 2009, 1:59am
everyking   As I was working on the Eurasian Land Bridge arti...   Fri 13th November 2009, 8:09am
thekohser   [quote name='thekohser' post='204387' date='Thu 1...   Fri 13th November 2009, 12:40am
grievous   [quote name='thekohser' post='204387' date='Thu ...   Tue 17th November 2009, 3:12pm
One   [quote name='MZMcBride' post='204473' date='Thu 1...   Sun 22nd November 2009, 4:48pm
MZMcBride   [quote name='MZMcBride' post='204473' date='Thu ...   Sun 22nd November 2009, 6:45pm
One   [quote name='One' post='205909' date='Sun 22nd No...   Sun 22nd November 2009, 8:00pm
EricBarbour   I'm not one to mindlessly criticize WMF, but h...   Mon 23rd November 2009, 1:34am
GlassBeadGame   [quote name='One' post='205938' date='Sun 22nd No...   Mon 23rd November 2009, 1:46am
EricBarbour   Did you ever play the board game [i]Risk? It is a...   Mon 23rd November 2009, 2:15am
MZMcBride   [quote name='MZMcBride' post='205926' date='Sun 2...   Mon 23rd November 2009, 8:34am
One   I'm not one to [i]mindlessly criticize WMF, ...   Mon 23rd November 2009, 8:30pm
Peter Damian   At any rate, for those of you without subscriptio...   Mon 23rd November 2009, 10:00pm
Malleus   I also noted Wales's stupid argument that 3 m...   Tue 24th November 2009, 1:02am
Casliber   As I was working on the [url=http://en.wikipedia....   Thu 12th November 2009, 11:46pm
Gazimoff   I have a feeling the Wikipedia Forever marketing p...   Fri 13th November 2009, 12:51am
carbuncle   I don't want to read too much into Brion's...   Fri 13th November 2009, 3:50am
Anonymous editor   hilariously awful ads. I laughed at reading the ...   Fri 13th November 2009, 5:18am
Brutus   They seem to list corporate donations here. Dona...   Fri 13th November 2009, 7:52am
victim of censorship   They seem to list corporate donations here. [ur...   Sun 15th November 2009, 7:18pm
Cedric   I wonder if these people would appreciate Best B...   Sun 15th November 2009, 9:10pm
victim of censorship   I wonder if these people would appreciate Best ...   Mon 16th November 2009, 12:31am
Brutus   [quote name='Brutus' post='204589' date='Fri 13th...   Sun 22nd November 2009, 1:08pm
thekohser   Proof that Wikipedia is a cult: Domas Mituzas...   Fri 13th November 2009, 9:49pm
MZMcBride   Proof that Wikipedia is a cult: Domas Mituzas...   Sat 14th November 2009, 12:47pm
carbuncle   It appears this donation has been removed. I won...   Sat 14th November 2009, 2:03pm
GlassBeadGame   It appears this donation has been removed. I wo...   Sat 14th November 2009, 3:22pm
thekohser   Another idiot business owner who will need to buy ...   Mon 16th November 2009, 3:33pm
Apathetic   some lulz should ensue in the following: Wikipedi...   Mon 16th November 2009, 7:00pm
Mike R   some lulz should ensue in the following: Wikiped...   Mon 16th November 2009, 7:11pm
EricBarbour   some lulz should ensue in the following: [wp]Wikip...   Tue 17th November 2009, 12:01am
victim of censorship   Another [url=http://wikimediafoundation.org/wiki/...   Sun 22nd November 2009, 7:39pm
Milton Roe   [quote name='thekohser' post='205024' date='Mon 1...   Sun 22nd November 2009, 7:46pm
Gazimoff   You would have thought that one of the most basic ...   Mon 16th November 2009, 10:31pm
Milton Roe   You would have thought that one of the most basic...   Tue 17th November 2009, 1:52am
Krimpet   The phrase "(ad-)free forever" keeps rem...   Tue 17th November 2009, 3:12am
CharlotteWebb   The phrase "(ad-)free forever" keeps re...   Sun 22nd November 2009, 6:42pm
Krimpet   As far as I know donating money to WMF generally ...   Mon 23rd November 2009, 4:25am
grievous   As far as I know donating money to WMF generally...   Mon 23rd November 2009, 11:54am
Gazimoff   Is it me or is this precisely the kind of thing yo...   Mon 23rd November 2009, 12:36pm
thekohser   Is it me or is [url=http://online.wsj.com/article...   Mon 23rd November 2009, 3:02pm
Gazimoff   Is it me or is [url=http://online.wsj.com/articl...   Mon 23rd November 2009, 3:53pm
grievous   [quote name='Gazimoff' post='206013' date='Mon 23...   Mon 23rd November 2009, 6:24pm
thekohser   ...I'd be just a little disenchanted to learn...   Mon 23rd November 2009, 8:37pm
MZMcBride   [quote name='Gazimoff' post='206013' date='Mon 23...   Mon 23rd November 2009, 7:06pm
Somey   Some of the comments were interesting, I suppose. ...   Mon 23rd November 2009, 7:19pm
Jon Awbrey   Obviously, I personally think the sooner the Lock...   Mon 23rd November 2009, 7:36pm
EricBarbour   A lot of drama could have been avoided if only Dan...   Mon 23rd November 2009, 9:54pm
grievous   [quote name='grievous' post='206009' date='Mon 23...   Tue 24th November 2009, 3:25am
the_undertow   Not since I audited Hilton have I ever seen this m...   Tue 24th November 2009, 11:00am
victim of censorship   Not since I audited Hilton have I ever seen this ...   Tue 24th November 2009, 12:52pm
Sarcasticidealist   Not since I audited Hilton have I ever seen this ...   Tue 24th November 2009, 1:00pm
victim of censorship   Not since I audited Hilton have I ever seen this...   Tue 24th November 2009, 1:09pm
Sarcasticidealist   The concept of "ethical code" used to de...   Tue 24th November 2009, 1:12pm
victim of censorship   A true apologist. People, like you, are like the m...   Tue 24th November 2009, 1:18pm
Sarcasticidealist   A true apologist. People, like you, are like the m...   Tue 24th November 2009, 1:20pm
victim of censorship   A true apologist. People, like you, are like the ...   Tue 24th November 2009, 1:23pm
Sarcasticidealist   So your implying that Wikipedia a "sovereign ...   Tue 24th November 2009, 1:26pm
victim of censorship   So your implying that Wikipedia a "sovereign...   Tue 24th November 2009, 1:31pm
Sarcasticidealist   Oh, no, I'm sorry, I thought we were having a...   Tue 24th November 2009, 1:34pm
One   [quote name='Sarcasticidealist' post='206240' dat...   Tue 24th November 2009, 6:05pm
CharlotteWebb   As far as I know donating money to WMF generally...   Mon 23rd November 2009, 6:36pm
EricBarbour   Here's a version of the WSJ article that avoid...   Mon 23rd November 2009, 10:07pm
thekohser   They are up to $5.8 million received. It mak...   Wed 23rd December 2009, 2:28pm
wikademia.org   They are up to $5.8 million received. It ma...   Wed 23rd December 2009, 9:16pm
Text   Do searches with the parameter "-wikipedia...   Wed 23rd December 2009, 9:34pm
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