How much money do you predict Wikipedia will ask for this year?
And what fraction of that amount do you think is actually necessary to keep the website running?
And what fraction of that amount do you think is actually necessary to keep the website running?
My Wiki Business
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I believe that the strategic plan that empress Sue Gardner signed off on put the 2011-12 fundraising target at $30 million. The KPMG audit from two years ago indicated that it only takes about $2.5 million to keep the Wikimedia Foundation projects' sites up and running. Given some growth in the database and traffic, perhaps that number is up to $3.5 million now.
This is important for all American taxpayers to understand, because every tax-exempt dollar that is wasted on Wikipedia fundraising could have been better spent on a more efficient non-profit cause, or could have been tallied as taxable income and helped to address the federal deficit problem.
There's a reason why Charity Navigator gives the Wikimedia Foundation only ONE STAR (out of 4) in terms of "organizational efficiency". Any non-profit that spends on program services only 43 cents of every dollar received should be ashamed.
Minister of Truth
Stupid WP puts hurdles in the way of would-be contributors.
Would-be donors must have javascript enabled in IE to donate or when they click Save or nothing happens.
Maybe I'll enable js someday if I think of it.
Paul K
Last year they asked for $16 million, so I think because of inflation they'll ask for $18 million.
John
Wikipedia is not a crystal ball. Read WP:CRYSTAL before you think of posting another heretical question like that.
Elizabeth
Twice as much as last year, so $32.8 million.