It’s hard to imagine life of an internet savvy without Wikipedia. Whatever information you want, be it history or the US Presidential Elections, Wikipedia has comprehensive information about everything and that too all free.
With one of their biggest donation campaign Wikipedia this year again is asking you to donate your share to help them keep running their servers. They have a target of 6 million dollars now out of which around 2.5 million has already been donated.
Please spread the word and help them. You can donate even a dollar for that matter and you can have your name enlisted here.
To get the support badge to put it on your blog/website check here.
Stanton Foundation has raised the largest donation of 890,00 US dollars in November 2008. And some anonymous donor has donated one of the maximum donation fund of $250,000. The Alfred P. Sloan Foundation has announced 1 million dollar for three years.
With growing list of Wikipedia Benefactors, current figures are proving to be great for this Donation asking event of Wikipedia.
I love wikipedia, but I mean, 6 million dollars? Sure, it obviously works since they’ve got 2,5 already, but I don’t think the servers costs 6 million dollars every year. I’m pretty sure they put most of that money into their own pockets.
Well Jonathan, that’s a valid point but nobody would mind if they keep some money into their own pockets. At the end of the day it’s only us who are updating their databases with latest and true information, only to help whole community.
I am getting so lazy on this. I’ll make sure that I donate at least a dollar for the cause.
Thanks
Pretty screwed up!!! Keeping SOME money in their own pockets is fine but not $5 million dollars worth.
I agree, this is a huge amount. They should disclose total expenses that they have made. But who cares, I am not even donating a cent
they made $3,000,000+ in revenue in 2008?