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  • Wikimedia Foundation
  • 2009 Year-End Fundraising Campaign Copy

Notices

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  • WIKIPEDIA FOREVER
  • Our shared knowledge. Our shared treasure. Help us protect it.
  • We’ve created the greatest collection of shared knowledge in history. Now help us protect this treasure.
  • One entry became 13 million. One language became 270. Help protect what we’ve created.
  • Thank you for caring enough to create the world’s shared knowledge. Now help us protect this treasure.
  • We write it. We share it. We improve it. Now let’s protect it.
  • Our shared knowledge. Our shared treasure. Help us protect it.

Phase 1

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  • KNOWLEDGE FOREVER
  • OF THE PEOPLE FOREVER
  • WIKIPEDIA FOREVER
  • OPEN SOURCE FOREVER
  • AD-FREE FOREVER
  • WIKIPEDIA FOREVER
  • COLLABORATING FOREVER
  • ADVANCING FOREVER
  • WIKIPEDIA FOREVER

Phase 2

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  • THIS IS EVERYTHING WE KNOW
  • THIS IS WHAT HUMAN POTENTIAL LOOKS LIKE
  • OUR SHARED KNOWLEDGE, OUR SHARED TREASURE
  • SHARE, EVERYBODY
  • FOR YOUR GREAT, GREAT, GREAT, GREAT GRANDSON (grandson of your grandchild of your grandchild)
  • FOR YOUR GREAT, GREAT, GREAT, GREAT GRANDDAUGHTER (granddaughter of your grandchild of your grandchild)
  • LOOK AT WHAT YOU’VE DONE

Phase 3

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  • Number of different language versions of Wikipedia.
  • Help keep it growing. Wikipedia Forever.
  • Number of Wikipedia articles (in millions).
  • 14 million
  • 25 million
  • Help keep it growing. Wikipedia Forever.
  • Number of Wikipedia readers (in millions).
  • 330 million
  • 500 million
  • Help keep it growing. Wikipedia Forever.
  • Number of Wikipedia contributors (in thousands).
  • 100K (100,000)
  • 250K (250,000)
  • Help keep it growing. Wikipedia Forever.

Phase 4

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  • “There is never a day without Wikipedia.”
Donor: Anonymous
Date: August 22, 2009
Time: 08:44
Amount: USD 30.00
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  • “My amount is little but my support is sincere.”
Donor: Yizhao Lang
Date: August 24, 2009
Time: 16:22
Amount: USD 1.95
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  • “Wisdom — free as in freedom… the way it should be.”
Donor: Tobias Domhan
Date: August 23, 2009
Time: 19:59
Amount: EUR 10.00
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  • “No Wiki, No Knowledge. Know Wiki, Know Knowledge.”
Donor: Sivaram Naveen
Date: September 6, 2009
Time: 14:28
Amount: USD 10.00
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  • “Everyone should contribute something to keep Wikipedia free from advertisements.”
Donor: Anonymous
Date: September 5, 2009
Time: 20:56
Amount: USD 10.00
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  • “A small price to pay for the value received.”
Donor: Richard Egg
Date: October 6, 2009
Time: 14:28
Amount: USD 200
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  • “Let’s use this gift, all this knowledge, to get the world right.”
Donor: Timothy O’Connell
Date: September 5, 2009
Time: 20:56
Amount: USD 50.00
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Phase 5

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  • “I believe us.”
  • "I knew you could do it."
  • “It stopped being just a website a long time ago.”
  • “It started with one entry.”
  • Please read:
A personal appeal from
Wikipedia founder Jimmy Wales

Donation Pages

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  • WIKIPEDIA FOREVER
  • This is where we protect Wikipedia, the encyclopedia written by the people.
  • Wikipedia is a nonprofit project that exists for one reason: the free and open sharing of knowledge.
  • Your donations keep Wikipedia going.
  • What’s Wikipedia doing near you?
  • The Wikimedia movement has already made a significant impact throughout the world.
  • Wikimedia is building an international network of associated organizations.
  • There are currently 27 Wikimedia chapters.
  • Learn more
  • Wikipedia founder Jimmy Wales
“It stopped being a website a long time ago. For many of us, most of us, Wikipedia has become an indispensable part of our daily lives.”
  • Tell us your Wikipedia story.
  • Please make a donation today.
  • Donor comments
  • “I’m a professional “knowledge worker” & am often under time pressure – I’ve come to rely on Wikipedia for intelligent & detailed overviews of unfamiliar topics.
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  • FAQs
  • Where does my money go?
  • People and technology. Even though Wikipedia is one of the top 5 most visited websites in the world, we employ less than 30 people.
  • Learn more
  • Make your donation now
  • Wikipedia is a non-profit, and relies on your individual donations. Please make your donation now.
  • Select your tax-deductible amount:
  • □ $35 □ $50 □ $75 □ $100 □ Other [USD]
  • □ $250 □ $100 □ $75 □ $50 □ $35 □Other [USD]


  • "All gifts of $100 or more will be matched dollar for dollar. Limited time. To learn more, click here."
  • “All gifts of $100 or more will be matched by the Omidyar Network for a limited time. To learn more, click here.”
  • Choose your payment method:
  • [Credit card – Visa, Mastercard, Amex]
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  • □ I’d like to apply my donation to my local Wikimedia chapter
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  • □ I agree to receive email updates about Wikipedia and the Wikimedia Foundation. We will never sell or trade your information. Our donor privacy policy can be found here.
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  • Donor comments
  • “I’m a professional ‘knowledge worker’ & am often under time pressure – I’ve come to rely on Wikipedia for intelligent & detailed overviews of unfamiliar topics.
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Thank You page

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  • WIKIPEDIA FOREVER
  • Thank you. Imagine if every person on earth could share in the free and total access of all human knowledge. Your donation helps get us closer.
- Jimmy Wales, Founder of Wikipedia
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  • Please tell us your Wikipedia story
  • What does Wikipedia Forever mean to you?
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  • Our Shared Treasure.
  • Help protect it, now.