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− | The '''Grand Donors''' are individuals who contribute more than $1,000 of their own money to the Wikimedia Foundation. The [http://wikipediareview.com/index.php?s=&showtopic=13429&view=findpost&p=56202 2007 fund drive] to monetize the 2008 budget includes allocations of $182,000 for Mike Godwin and the Foundation's legal hassles; $201,000 to help all of the Board members with their travel to the new headquarters in the very expensive city of [[Directory:San Francisco|San Francisco]]; $509,000 for Sue Gardner and her executive office staff; and $699,000 for overall finance and administration. Only 4% of the Wikimedia budget goes toward "Program Services" which are supposed to be the inspirational intentions of any well-meaning non-profit agency. | + | The '''Grand Donors''' are individuals who contribute more than $1,000 of their own money to the Wikimedia Foundation. The [http://wikipediareview.com/index.php?s=&showtopic=13429&view=findpost&p=56202 2007 fund drive] to monetize the 2008 budget includes allocations of: |
| + | * $182,000 for Mike Godwin and the Foundation's legal hassles; |
| + | * $201,000 to help all of the Board members with their travel to the new headquarters in the very expensive city of [[Directory:San Francisco|San Francisco]]; |
| + | * $509,000 for Sue Gardner and her executive office staff; and, |
| + | * $699,000 for overall finance and administration. |
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| + | Only '''''four percent''''' of the Wikimedia budget goes toward "Program Services" which are supposed to be the inspirational intentions of any well-meaning non-profit agency. |
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| [http://donate.wikimedia.org/en/fundcore_browse?minimum=1000&op=View+results&form_id=fundcore_browse_recent_contributions_filter_form Click here] for the source of the following data. | | [http://donate.wikimedia.org/en/fundcore_browse?minimum=1000&op=View+results&form_id=fundcore_browse_recent_contributions_filter_form Click here] for the source of the following data. |
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| 1. '''Tyko Strassen''' - $1,000 <br> | | 1. '''Tyko Strassen''' - $1,000 <br> |
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| <br>http://www.strassen.ch/tyko/tyko.jpg<br> | | <br>http://www.strassen.ch/tyko/tyko.jpg<br> |
| ''"I use wikipedia almost every day. Best project on earth - keep it up!"'' | | ''"I use wikipedia almost every day. Best project on earth - keep it up!"'' |
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| 2. '''Anonymous''' - $1,500 <br> | | 2. '''Anonymous''' - $1,500 <br> |
| Who can be identified as such (sha1:338c3706b3f34653d195ee40a310f73d2fb52b5c), but only by himself. | | Who can be identified as such (sha1:338c3706b3f34653d195ee40a310f73d2fb52b5c), but only by himself. |
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| 3. '''Joichi "Joi" Ito''' - $1,000 <br> | | 3. '''Joichi "Joi" Ito''' - $1,000 <br> |
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| <br>http://farm1.static.flickr.com/119/292572425_0533bf8f8d.jpg<br> | | <br>http://farm1.static.flickr.com/119/292572425_0533bf8f8d.jpg<br> |
| Haven't we seen you [[moblogging]], Joi? | | Haven't we seen you [[moblogging]], Joi? |
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