<img alt="" height="1" width="1" />[b]Wikipedia Fundraising Ends – Celebrates A Decade Of Existence[/b]
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Wikipedia has just ended their month and a half long fundraising efforts. The website now has a massive 'Thank You' banner noting that this was “shortest ...

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Apparently there was about a 25% decrease in the size of the average donation this year from previous years.

How many "new donors" this time? Do they even track that kind of thing? I'm thinking one can define the "Ponzi Coefficient" for a charity, being the ratio of new_donor_dollars:old_donor_dollars...

Anyways, this is not to distract from the plain fact that any dollar given to these jokers is a dollar denied to cancer research or similar.

<img alt="" height="1" width="1" />Half a Million People Donate to Keep [b]Wikipedia Free[/b]
EVLiving
SAN FRANCISCO, — Supported by half a million people from all over the world, the Wikimedia Foundation today announced it has exceeded its goal of $16 ...

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<img alt="" height="1" width="1" />[b]Wikipedia nears 10 as Foundation reaches fundraising goal in record time[/b]
Examiner.com
If you've used Wikipedia at all during its latest pledge drive, you've noticed the donation plea at the top of each page. As of today, that's been replaced ...

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<img alt="" height="1" width="1" />[b]Wikipedia Raises Funds to Remain Ad-Free[/b]
CBS News
A couple of weeks shy of its 10-year anniversary, the Wikimedia Foundation said it has raised $16 million in donations from more than half a million people ...

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<img alt="" height="1" width="1" />[b]Wikipedia Raises $16 Million, Stops Asking for Donations[/b]
The Atlantic (blog)
I was reading an entry about British wildlife conservationist George Adamson on Wikipedia this afternoon when I realized that co-founder Jimmy Wales wasn't ...

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<img alt="" height="1" width="1" />[b]Wikipedia's Happy New Year: $16M in support[/b]
CNET
Wikipedia is ringing in the New Year with $16 million in donations collected this holiday season. Founder Jimmy Wales said in a post today ...

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<img alt="" height="1" width="1" />[b]Wikipedia's Happy New Year: $16M in support[/b]
Argentina Star
"This year is a little more incredible than most because this year we celebrate Wikipedia's tenth anniversary," Wales wrote. "It's so important that we kick ...

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<img alt="" height="1" width="1" />[b]Wikipedia rings in the New Year with $16 million in donations[/b]
TopNews United States
In what apparently is one of the most successful fundraisers in Wikipedia parent's - the nonprofit Wikimedia Foundation's - history thus far, Wikipedia has ...

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<img alt="" height="1" width="1" />[b]Wikipedia $16 Million Fundraising Target Reached [Wikimedia Foundation Exceeds ...[/b]
TFTS (blog)
In an effort to keep Wikipedia free and ad-free, the nonprofit organization running it holds a fundraising campaign at end of each year, to support the ...

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<img alt="" height="1" width="1" />[b]Wikipedia collects $16 million in holiday season[/b]
International Business Times
By IB Times Staff Reporter | January 2, 2011 11:53 AM EST Wikipedia is ringing in the New Year with their targeted collection of $16 million in donations ...

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<img alt="" height="1" width="1" />[b]Wikipedia Raises $16M in Site's Shortest Fundraiser Yet[/b]
PC Magazine
Wikipedia—specifically, the Wikipedia Foundation, the online encyclopedia's parent organization—has raised more than $16 million in what's being lauded as ...

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<img alt="" height="1" width="1" />[b]Wikipedia collects $16 million in holiday season[/b]
International Business Times
By IB Times Staff Reporter | January 2, 2011 11:53 AM EST Wikipedia is ringing in the New Year with their targeted collection of $16 million in donations ...

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<img alt="" height="1" width="1" />[b]Wikipedia Raises $16M in Site's Shortest Fundraiser Yet[/b]
Albuquerque Express
Wikipedia—specifically, the Wikipedia Foundation, the online encyclopedia's parent organization—has raised more than $16 million in what's being lauded as ...

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<img alt="" height="1" width="1" />[b]Wikipedia raises $16 million, stays ad-free[/b]
Afterdawn.com
The Wikipedia Foundation, parent of online encyclopedia Wikipedia has said this weekend that they have raised $16 million, allowing the service to remain ...

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<img alt="" height="1" width="1" />[b]Wikipedia stays ad-free; turns 10 on Jan. 15[/b]
International Business Times
The new year celebrations is over, but the ceremony is not over for Wikipedia which is turning 10 on ...

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<img alt="" height="1" width="1" />[b]Wikipedia hits $16 million fundraising target[/b]
TG Daily
A rush of donations over the holiday period has helped the Wikipedia Foundation hit its fundraising target for the year, allowing it to continue to inform ...

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<img alt="" height="1" width="1" />[b]Wikipedia meets $16M fundraising goal ... the hard way[/b]
NetworkWorld.com
Wikipedia founder Jimmy Wales announced over the weekend that his organization has reached its $16 million ...

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<img alt="" height="1" width="1" />[b]Wikipedia meets $16M fundraising goal ... the hard way[/b]
LinuxWorld.com
Wikipedia founder Jimmy Wales announced over the weekend that his organization has reached its $16 million ...

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<img alt="" height="1" width="1" />[b]Wikipedia raises $16 million in the “shortest fundraiser in Wikimedia history”[/b]
TopNews United States
According to a recent release by the Wikimedia Foundation, the organization - the parent of the popular online encyclopedia, Wikipedia - has raised over $16 ...

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<img alt="" height="1" width="1" />[b]Wikipedia Appeal Raises $16-Million to Keep Ads Off Site[/b]
Chronicle of Philanthropy (subscription) (blog)
Responding to a plea from Jimmy Wales, founder of Wikipedia, hundreds of thousands of donors have made donations totaling $16-million to keep the online ...

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<img alt="" height="1" width="1" />For a good cause: Half a million people fund [b]Wikipedia[/b]
Ars Technica
Back on November 15, Wikipedia announced a fundraising goal of $16 million to help fund its $20 ...

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<img alt="" height="1" width="1" />[b]Wikipedia hits $16 million fundraising goal[/b]
Bizjournals.com
Wikipedia raised $16 million in 50 days in a campaign to keep the site free of ads. The Wikimedia Foundation, which runs the online encyclopedia, ...

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<img alt="" height="1" width="1" />For a good cause: Half a million people fund [b]Wikipedia - Ars Technica[/b]
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<img alt="" height="1" width="1" />[b]Wikipedia Finally Raises $16 Billion Donations[/b]
MWD Technology News Blog (blog)
By MAna, on January 3rd, 2011 If you've stumbled upon Wikipedia in the past month-and-a-half, you've actually seen those banners showing Jimmy Wales and ...

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<img alt="" height="1" width="1" />Recommended: Jimmy Wales' creepy stare rockets $16 million in [b]Wikipedia donations[/b]
msnbc.com
Facebook, iPhone, Twitter and Wii. Technology evolves at the speed of light. Msnbc.com's tech reporters and editors look at the gadgets, ...

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<img alt="" height="1" width="1" />[b]Wikipedia Fundraiser Successful, But Should They Do It Again?[/b]
OStatic (blog)
Wikipedia founder Jimmy Wales announced the Wikipedia Foundation has collected over $16 million in donations, ...

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<img alt="" height="1" width="1" />[b]Wikipedia Meets $16M Budget Goal...The Hard Way[/b]
Hard OCP
Network World says that Wikipedia has become far too big and far too important to rely on what they call "enormous annual bake sales. ...

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<img alt="" height="1" width="1" />Jimmy Wales' Photo Helps [b]Wikipedia Set Record[/b]
IDG News Service
No longer will an image of Wikipedia Founder Jimmy Wales stare intensely back at you when browsing the free encyclopedia, for the site has reached its ...

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<img alt="" height="1" width="1" />[b]Wikipedia Raises $16 Million to Keep Site Free[/b]
TAXI Design Network
The Wikimedia Foundation, the non-profit that operates Wikipedia, has announced that it managed to raise its goal of US$16 million to keep the online ...

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<img alt="" height="1" width="1" />[b]Wikipedia Rich in Friends As Well As Content[/b]
The Nonprofit Quarterly
If you are in a small community, you might be in a position to seek service...More... January 1, 2011; Source:CNET | Wikipedia, which bills itself as "the ...

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<img alt="" height="1" width="1" />[b]Wikipedia received 500000 donations[/b]
Aysor
The Wikimedia Foundation, the non-profit that operates Wikipedia, has announced that it managed to raise its goal of US$16 million to keep the online ...

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<img alt="" height="1" width="1" />Jimmy Wales' photo Helps [b]Wikipedia set record[/b]
ITworld.com
Wikipedia reaches its latest fund-raising goal so the founder's image is no longer on the top of each page. by Jared Newman No longer will an image of ...

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<img alt="" height="1" width="1" />[b]Wikipedia raises record $16m in donations[/b]
The New Age Online
In an effort to stay free of advertising for another year, the Wikimedia Foundation raised $16m to support Wikipedia, "the free encyclopedia that anyone can ...

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<img alt="" height="1" width="1" />500000 people from 140 Countries Donate to keep [b]Wikipedia Free[/b]
Penn Olson
Thanks to over 500000 donors from 140 countries who have donated to Wikipedia, the site remains free for all to use. That is about 0.125 percent out of its ...

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<img alt="" height="1" width="1" />Half a Million People Donate to Keep [b]Wikipedia Free[/b]
TheHostingNews.com (press release)
(The Hosting News) – Supported by half a million people from all over the world, the Wikimedia Foundation today announced it has exceeded its goal of $16 ...

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<img alt="" height="1" width="1" />Sixteen million dollars raised for [b]Wikipedia[/b]
Discountvouchers.co.uk
The Wikimedia Foundation , which manages the online collaborative encyclopedia Wikipedia and other projects like Wikimedia Commons announced ...

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<img alt="" height="1" width="1" />500000 users give [b]Wikipedia $16 million to keep ads away[/b]
TechSpot
By Emil Protalinski, TechSpot.com On November 15, 2010, Wikipedia announced a fundraising goal of $16 million to help fund its operating budget of $20 ...

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<img alt="" height="1" width="1" />Users worldwide pitch in for record $16M [b]Wikipedia fundraiser[/b]
Local Tech Wire (blog)
By Local Tech Wire In what he called "the shortest fundraiser we've ever had," Wales reported that Wikipedia raised some $16 million. ...

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<img alt="" height="1" width="1" />[b]Wikipedia appeal ensures it stays free of advertising[/b]
Businessandleadership.com
Wikimedia Foundation, the charity that runs Wikipedia, has managed to exceed its goal of raising US$16m to continue supporting the online collaborative ...

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<img alt="" height="1" width="1" />[b]Wikipedia Exceeds $16 Million Fundraising Goal in 50 Days[/b]
Digital Media Wire
San Francisco - The Wikimedia Foundation announced that it has exceeded its $16 million fundraising goal to support the Wikipedia online encyclopedia, ...

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<img alt="" height="1" width="1" />[b]Wikipedia reaches $16 Million Goal, But Won't Loosen Up on Ad Money[/b]
Technorati
It's just like the end of pledge week on public television or public radio: the pleading and wheedling for money is finally over. Wikipedia, the go-to site ...

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