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If the fundraising positions are unambiguously bringing enough money to justify their stay, definitely. I have no idea, though. It seems they currently (2019-2
by ratww 5y ago
If the fundraising positions are unambiguously bringing enough money to justify their stay, definitely. I have no idea, though.
It seems they currently (2019-2020) are responsible for 12% of the expenses [1], but I can't find any information as to which percentage of the donations they're responsible for. I wonder if there's a more transparent report for that.
Looking at their donor numbers [2], it suggests that most of the fundraising is still coming from the long tail, from regular people donating online. They only seem to have 17 "major benefactors" and even if we multiply the smallest amount for that tier (50k) by 10x, that still only accounts for 7% of the donations.
According to their 2019 data, the average donation seems to be $15, which suggests Jimbo banner is way more important than the fundraisers.
Of course my assumption might be completely incorrect.
[1] https://wikimediafoundation.org/about/annualreport/2020-annual-report/financials/ https://wikimediafoundation.org/about/annualreport/2020-annu...
[2] https://wikimediafoundation.org/about/annualreport/2020-annual-report/donors/ https://wikimediafoundation.org/about/annualreport/2020-annu...