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It's easy to ignore our
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its bills --- people like you giving us money, so we can keep the site freely
available for everyone around the world.
People tell me they
donate to Wikipedia because they find it useful, and they trust it because even
though it's not perfect, they know it's written for them. Wikipedia isn't meant
to advance somebody's PR agenda or push a particular ideology, or to persuade
you to believe something that's not true. We aim to tell the truth, and we can
do that because of you. The fact that you fund the site keeps us independent
and able to deliver what you need and want from Wikipedia.
Exactly as it should be.
You should know: your
donation isn't just covering your own costs. The average donor is paying for
his or her own use of Wikipedia, plus the costs of hundreds of other people.
Your donation keeps Wikipedia available for an ambitious kid in Bangalore who's
teaching herself computer programming. A middle-aged homemaker in Vienna who's
just been diagnosed with Parkinson's disease. A novelist researching 1850s
Britain. A 10-year-old in San Salvador who's just discovered Carl Sagan.
On behalf of those
people, and the half-billion other readers of Wikipedia and its sister sites
and projects, I thank you for joining us in our effort to make the sum of all
human knowledge available for everyone. Your donation makes the world a better
place. Thank you.
Most people don't know
Wikipedia's run by a non-profit. Please consider sharing this e-mail with a few
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small mistake, please fix it, and if you find something missing, please add it.
There are resources here that can help you get started. Don't
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if it happens, other Wikipedians will be happy to fix it for you.
I appreciate your trust
in us, and I promise you we'll use your money well.
Thanks,
Sue
Sue
Sue Gardner
Executive Director,
Wikimedia Foundation
Executive Director,
Wikimedia Foundation
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