Gregory's Server@futurebird @gleick 🤷 if you are aware of how much money Wikipedia has in the bank and you want to donate to help them grow their endowment, sure.
I brought it up because I think people deserve the transparency you mentioned, and (as I said) I don't think Wikipedia is proactively transparent about this.
Personally, my charity dollars will go to orgs that are much more desperate and whose work more directly impact people's literal survival under a fascist regime.
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@futurebird @gleick @datn @jik You could add(the current desperation of other charities needs considering, too) 1 or 2 years of operating funds isn’t so much if you have the government of a $20 T/yr nation actively trying to subvert or destroy it. |
@jik @futurebird @gleick all too frequently people who point out the WMF's state of funding fail to include this link: https://wikimediafoundation.org/support/where-your-money-goes/
what they have in the bank goes to fund projects and chapters when fundraising comes up short. (they also catch flak for what they spend on fundraising.)
as for ED salary: the WMF is not a charity, it's a nonprofit. for better or worse, what it takes to retain an executive with actual skills is regulated by the market.
@jik @futurebird @gleick all too frequently people who point out the WMF's state of funding fail to include this link: https://wikimediafoundation.org/support/where-your-money-goes/
what they have in the bank goes to fund projects and chapters when fundraising comes up short. (they also catch flak for what they spend on fundraising.)