Half a million people from around the globe contributed $ 16 million to continue operations of Wikipedia. 3500 -285 000 Israelis contributed approximately NIS. Wikipedia founder: "Together we did something amazing"
Those of us who rely secretly take care, "free encyclopedia" The Internet, homework, research work, or just fun reading about the reproductive habits of the Tibetan Hayek, will know Shuyakiapidia continues to work for another year. Wikimedia Foundation that runs the Wikipedia in its non-profit organization, announced tonight (Sunday) that successfully completed the recruitment of the 16 million target set out in the year donations. More than half a million people from 140 countries around the world contributed an average of $ 22 for the purpose of the site's regular operations.Israel also joined the effort contributions: about 3,500 donors from Israel and Israeli representatives took the fund's nearly -285 000 shekels. Recruitment campaign lasted 50 days this year fundraising campaign and this is the shortest ever conducted by the Fund. Last year the fund has raised $ 8 million in a period of several months. Fund budget this year is about $ 20 million total.Wikipedia founder Jimmy (Jimbo) Wales, said the appeal to donors that the fundraising campaign had all the elements we like Wikimedia's projects: people gathered, contributed to what they had, and together we did something amazing. An employee's contribution to Mumbai joined donation Technology London stock trader's student from Moscow, and the result is we were able to sustain this project for another year. "
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