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To all our readers in Germany,

It might be a little awkward, so we'll get straight to the point. This is the
41st day of our campaign. This Monday, for the 0th time recently, we humbly ask
you to defend Wikipedia's independence. 99% of our readers don't give; they
simply look the other way. If you are an exceptional reader who has already
donated, we sincerely thank you. We depend on donations averaging about €21.60.
Our fundraising appeal is displayed over 6 million times a day, but currently
only 256,435 people have donated. If you donate just €5, Wikipedia could keep
thriving for years. Most people donate because Wikipedia is useful. If Wikipedia
has given you €5 worth of knowledge this year, take a minute to donate. Show the
volunteers who bring you reliable, neutral information that their work matters.
Thank you.



€ 6.6M
Donation target: € 9.2M

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Donation target: € 9.2M
one-timemonthlyquarterlysemi-yearlyyearly
How often would you like to donate?
€5€10€20€25€50€100

How much would you like to donate?
Direct DebitBank TransferCredit CardPayPal
5 € by text messageText "WIKI" to 81190. Additional costs for sending text
messages may apply.
How would you like to pay your donation?
Proceed with the donation
Donation account:
Wikimedia
BIC:
BFSWDE33BER
IBAN:
DE33 1002 0500 0001 1947 00
Where does my donation go?


WHERE DOES MY DONATION GO?*

It is for a Wikipedia that is always reliable in terms of organizational and
technical aspects, now and in the future. For free access to encyclopedic,
trustworthy knowledge at all times and wherever you are. It is also for you –
and for all other people around the world.
Software
18%
International and Technology
37%
Communities
14%
Society
11%
Operating Costs
20%
Up-to-date data from all over the world are the backbone of Wikipedia & Co.
To ensure that all Wikipedia language versions have easy access to a shared data
pool, our software developers in Germany and worldwide are developing a secure
and reliable technical infrastructure. This really simplifies the processes of
amending and updating Wikipedia articles with the latest data.
Wikipedia is a global project. Therefore, we make a substantial contribution to
funding the international activities that develop Wikipedia further. In this
way, we also co-fund the global server infrastructure to run all Wikimedia
projects, including Wikipedia in German.
By supporting the work of our voluntary authors, we encourage and boost their
commitment to Wikipedia. We assist them in various ways, for example by keeping
a “technical wish list” for the ongoing improvement of our software, by
establishing local Wikipedia sites, by funding digital access to journals and by
helping to organize events.
Through our EU- and Germany-wide civic engagement as well as our collaboration
with institutions in the fields of culture, education and science, we unlock
more content for Wikimedia projects and make it freely accessible – tapping into
a lot of previously undetected treasure troves.
The people in our Berlin team make sure that the organizational and financial
processes run reliably. One aspect of their work is to raise public awareness
for our projects. And they process all incoming donations and send out the
donation receipts.
A detailed insight into our international activities can be found here: Annual
plan of the Wikimedia Foundation
A detailed insight into our activities in Germany can be found here: Annual plan
of Wikimedia Deutschland


HOW YOUR DONATION MAKES A DIFFERENCE

 * Your donation is a vital contribution to provide everybody around the world
   with free access to knowledge at all times.
 * Your donation is a contribution to maintaining Wikipedia’s secure and stable
   infrastructure and user-friendly interface in the future.
 * Your donation backs our efforts to promote the global establishment of
   regional Wikipedia communities.
 * Your donation is our most important source of income. It ensures that
   Wikipedia can remain independent of advertising, commercial interests or
   third-party funding.
 * Last, but not least, your donation is your contribution towards making sure
   you always have Wikipedia at your fingertips as your personal source of
   knowledge, offering a uniquely wide range of information to help you find
   answers to your questions.


HOW MUCH (OR HOW LITTLE) WE NEED

Our goal of the fundraising campaign to reach €9.2 million in donations is an
important part of our total planned revenue for 2022.

However, if you consider that Wikipedia ranks as the fifth most visited website
worldwide, this figure is put into perspective. Because compared to other top
websites, we only need an extraordinarily small budget to cover our running
costs and for investments into the future. The only reason why this is possible
is because Wikipedia does not pursue a “business model”, all contributions to
Wikipedia are written by volunteers and we only have around 700 members of staff
worldwide. In addition, we are a non-profit organization, which obliges us to
handle our revenue responsibly and efficiently.


ANNUAL BUDGETS – A COMPARISON

Google  $182bSourceSourceAmazon  $386bSourceSourceFacebook
 $86bSourceSourceWikipedia  $0.17b  


WHO RECEIVES THE DONATIONS FOR WIKIPEDIA?

Donations from Germany go to the organization Wikimedia Fördergesellschaft in
Berlin. The sole purpose of this organization is to raise funds for Wikipedia
and transfer them to the association Wikimedia Deutschland as well as to the
Wikimedia Foundation .

The organization is a subsidiary of Wikimedia Deutschland. A great advantage for
all donors: Both the Wikimedia Fördergesellschaft and Wikimedia Deutschland are
recognized as non-profit organizations and can therefore issue tax-deductible
donation receipts. The international Wikimedia Foundation is a non-profit
organization that runs, promotes and develops Wikipedia and related projects
worldwide.


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