WMF:Fundraiser will continue, but with a Xmas break.
The Wikimedia Foundation has posted an update. The short story: They are happy to have reached their target in record time, but will continue fundraising anyway – though they will take the banners down during Christmas, and then put them back up again at the end of the year.
Quotes:
"This year, we are happy to report we’ve reached our goal of US$25 million in record time. This is a testament to the importance of Wikimedia and how much support we have from people all over the world.
"Given this momentum, we believe that it would be wise and worthwhile to continue to fundraise more in the month of December, for the following reasons: [...]
"Here is what we will do: We intend to continue with the banners for a few more days. We would then take them down over the Christmas holiday, before making an end-of-year push in the final couple days of the year. (Many people choose to give at the very end of the year, and they are expecting to hear from us as usual -- so it is an opportunity to give people who plan to give the easiest means to participate)."
Link: https://lists.wikimedia.org/pipermail/wikimedia-l/2016-December/085712.html
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