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From Wikipedia founder Jimmy Wales There’s nothing more satisfying than finishing a job well done. We’re not there yet, but we’re closing in on our 2011 goal, and a record number of people have participated in this year’s campaign. We’re not out to see how much we can raise – we’re out to raise just as much as we need. Once we’re there, the fundraiser ends. Every year, we try to make our fundraiser shorter and more efficient. And you can help bring this year’s effort to a successful conclusion by making a donation now. Wikipedia is a non-profit organization, and we will never run ads. Advertising is not evil -- it just doesn’t belong here. We work hard to keep our operation lean and mean. Your donation pays for our 679 web servers and the staff of 95 people who keep everything running around the clock and around the world. Wikipedia is something special. It is like a library or a public park. It is like a temple for the mind. It is a place we can all go to think, to learn, to share our knowledge with others. Please make a donation to keep Wikipedia strong for another year. Thanks, Jimmy Wales Wikipedia Founder

Please make a donation One-time Monthly*   $5 $10 $20 $25 $50 $100 $250 Other: Why your donation is needed: Wikipedia is non-profit, but it's the #5 website in the world -- serving 470 million people every month with billions of page views. We work hard to keep our operation lean. Google might have close to a million servers. Yahoo has something like 13,000 staff. We have 679 servers and 95 staff. We will never run ads. Commerce is fine. Advertising is not evil. But it doesn't belong in Wikipedia. If everyone reading this made a small donation, we would only have to fundraise for a few hours. Not everyone can or will donate, but each year just enough people decide to give. We only raise what we need. When we've raised our budget, we stop fundraising for the year. This year, please consider making a donation of $5, $20, $50 or whatever you can to protect and sustain Wikipedia.

By donating, you are sharing your information with the Wikimedia Foundation, the nonprofit organization that hosts Wikipedia and other Wikimedia projects, and its service providers in the U.S. and elsewhere pursuant to our donor privacy policy. We do not sell or trade your information to anyone. For more information, please read our donor policy. * Monthly payments will be debited by the Wikimedia Foundation until you notify us to stop. We'll send you an email receipt for each payment, which will include a link to easy cancellation instructions. Other ways to give Frequently asked questions Tax deductibility information