Policy talk:Fundraising principles

Wittylama had a few comments about fundraising principles, particularly as applied to the annual coordinated banner campaign. Reposted here:

• "easily dismissible on mobile" (...the impossibly-small "x" icon to dismiss...)

I also find it hard to use the "X" icons we have for dismissing interfaces and overlays: both these banners and elsewhere.

• "Tell the OTRS team and appropriate Chapter (when applicable) when any major change (such as adding/removing a new payment method) happens in that language/country.

A "pull" solution might be simpler here: a page that lists all such updates, so that people can go and find the information when they need it. –SJ talk 

• "Maximal Participation: ...we should empower individuals and groups world-wide to constructively contribute to direct messaging."

rather than being ambassadors for our mission, wikimedians are feeling increasingly embarrassed

I can't speak to how different people feel, but I think having a network of tens of thousands of ambassadors is a great strength, and something we should be working through for every messaging campaign, fundraising or otherwise. –SJ talk 

• "Minimal disruption: ...causing minimal disruption and annoyance for users of the projects"

Instead, a desire to finish fundraising quickly is given higher priority.

As you say, "less disruption" != "shorter". I wonder what the fundraising team's internal measures of disruption/annoyance are: I know they are aiming for low disruption, not just short duration. For example, we now have a larger proportion of fundraising done continuously throughout the year in part because that is less disruptive.

I would be glad to see a longer campaign with better side effects. For instance, a campaign that leaves everyone who sees it feeling more inspired and enthusiastic, motivated to recruit others to get involved, rather than annoyed or guilty or concerned. I don't know how possible this is, but it's worth trying and striving for. –SJ talk 

• "Internationalism: ...our fundraising practices must support the easiest possible transfer of money internationally."

we've had the recent discussions about how donating is difficult from the Netherlands and impossible from Russia

I don't know the answers to these specific cases, nor how long it takes to implement changes. These issues do get regular consideration; I was glad to see a number of new ways to donate implemented in the past year, regionally and globally. –SJ talk  04:23, 4 December 2014 (UTC)