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Wikipedia merchandise at Cafe Press: 20% of the listed price for each purchased item goes to the Wikimedia Foundation.

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  |text = '''Donate securely online with PayPal. You do not need an account to donate with a credit card.'''
-One-time donations do not require a PayPal account. You can send donations in any of the below currencies to us without having to pay a currency conversion fee (<!-- where?: either use the pull down list in the form at the top of this page or -->click below):
+You can send donations in any of the currencies below without having to pay a currency conversion fee:
 <html>
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 	<!-- hidden data -->
 	<input type="hidden" name="business" value="donation@wikipedia.org" />
-	<input type="hidden" name="item_name" value="One time donation" />
+	<input type="hidden" name="item_name" value="One-time donation" />
 	<input type="hidden" name="item_number" value="DONATE" />
 	<input type="hidden" name="no_note" value="0" />
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  |text = '''Donate securely online with Money Bookers.'''
-In most cases, the fees for MoneyBookers are lower than those for PayPal. The account name is: <tt>donation@wikipedia.org</tt>.
+MoneyBookers usually has smaller fees than PayPal. The account name is: <tt>donation@wikipedia.org</tt>.
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 {{/Box
  |title= Cheque (by mail)
- |text = '''You can donate via regular mail to the Wikimedia Foundation's mailbox.'''
+ |text = '''Donate via regular mail.'''
 Please make the cheque payable to 'Wikimedia Foundation, Inc.' To prevent theft, please do not send cash through the mail.
-If you donate from outside the United States, please use an international money order or a cheque payable by a U.S. bank to avoid collection costs. Sending a foreign cheque (or any other draft drawn on a bank outside the U.S.) may involve processing fees exceeding $50.
+If you donate from outside the United States, please use an international money order or a cheque payable by a U.S. bank to avoid extra costs to us that may exceed $50.
 Our mailing address:
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 {{/Box
  |title= Direct deposit
- |text = '''You can deposit money directly into the Wikimedia Foundation's bank account.'''
+ |text = '''Deposit money directly into our bank account.'''
-The Wikimedia Foundation has a Dexia bank account in Belgium that accepts money transfers. Please use the following information:
+The Wikimedia Foundation has a bank account that accepts money transfers. Our account information:
 '''Account holder:'''<br />
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 Dexia bank<br />
 Pachecolaan 44<br />
-Brussel<br />
+Brussel, Belgium
-Belgium
 </div>
-'''IBAN:'''
-<div style="margin-left:2em;">BE43 0689 9999 9501</div>
 '''Account number:'''
-<div style="margin-left:2em;">068-9999995-01</div>
+<div style="margin-left:2em;">BE43 0689 9999 9501 (IBAN)
+-9999995-01 (other systems)
+</div>
 '''BIC (swift code):'''