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Re:Leading with Wikipedia: A brand proposal for 2030 by KerrickStaley on Tuesday February 26, 2019 @04:58PM (#19258683)
Just because Wikipedia is a non-profit doesn't mean that brand outreach and other administrative/meta work isn't important. These are as important in non-profit as in for-profit organizations and are a normal part of business. As a past donor I'm happy that they're spending resources in this area.
Re:Leading with Wikipedia: A brand proposal for 2030 by hn_throwaway_99 on Tuesday February 26, 2019 @05:08PM (#19258764)
Exactly. This is an area I think many technologists tend to glance over: "They paid how much to a 'brand consultancy' to replace an M with a P??"

And while these types of things can get "fluffy", if this branding change results in just a small percentage of additional people becoming more aware of the broader goals and projects of Wiki(m/p)edia, it was money well spent.

Re:Leading with Wikipedia: A brand proposal for 2030 by lixtra on Tuesday February 26, 2019 @05:26PM (#19258932)
But they don’t advertise in the banners that they spend the money in such a way.

I may have a partial match in goals with Wikipedia. If 20% of the money goes to goals I support and 80% goes to goals I do not support or that are even contrary to my goals, how much should I give?

I decided for me to donate to projects that better serve my goals.

Re:Leading with Wikipedia: A brand proposal for 2030 by jonnydubowsky on Tuesday February 26, 2019 @05:44PM (#19259064)
You raise a valid concern. How will you know If wikimedia's branding interests ultimately help them to deliver more of the goals you relate to? The means they take to improve their messaging may ultimately help them to coordinate resources more effectively and deliver more of what you support. Would the ends justify the means in that case?
Re:Leading with Wikipedia: A brand proposal for 2030 by lixtra on Wednesday February 27, 2019 @05:10PM (#19267408)
I would be okay if they used 20% of my donation to venture for goals that I don’t know yet I will possibly support in the future. That also applies to messaging. But as said the rate is more 80%.