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Why Wikimedia’s new revenue strategy makes me happy
Every non-profit has two main jobs: service delivery (which is the mission work, the reason the non-profit exists) and revenue generation (how you pay for the costs of service delivery). If a...
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If You Have These Five Characteristics Wikimedia Wants to Hire You
Since joining the Wikimedia Foundation, I’ve hired about 25 people. That means I’ve read thousands of CVs, done hundreds of pre-interview e-mail exchanges and phone calls, and participated in about 150...
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How to make donors feel good, not bad (plus six reasons to love Donors Choose)
This past March at TED we were given $100 gift cards for Donors Choose, the online non-profit that connects donors with American classrooms that need money. I’d heard of Donors Choose, but I’d never...
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What’s *really* wrong with nonprofits — and how we can fix it
This post requires a number of caveats and acknowledgements. They’re at the bottom. In 2008 I was interviewing a candidate for an engineering position at the Wikimedia Foundation and as we talked I...
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What’s wrong with restricted grants
I know a lot of people who’re starting up new nonprofits, and most don’t have any prior experience with fundraising. That was me!, back in 2007 when I took over the Wikimedia Foundation. And so, the...
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