I am one of those guilty of always intending to donate, but never really getting to it. But now I sat down and took the time to donate to some of the projects that provide great value for me, and also listed the ones I did not donate to now for future donations. I also set up an overview to track where I donate to, so that I make sure to spread the donations well over time.

Just a friendly reminder to consider donating to the projects that provide value to you if you have the means!

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[–] Suspiciousbrowsing@kbin.melroy.org 16 points 1 week ago (1 children)

I've donated a small amount to Wikipedia before, but blooming heck do they hound you after for follow up donations.

[–] iglou@programming.dev 4 points 1 week ago (1 children)

I'm having a really hard time donating to wikipedia now that I've learned they are actually doing pretty well and don't need donations as urgently as their invasive banners say.

Now, of course their main revenue stream is donations (not only, I don't have the numbers but they sell commercial access to big tech through a for-profit company, Wikimedia Enterprise). But the whole guilt tripping strategy they've been using for a decade without actually needing it is disgusting.

I strongly recommend watching this 10min, sourced video on the topic from fern.

I'd rather donate to non profits that actually need it and yet don't resort to these emotionally manipulating campaigns.

[–] pugnaciousfarter@literature.cafe 1 points 1 week ago (2 children)

We need some sort of fediverse Wikipedia. No one entity should control such an expansive book of knowledge.

[–] iglou@programming.dev 2 points 1 week ago

Luckily, they don't own any of Wikipedia's content, and it's all downloadable at anytime by anyone wanting to create a mirror.

[–] swelter_spark@reddthat.com 1 points 1 week ago

There are already lots of Wiki sites that are basically the same thing.