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Dear Colleagues, 
 
Recently I was looking at the traffic monitor on 
the LINGUIST List site. Last week we had an average 
of 5000 site unique site visits per day. Our usual 
average is 6000 per day--for some inexplicable reason 
(smile), site visits go down during fund drive. 
 
Nevertheless, in the last month, our main pages have had: 
- 164,489 unique site visits 
- and 525,845 page views 
 
And this does not count: 
- 2,081 visits to the LL-MAP site (http://llmap.org) 
- 800 visits to the GOLD ontology site (http://linguistics-ontology.org) 
- 3,780 visits to MultiTree (http://multitree.org) 
 
It's gratifying that the linguistics community is 
finding and using the new project facilities we've 
worked so hard on for the last 5 years; and we would 
expect this usage to snowball once word gets out and 
usage reaches a critical mass. 
 
But even now, with the project views added in, the 
LINGUIST List site has garnered well over 170,000 
unique visits and 600,000 page views--IN A SINGLE 
MONTH. 
 
Now, I can't help but reflect that if each one of 
those viewer had left a dollar behind we'd be free 
of fund drive for 3 years. If they'd left a euro, 
we'd be free for 6 years. And if they'd just left 
a dime, we finish this year's fund drive today. 
We only need $14,600. But the ticket has been stalled 
for over 24 hours... 
 
Now I know that 837 of you have already donated-- 
and have given a lot more than a dime each. Our 
heartfelt thanks go out to the LL users who support 
our work, and do so year after year. 
 
But if any of you reading this form part of the 169,200 
who used the site last month but haven't yet donated, 
please take a moment and donate at: 
https://linguistlist.org/donation/donate/donate1.cfm 
 
Any amount is greatly appreciated! 
 
All the best, 
-Helen 

This Year the LINGUIST List hopes to raise $67,000. This money will go to help 
keep the List running by supporting all of our Student Editors for the coming year.

See below for donation instructions, and don't forget to check out Fund 
Drive 2011 site!

http://linguistlist.org/fund-drive/2011/

There are many ways to donate to LINGUIST!

You can donate right now using our secure credit card form at  
https://linguistlist.org/donation/donate/donate1.cfm

Alternatively you can also pledge right now and pay later. To do so, go to: 
https://linguistlist.org/donation/pledge/pledge1.cfm

For all information on donating and pledging, including information on how to 
donate by check, money order, or wire transfer, please visit: 
http://linguistlist.org/donation/

The LINGUIST List is under the umbrella of Eastern Michigan University and as 
such can receive donations through the EMU Foundation, which is a registered 
501(c) Non Profit organization. Our Federal Tax number is 38-6005986. These 
donations can be offset against your federal and sometimes your state tax return 
(U.S. tax payers only). For more information visit the IRS Web-Site, or contact 
your financial advisor.

Many companies also offer a gift matching program, such that they will match 
any gift you make to a non-profit organization. Normally this entails your 
contacting your human resources department and sending us a form that the 
EMU Foundation fills in and returns to your employer. This is generally a simple 
administrative procedure that doubles the value of your gift to LINGUIST, without 
costing you an extra penny. Please take a moment to check if your company 
operates such a program.

Thank you very much for your support of LINGUIST!