He told Vedomosti (a Russian business daily) that he had registered the non-profit Anti-Corruption Foundation and begun raising donations. Navalny says he needs $300,000 a year. The experience of his other project, RosPil, shows that Navalny may be able to raise even more — sympathetic citizens, without any foundation at all and simply on the strength of his good name, have already transferred roughly that much. This time, Navalny says he does not intend to accept anonymous donations. “People regularly come and offer money. And I tell them: identify yourselves [publicly] and give me the money. They’re all afraid. By now, a certain number of brave people have come together who are ready to say that they are giving me money. They’re giving different amounts — from $100,000 down to $10,000,” Navalny says. http://www.vedomosti.ru/library/library-investigation/news/1501392/pesnya_o_blogere Those snoops at Vedomosti found out everything about our “Anti-Corruption Foundation” before we ourselves were ready to announce it. Our attempts to negotiate / explain / intimidate the journalists and postpone publication for a couple of weeks didn’t work. The surprise, the grand announcement, and the fundraising strategy have all been ruined, so I’m sending rays of indignation toward Vedomosti. Well, since they’ve written about it, go ahead and read it. There’s not much for me to add for now; I’ll share all the details later. The article also contains its share of exposés and dramatic reveal-the-truth moments. But that’s fine — the fewer secrets you have, the better you sleep.