Add a news item for the 2023 financial report

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+type = "news"
+title = "Haiku, Inc. Financial Report for 2023 is now available"
+author = "leavengood"
+date = "2024-05-18 10:00:00-05:00"
+tags = ["haiku-inc", "donations"]
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+The Haiku, Inc. [financial report for 2023](https://www.haiku-inc.org/docs/haiku_inc-financial-report-2023.pdf)
+is now available on the [Haiku, Inc. Documents page](https://www.haiku-inc.org/documents/).
+
+Our donations for 2023 were almost as high as 2021, which was our record year so
+far. We pretty much broke even on income vs expenses, which bodes well for the
+future. Of course for more detail read the report!
+
+In 2023 our contractor waddlesplash worked the whole year, and efforts are
+currently under way to make another beta release.
+
+I want to extend a huge thanks to all our donors, everyone in the project really
+appreciates every donation we get. I recently got a check from someone for a
+relatively small donation, with a note apologizing that they cannot donate more
+right now. It really struck home to me that people passionate about Haiku and
+our mission will donate even if it is a bit of stretch. Either way, every little
+bit helps!