MZM, WMF *can't *ask money back from Chapters. By the agreement, Chapters who participate in last year Fundraising need to give 50% of everything they raised to WMF, but they are not forced to do anything more. And WMF can't ask for more than that because there are 2 different organizations. _____ *Béria Lima* <http://wikimedia.pt/>(351) 925 171 484
*Imagine um mundo onde é dada a qualquer pessoa a possibilidade de ter livre acesso ao somatório de todo o conhecimento humano. É isso o que estamos a fazer <http://wikimediafoundation.org/wiki/Nossos_projetos>.* On 5 August 2011 18:06, MZMcBride <[email protected]> wrote: > phoebe ayers wrote: > > The Board of Trustees has recently reviewed our fundraising model and > issues > > related to the way donor funds are received. This review followed > detailed > > discussions among the Board's Audit Committee and with our outside > auditors, > > which highlighted issues about the level of financial controls over donor > > funds that go directly to the chapters who act as payment processors. > This > > review focused on the model established last year, under which donors in > > certain countries are exclusively directed to the local chapter during > the > > annual fundraiser. In our 2010-2011 year, about $4M net went directly to > 12 > > chapters, representing roughly 15% of the total funds donated to the > > movement. > > > > There are several problems with this model, and with the current > fundraising > > situation. Some chapters have received large sums of money early in their > > organizational lives, before they have built the capacity and financial > > controls to safeguard and best use those resources in pursuit of the > > mission. Some chapters have received many times their planned budget in a > > single fundraiser. Additionally, in some countries, transferring funds > > internationally has been limited by regulatory constraints. > > > > There are also currently no movement-wide controls applied consistently > to > > all entities that receive donor funds. Some chapters, despite being > > well-funded, have not reported in a timely way on their activities, their > > financial status, and their use of donor funds, or have had difficulties > > following the regulatory requirements of their countries. > > > > This fundraising model has also contributed to significant resource > > disparity among chapters. Some of the largest fundraising chapters have > > revenue far greater than their stated need and capacity to spend, while > > other chapters receive revenue only from Foundation grants or have almost > no > > revenue at all. The model also suggests that chapters are entitled to > funds > > proportional to the wealth of their regions, which amplifies the gap > between > > the Global North and South. > > I think it's great that the Board is looking into this. I was vaguely aware > of the problem and it's certainly one that needs to be addressed. > > I have two questions from your post: > > * Is there a breakdown of the amount of money given to chapters from the > past fundraiser? A chart or something somewhere? There definitely should be > and I imagine there is, but I wouldn't be able to locate it off-hand. > > * Have any chapters been asked to give money back? If so, what has been the > response? > > MZMcBride > > > > _______________________________________________ > foundation-l mailing list > [email protected] > Unsubscribe: https://lists.wikimedia.org/mailman/listinfo/foundation-l > _______________________________________________ foundation-l mailing list [email protected] Unsubscribe: https://lists.wikimedia.org/mailman/listinfo/foundation-l
