Hi Ting, thank you for the letter. Could you clarify to what extent this is the end decision, and how much discussion/process should be expected ahead of us? Going up to this board meeting I have heard both the opinions that the final decision would be made quickly, and also that definitely no decision would be made, but rather an inventory, which would allow for a real life discussion in Paris/Berlin with other stakeholders.
Lodewijk No dia 9 de Fevereiro de 2012 09:11, Ting Chen <[email protected]>escreveu: > The Board approves the following letter to be sent to the community: > > Dear members of the Wikimedia Movement, > > As you are probably aware we have been discussing the the future of > fundraising and fund dissemination for the Wikimedia Movement for almost 6 > months now. After discussing fundraising and funds dissemination at this > past meeting, the board has drafted the following statement. It our > intention to discuss these matters in the coming weeks to come to a final > decision mid March. > > But first we would like to thank everyone who took part in the discussion > so far and spent their valuable time providing us with their viewpoints > which we have of course taken into account in our decision making process. > We hope that you will continue to participate by giving feedback on this > letter. > > ==Funds dissemination== > The board wants to create a volunteer-driven body to make recommendations > for funding for movement-wide initiatives (Working title: Funds > Dissemination Committee, FDC). The Wikimedia Foundation has decision-making > authority, because it has fiduciary responsibilities to donors which it > legally cannot delegate. The new body will make recommendations for funds > dissemination to the Wikimedia Foundation. We anticipate a process in which > the Wikimedia Foundation will review and approve all but a small minority > of recommendations from the FDC. In the event that the Wikimedia Foundation > does not approve a recommendation from the FDC, and the FDC and the > Wikimedia Foundation aren't subsequently able to reach agreement, then the > FDC can ask the Wikimedia Foundation Board of Trustees to request the > recommendation be reconsidered. > > #the FDC will be a diverse body of people from across our movement (which > may include paid staff) with appropriate expertise for this purpose, whose > primary purpose is to disseminate funds to advance the Wikimedia mission; > #the WMF staff will support and facilitate the work of the FDC > #Proposals can range from one time smaller contributions for small > projects from individuals to larger financing for operational costs of > chapters or associations > > The board intends to evaluate this process together with the FDC and see > if it is working. > > ==Fundraising== > Our thoughts on fundraising are less specific. We have come to the > following two statements which are important > > * If and when payment processing is done by chapters, it should be done > primarily for reasons of tax, operational efficiency (including > incentivizing donor cultivation and relations), should not be in conflict > with funds dissemination principles and goals, and should avoid a > perception of entitlement. > > * The board is sharpening the criteria for payment processing. Payment > processing is not a natural path to growth for a chapter; and payment > processing will likely be an exception -- most chapters will not do so. > > > The Wikimedia Board of Trustees > > NB: Please note that rather than spend a LOT of time on wording at this > time, the board preferred to amend the above text if necessary when moving > towards a resolution. This letter indicates our intent, and we may > "wordsmith as needed" in our final resolutions. > > -- > Ting Chen > Member of the Board of Trustees > Wikimedia Foundation, Inc. > E-Mail: [email protected] > > > ______________________________**_________________ > foundation-l mailing list > [email protected].**org <[email protected]> > Unsubscribe: > https://lists.wikimedia.org/**mailman/listinfo/foundation-l<https://lists.wikimedia.org/mailman/listinfo/foundation-l> > _______________________________________________ foundation-l mailing list [email protected] Unsubscribe: https://lists.wikimedia.org/mailman/listinfo/foundation-l
