Re: [Wiki-Medicine] Stategy discussion

2017-03-06 Thread Christopher Williams
I agree with Pine’s comments. Some other comment about bank accounts: In the UK, my college is a registered charitable organisation and operates many accounts across the organisation. We had used Unity Trust Bank for years, although we recently changed. For several years there were various ethi

Re: [Wiki-Medicine] Stategy discussion

2017-03-06 Thread Pine W
Commenting regarding bank accounts: Cascadia Wikimedians User Group has our account with the BECU credit union which serves our needs well, has low fees, and has good online access tools that provide a variety of authorization levels to people who can access accounts. I suggest that you look into c

Re: [Wiki-Medicine] Stategy discussion

2017-03-06 Thread James Hare
I can work on opening a bank account. I think I can find the tax ID number online; will let you know if I can't. In terms of policy, account signers should be president and treasurer, with their actions further detailed by policy. In essence some things can *only* be authorized by the board whi

Re: [Wiki-Medicine] Stategy discussion

2017-03-06 Thread James Heilman
No unfortunately unable to make it to Berlin. Will be trying to gather feedback and ideas on Wikipedia/meta. James On Mon, Mar 6, 2017 at 12:04 PM, Shani Evenstein wrote: > So you'll be coming to Berlin after all?? :-) > > On 6 Mar 2017 22:02, "James Heilman" wrote: > >> 1) Yes will need a US

Re: [Wiki-Medicine] Stategy discussion

2017-03-06 Thread Shani Evenstein
So you'll be coming to Berlin after all?? :-) On 6 Mar 2017 22:02, "James Heilman" wrote: > 1) Yes will need a US account. > > 2) This is movement strategy (we should of course take into account > movement strategy as we determine our own strategy and hopefully our > strategy will be partly refl

Re: [Wiki-Medicine] Stategy discussion

2017-03-06 Thread James Heilman
1) Yes will need a US account. 2) This is movement strategy (we should of course take into account movement strategy as we determine our own strategy and hopefully our strategy will be partly reflected by the movement one). J On Mon, Mar 6, 2017 at 9:17 AM, Shani Evenstein wrote: > Thanks for

Re: [Wiki-Medicine] Stategy discussion

2017-03-06 Thread Shani Evenstein
Thanks for the update, James. 1 - Does this mean we need to consider a US account? James Hare, any updates on your end? 2 - Which strategy discussion are you referring to - of our foundation or the general movement ones? Cheers, Shani. On Mon, Mar 6, 2017 at 7:13 PM, James Heilman wrote: > Hey

[Wiki-Medicine] Stategy discussion

2017-03-06 Thread James Heilman
Hey All Few updates from my side: 1) The bank I inquired at in Canada cannot open accounts for a US based charity. 2) I have volunteered to help facilitate the ongoing strategy discussion. Best -- James Heilman MD, CCFP-EM, Wikipedian The Wikipedia Open Textbook of Medicine __