Re: [Wikimediauk-l] Wikimedia UK are looking for a Fundraising Assistant
Hey Katherine, Thanks for sharing this background. I'm really glad to hear your good news - a solid fundraising strategy for WMUK is long overdue, and it's great to hear that you'll be working on this and will have the time to focus on it. :-) On the volunteers point: I've always advocated this along the lines of staff should only do things that volunteers either cannot do or do not want to do, which is somewhat different from whether or not they should be able to help with administrative work or not, and also whether it's fun or not. I'm glad to hear that you'll be giving consideration to this is your public survey, which I look forward to seeing. I would encourage you to think more about what fundraising work could be packaged and offered to volunteers to do, even if it's not fun work - I'm sure there are volunteers out there (such as retired or part-time workers) who would be capable and interested in helping with some of the 'boring' stuff too. I remember Jon giving an example from the last charity he worked at along those very lines. Yes, they can't offer guaranteed outcomes the way that staff mostly can, but they can still sign legal agreements to not disclose information where necessary, it's much more scaleable to involve volunteers wherever possible than it is to have staff doing anything, and supervising people to make sure they do a good enough job generally takes less time than doing the work yourself. (Let's not go into the university point here, which from my perspective has always required both more and less staff support than it has...) Thanks again for sharing the background here - if WMUK can share the same level of explanation along with future adverts, that would be great. :-) Thanks, Mike P.S. I'm refraining from replying to Jon's email, as that would definitely come out rather bitey. :-/ On 22 Jul 2014, at 14:24, Katherine Bavage katherine.bav...@wikimedia.org.uk wrote: Hey Mike and everyone, I think Jon and others have replied in my stead (sorry, I was on holiday this weekend and yesterday) on most points but I'd like to speak particularly to the points about longer term planning and volunteers having opportunities in this area. So, this post will essentially deputize for me while I do a large piece of work requested by the board of trustees and it will essentially focus on three key areas; donor stewardship, donor data and records management, and reporting and finance - especially gift aid claims. The idea has been to take off my hands really vital work that would otherwise get delayed and ensure that on a day to day basis the charity retains a commitment to donor services. I don't know if you agree with me, but I think these tasks are a poor fit for volunteers for several reasons. The first is, frankly, they aren't fun (well, honestly donor correspondence can be REALLY fun but generally its just change of address or cancellation queries and the like). The next is they are very detail oriented and need to be done on a day to day basis - this is poor fit for a lot of volunteers who want less time sensitive projects they can dip in an out of. The final part is, despite what Andy says, to some extent data protection and legal considerations because the gift aid claims especially contain financial info and it is also extremely important they are done to a very very high standard. I cannot ask the same minimum considerations of a volunteer as a member of staff because legally, I cannot place demands like that on people we do not pay, and also because that is life - volunteers sometimes need to prioritise their personal lives and we need to be able to guarantee outcomes with work like that. I believe we did ask for a volunteer to help me with this work in September or October 2013 and no offer was forthcoming and I had to spend three weeks of working to 10pm to get it done. Now, the good news. The reason I need to be taken off admin tasks is because the Trustees have asked me to scope out a formal, measurable, inscrutable ( ;) ) fundraising strategy and then develop a plan to support it. The research report will be public and in front of the board (and therefore the community!) in September. There will also be a public survey for volunteers to complete next month. It will give consideration to ways in which volunteers can input into fundraising activities. Some examples over the last months of this have been; helping deliver surveys, ideas for grant application opportunities, my supporting volunteers to make grant applications and working with volunteers to deliver a donor event. So this stuff is happening. The tricky part is always trying to segment work so volunteers do fun stuff that is useful to the charity (otherwise we can't really justify the use of my paid time) but that we guarantee hard outcomes around our Fundraising promise are delivered to a professional, timely
Re: [Wikimediauk-l] Wikimedia UK are looking for a Fundraising Assistant
On 22/07/14 16:25, Katherine Bavage wrote: Volunteers can do things to a very high standard. Notably the Trustees. Gordo ___ Wikimedia UK mailing list wikimediau...@wikimedia.org http://mail.wikimedia.org/mailman/listinfo/wikimediauk-l WMUK: https://wikimedia.org.uk
Re: [Wikimediauk-l] Wikimedia UK are looking for a Fundraising Assistant
Hey Mike and everyone, I think Jon and others have replied in my stead (sorry, I was on holiday this weekend and yesterday) on most points but I'd like to speak particularly to the points about longer term planning and volunteers having opportunities in this area. So, this post will essentially deputize for me while I do a large piece of work requested by the board of trustees and it will essentially focus on three key areas; donor stewardship, donor data and records management, and reporting and finance - especially gift aid claims. The idea has been to take off my hands really vital work that would otherwise get delayed and ensure that on a day to day basis the charity retains a commitment to donor services. I don't know if you agree with me, but I think these tasks are a poor fit for volunteers for several reasons. The first is, frankly, they aren't fun (well, honestly donor correspondence can be REALLY fun but generally its just change of address or cancellation queries and the like). The next is they are very detail oriented and need to be done on a day to day basis - this is poor fit for a lot of volunteers who want less time sensitive projects they can dip in an out of. The final part is, despite what Andy says, to some extent data protection and legal considerations because the gift aid claims especially contain financial info and it is also extremely important they are done to a very very high standard. I cannot ask the same minimum considerations of a volunteer as a member of staff because legally, I cannot place demands like that on people we do not pay, and also because that is life - volunteers sometimes need to prioritise their personal lives and we need to be able to guarantee outcomes with work like that. I believe we did ask for a volunteer to help me with this work in September or October 2013 and no offer was forthcoming and I had to spend three weeks of working to 10pm to get it done. Now, the good news. The reason I need to be taken off admin tasks is because the Trustees have asked me to scope out a formal, measurable, inscrutable ( ;) ) fundraising strategy and then develop a plan to support it. The research report will be public and in front of the board (and therefore the community!) in September. There will also be a public survey for volunteers to complete next month. It will give consideration to ways in which volunteers can input into fundraising activities. Some examples over the last months of this have been; helping deliver surveys, ideas for grant application opportunities, my supporting volunteers to make grant applications and working with volunteers to deliver a donor event. So this stuff is happening. The tricky part is always trying to segment work so volunteers do fun stuff that is useful to the charity (otherwise we can't really justify the use of my paid time) but that we guarantee hard outcomes around our Fundraising promise are delivered to a professional, timely standard. I can't pre-empt Trustee discussion and decision making about staffing capacity, budgetary resources and volunteer led fundraising (I privately have concerns that the latter though the most in line with our mission and indeed, what I'm used to in the university sector, requires more staff support than we currently have - but that is a point we could debate) but it would certainly inform their thinking and mine if people gave their thoughts on ways volunteers can lead fundraising either here or in the August survey. Final thought - I apologise that the staffing advert went out without a better explanation like this first - I think I was a bit wrapped up in the report process and I see now it's important to explain things too. Happy to keep discussing here or on wiki as required. *Katherine Bavage * *Fundraising Manager * *Wikimedia UK* +44 20 7065 0752 Wikimedia UK is a Company Limited by Guarantee registered in England and Wales, Registered No. 6741827. Registered Charity No.1144513. Registered Office 4th Floor, Development House, 56-64 Leonard Street, London EC2A 4LT. United Kingdom. Wikimedia UK is the UK chapter of a global Wikimedia movement. The Wikimedia projects are run by the Wikimedia Foundation (who operate Wikipedia, amongst other projects). *Wikimedia UK is an independent non-profit charity with no legal control over Wikipedia nor responsibility for its contents.* On 21 July 2014 10:25, Jon Davies jon.dav...@wikimedia.org.uk wrote: Good morning Mike, (and Charles and Harry), Answers in-line. On 20 July 2014 00:07, Michael Peel em...@mikepeel.net wrote: Hi Richard/WMUK staff, I'm rather puzzled by this. Given that: 1) WMUK cannot raise funds through the Wikimedia annual fundraising campaign any more, which means that the number of donors through that method will not be increasing, and that the apparent alignment of this position with the fundraising period (the position wraps up at the end of Jan 2015) is rather misleading (unless WMUK is planning to
Re: [Wikimediauk-l] Wikimedia UK are looking for a Fundraising Assistant
Probably easier to make less bitey if you check that was what I intended to insinuate :) Volunteers can do things to a very high standard. We definitely have volunteers who have been or are fundraisers and administrators. However, the consequences of mistakes in gift aid claims or stewarding gifts are serious. What I mean about a high standard is that it requires a high level time commitment and focus. So its about availability, not ability per se. I hope that clears up any insinuations. In my experience the nature of admin tasks (day to day, time limited, serious consequences for error) are poorly suited to what our volunteers have traditionally wanted to do. Can I reiterate: in the past no one wanted to do this. I did ask. As for how entirely volunteer led and run orgs do it...In my experience working for orgs the involvement of volunteers in back office admin can create issues, requires support (which totally defeats the point of unburdening me and freeing up time), and may not be a like for like comparison in terms of the nature or volume of the work. Still, assuming that you may have examples of excellence do let me know because me and Katy could usefully look at or talk to them. Anyway - I'm surprised to hear anyone from the community say volunteers should be doing administrative support work. Historically this is more or less the exact opposite of what I've been given to understand. If anyone wants to speak to that point I'd be grateful. *Katherine Bavage * *Fundraising Manager * *Wikimedia UK* +44 20 7065 0752 Wikimedia UK is a Company Limited by Guarantee registered in England and Wales, Registered No. 6741827. Registered Charity No.1144513. Registered Office 4th Floor, Development House, 56-64 Leonard Street, London EC2A 4LT. United Kingdom. Wikimedia UK is the UK chapter of a global Wikimedia movement. The Wikimedia projects are run by the Wikimedia Foundation (who operate Wikipedia, amongst other projects). *Wikimedia UK is an independent non-profit charity with no legal control over Wikipedia nor responsibility for its contents.* On 22 July 2014 15:17, Andy Mabbett a...@pigsonthewing.org.uk wrote: On 22 July 2014 14:24, Katherine Bavage katherine.bav...@wikimedia.org.uk wrote: The final part is, despite what Andy says, to some extent data protection and legal considerations My comment was Data protection is not a reason for volunteers not to undertake a task. because the gift aid claims especially contain financial info and it is also extremely important they are done to a very very high standard. I'm surprised by the apparent insinuation that volunteers can't work to a very very high standard. One wonders how all the charities who do use volunteers for such tasks - including those without any paid staff - cope. [I've tried to find a way to make this email less bitey, but really, I can't. Sorry.] -- Andy Mabbett @pigsonthewing http://pigsonthewing.org.uk ___ Wikimedia UK mailing list wikimediau...@wikimedia.org http://mail.wikimedia.org/mailman/listinfo/wikimediauk-l WMUK: https://wikimedia.org.uk ___ Wikimedia UK mailing list wikimediau...@wikimedia.org http://mail.wikimedia.org/mailman/listinfo/wikimediauk-l WMUK: https://wikimedia.org.uk
Re: [Wikimediauk-l] Wikimedia UK are looking for a Fundraising Assistant
On 22 July 2014 16:25, Katherine Bavage katherine.bav...@wikimedia.org.uk wrote: Anyway - I'm surprised to hear anyone from the community say volunteers should be doing administrative support work. Historically this is more or less the exact opposite of what I've been given to understand. If anyone wants to speak to that point I'd be grateful. Having done a cross-section of fundraiser work while I was on the chapter of WMUK, I find what Kat says rings true. A small proportion of it is hearing donors tell us what great work we do: which is no hardship at all. Much more is typical financial administration. I have considerable experience of clubs that struggle to get treasurers, and/or accounts. Makes sense to me to have staff roles. Charles ___ Wikimedia UK mailing list wikimediau...@wikimedia.org http://mail.wikimedia.org/mailman/listinfo/wikimediauk-l WMUK: https://wikimedia.org.uk
Re: [Wikimediauk-l] Wikimedia UK are looking for a Fundraising Assistant
Good morning Mike, (and Charles and Harry), Answers in-line. On 20 July 2014 00:07, Michael Peel em...@mikepeel.net wrote: Hi Richard/WMUK staff, I'm rather puzzled by this. Given that: 1) WMUK cannot raise funds through the Wikimedia annual fundraising campaign any more, which means that the number of donors through that method will not be increasing, and that the apparent alignment of this position with the fundraising period (the position wraps up at the end of Jan 2015) is rather misleading (unless WMUK is planning to compete against the annual fundraiser); You are completely correct, WMUK cannot raise funds through the Wikimedia annual fundraising campaign any more, which means that the number of donors through that method will not be increasing. But we still have a large number of monthly and occasional donors. These need stewarding and their payment monitored and processed, their queries answered and their gift aid 'paperwork' dealt with. This is a lot of work -at the backend' and needs to be done professionally if we are to keep these donors, encourage them to increase their donations and make sure that all the processing is dealt with properly. 2) WMUK already has a staff member who is focused on fundraising, and many other staff members who can help with the administration work; Katherine's main role will be looking for major fundraising opportunities to enable the chapter to develop further. The FDC funding is fairly static and we need to be able to gain financial support from big trusts and institutions for the ambitious protect, eg. around software development, that we would like to undertake. It is my judgement, and that of the board's that we should offer her temporary support to allow her to use her professional fundraising skills to more effect. As to the 'many' other staff members. Discounting the temporary 4 Wikimania staff I wonder where these 'many other staff members' with the capacity to help are? Take Stevie off comms and external work? Take Jonathan off his GLAM work? Take Toni off his Education work? Take Katie off volunteer support? Take Robin of his work in Wales? Take Richard S off his finance work - which has increased dramatically since we were able to manage with a volunteer treasurer? Take Daria away from running our programmes? That leaves Richard N who is up to his eyes, especially with FDC reporting and managing our civicrm work etc etc.. So we might appear 'many' but in reality we are few and only human and work long hours. 3) This position wasn't included in WMUK's FDC application last year, with the implication that funding for this position is not guaranteed in the long run, despite the comment that the position may be renewable based on evaluation of its effect; You are quite right. The funding is not guaranteed, hence the temporary contract. If we find it helps pay for itself, we are currently undertaking a review of our fundraising ambitions. The FDC provides roughly two thirds of our funding which means as an independent charity and chapter we have the flexibility to make local decisions. 4) Volunteers are being excluded from assisting with this work; If a volunteer comes forward who is willing to commit themselves to this work we would certainly welcome that as an option. In reality, and we know this through our work over Wikimania, we have a limited pool of active volunteers to draw on, many have jobs or other commitments in their lives, and most want to volunteer in areas that relate to editing not back room administration. 5) WMUK has so far done nothing to seek funding outside of individual donors to the Wikimedia movement via the Wikimedia websites, and has not shared any plans to do anything along these lines any time soon, how is this staff position being justified? Wouldn't it be better to invest in volunteer support work instead, given the current funding situation? We have been seeking funding from outside projects. We are doing a complete review of fundraising, see the last board meeting, which will report to the Board in October with a final paper in December. If we are to make the impact we want we will need the funding to extend our dev projects, Wikimedians in Residence, the VLE etc. This does not preclude volunteer development which must go hand in hand. Specifically in terms of fundraising I know Katherine is considering how to harness the energy of our community. I know your strong and properly held views but the chapter has changed a great deal from the days when a volunteer board could try and manage everything. We are in a highly regulated sector with financial, administrative and governance duties that mean we need support staff to be well run. Jon Thanks, Mike On 18 Jul 2014, at 14:26, Richard Nevell richard.nev...@wikimedia.org.uk wrote: Hello, Wikimedia UK are now accepting applications for a Fundraising Assistant to support the delivery of the charity's fundraising
Re: [Wikimediauk-l] Wikimedia UK are looking for a Fundraising Assistant
On 20 July 2014 00:07, Michael Peel em...@mikepeel.net wrote: Hi Richard/WMUK staff, I'm rather puzzled by this. Given that: 1) WMUK cannot raise funds through the Wikimedia annual fundraising campaign any more, which means that the number of donors through that method will not be increasing, and that the apparent alignment of this position with the fundraising period (the position wraps up at the end of Jan 2015) is rather misleading (unless WMUK is planning to compete against the annual fundraiser); Isn't that itself a rather misleading statement of the position? WMUK will not be doing payment processing for the WMF fundraiser, as we know, which takes place over the holiday season now in some English-speaking countries, but at other periods in other parts of the world. Talking about the fundraising period for the WMF is not quite what it seems. WMUK has its own donor base, and raising funds from them over the same holiday period is legitimate. It is when many people turn their minds to charity. It is certainly an operational matter. Planning to compete against the annual fundraiser seems to me a slanted way to view approaching donors who have given to WMUK in the past, on the grounds that they may also see a fundraising banner on the site. Charles ___ Wikimedia UK mailing list wikimediau...@wikimedia.org http://mail.wikimedia.org/mailman/listinfo/wikimediauk-l WMUK: https://wikimedia.org.uk
Re: [Wikimediauk-l] Wikimedia UK are looking for a Fundraising Assistant
Hi Richard/WMUK staff, I'm rather puzzled by this. Given that: 1) WMUK cannot raise funds through the Wikimedia annual fundraising campaign any more, which means that the number of donors through that method will not be increasing, and that the apparent alignment of this position with the fundraising period (the position wraps up at the end of Jan 2015) is rather misleading (unless WMUK is planning to compete against the annual fundraiser); 2) WMUK already has a staff member who is focused on fundraising, and many other staff members who can help with the administration work; 3) This position wasn't included in WMUK's FDC application last year, with the implication that funding for this position is not guaranteed in the long run, despite the comment that the position may be renewable based on evaluation of its effect; 4) Volunteers are being excluded from assisting with this work; 5) WMUK has so far done nothing to seek funding outside of individual donors to the Wikimedia movement via the Wikimedia websites, and has not shared any plans to do anything along these lines any time soon, how is this staff position being justified? Wouldn't it be better to invest in volunteer support work instead, given the current funding situation? Thanks, Mike On 18 Jul 2014, at 14:26, Richard Nevell richard.nev...@wikimedia.org.uk wrote: Hello, Wikimedia UK are now accepting applications for a Fundraising Assistant to support the delivery of the charity's fundraising programme, in particular working with our donors and undertaking the essential administrative tasks involved with donor stewardship. If you are interested in applying, more details can be found here. The deadline for applications is 5pm BST on Friday 1st August 2014. Regards, Richard Nevell -- Richard Nevell Assistant Office Manager Wikimedia UK +44 (0) 20 7065 0753 Wikimedia UK is a Company Limited by Guarantee registered in England and Wales, Registered No. 6741827. Registered Charity No.1144513. Registered Office 4th Floor, Development House, 56-64 Leonard Street, London EC2A 4LT. United Kingdom. Wikimedia UK is the UK chapter of a global Wikimedia movement. The Wikimedia projects are run by the Wikimedia Foundation (who operate Wikipedia, amongst other projects). Wikimedia UK is an independent non-profit charity with no legal control over Wikipedia nor responsibility for its contents. ___ Wikimedia UK mailing list wikimediau...@wikimedia.org http://mail.wikimedia.org/mailman/listinfo/wikimediauk-l WMUK: https://wikimedia.org.uk ___ Wikimedia UK mailing list wikimediau...@wikimedia.org http://mail.wikimedia.org/mailman/listinfo/wikimediauk-l WMUK: https://wikimedia.org.uk
Re: [Wikimediauk-l] Wikimedia UK are looking for a Fundraising Assistant
Mike, on your point 4, I don't think you'll realistically find volunteers who want to do this sort of back-end work (and there are probably good reasons - eg data protection - for it to be done by staff). I don't feel strongly enough to comment on nay of your other points, especially not at this time of night, but I'm certainly not going to oppose more volunteer support! Harry Mitchellhttp://enwp.org/User:HJ Phone: +44 (0) 7507 536971 Skype: harry_j_mitchell From: Michael Peel em...@mikepeel.net To: UK Wikimedia mailing list wikimediauk-l@lists.wikimedia.org Sent: Sunday, 20 July 2014, 0:07 Subject: Re: [Wikimediauk-l] Wikimedia UK are looking for a Fundraising Assistant Hi Richard/WMUK staff, I'm rather puzzled by this. Given that: 1) WMUK cannot raise funds through the Wikimedia annual fundraising campaign any more, which means that the number of donors through that method will not be increasing, and that the apparent alignment of this position with the fundraising period (the position wraps up at the end of Jan 2015) is rather misleading (unless WMUK is planning to compete against the annual fundraiser); 2) WMUK already has a staff member who is focused on fundraising, and many other staff members who can help with the administration work; 3) This position wasn't included in WMUK's FDC application last year, with the implication that funding for this position is not guaranteed in the long run, despite the comment that the position may be renewable based on evaluation of its effect; 4) Volunteers are being excluded from assisting with this work; 5) WMUK has so far done nothing to seek funding outside of individual donors to the Wikimedia movement via the Wikimedia websites, and has not shared any plans to do anything along these lines any time soon, how is this staff position being justified? Wouldn't it be better to invest in volunteer support work instead, given the current funding situation? Thanks, Mike On 18 Jul 2014, at 14:26, Richard Nevell richard.nev...@wikimedia.org.uk wrote: Hello, Wikimedia UK are now accepting applications for a Fundraising Assistant to support the delivery of the charity's fundraising programme, in particular working with our donors and undertaking the essential administrative tasks involved with donor stewardship. If you are interested in applying, more details can be found here. The deadline for applications is 5pm BST on Friday 1st August 2014. Regards, Richard Nevell -- Richard Nevell Assistant Office Manager Wikimedia UK +44 (0) 20 7065 0753 Wikimedia UK is a Company Limited by Guarantee registered in England and Wales, Registered No. 6741827. Registered Charity No.1144513. Registered Office 4th Floor, Development House, 56-64 Leonard Street, London EC2A 4LT. United Kingdom. Wikimedia UK is the UK chapter of a global Wikimedia movement. The Wikimedia projects are run by the Wikimedia Foundation (who operate Wikipedia, amongst other projects). Wikimedia UK is an independent non-profit charity with no legal control over Wikipedia nor responsibility for its contents. ___ Wikimedia UK mailing list wikimediau...@wikimedia.org http://mail.wikimedia.org/mailman/listinfo/wikimediauk-l WMUK: https://wikimedia.org.uk ___ Wikimedia UK mailing list wikimediau...@wikimedia.org http://mail.wikimedia.org/mailman/listinfo/wikimediauk-l WMUK: https://wikimedia.org.uk___ Wikimedia UK mailing list wikimediau...@wikimedia.org http://mail.wikimedia.org/mailman/listinfo/wikimediauk-l WMUK: https://wikimedia.org.uk
Re: [Wikimediauk-l] Wikimedia UK are looking for a Fundraising Assistant
Hi Harry, That may sadly be true now that we have a lot of staff members, but historically that wasn't the case - I know that I volunteered a lot of my time to work on this sort of work, I know that Seddon also did so. I personally found the work I did very much more rewarding than I would have found going out on the high street with a coin collection box, given the cost:benefit ratio, and I'd hope that others would feel the same. Thanks, Mike On 20 Jul 2014, at 00:33, HJ Mitchell hjmitch...@ymail.com wrote: Mike, on your point 4, I don't think you'll realistically find volunteers who want to do this sort of back-end work (and there are probably good reasons - eg data protection - for it to be done by staff). I don't feel strongly enough to comment on nay of your other points, especially not at this time of night, but I'm certainly not going to oppose more volunteer support! Harry Mitchell http://enwp.org/User:HJ Phone: +44 (0) 7507 536971 Skype: harry_j_mitchell From: Michael Peel em...@mikepeel.net To: UK Wikimedia mailing list wikimediauk-l@lists.wikimedia.org Sent: Sunday, 20 July 2014, 0:07 Subject: Re: [Wikimediauk-l] Wikimedia UK are looking for a Fundraising Assistant Hi Richard/WMUK staff, I'm rather puzzled by this. Given that: 1) WMUK cannot raise funds through the Wikimedia annual fundraising campaign any more, which means that the number of donors through that method will not be increasing, and that the apparent alignment of this position with the fundraising period (the position wraps up at the end of Jan 2015) is rather misleading (unless WMUK is planning to compete against the annual fundraiser); 2) WMUK already has a staff member who is focused on fundraising, and many other staff members who can help with the administration work; 3) This position wasn't included in WMUK's FDC application last year, with the implication that funding for this position is not guaranteed in the long run, despite the comment that the position may be renewable based on evaluation of its effect; 4) Volunteers are being excluded from assisting with this work; 5) WMUK has so far done nothing to seek funding outside of individual donors to the Wikimedia movement via the Wikimedia websites, and has not shared any plans to do anything along these lines any time soon, how is this staff position being justified? Wouldn't it be better to invest in volunteer support work instead, given the current funding situation? Thanks, Mike On 18 Jul 2014, at 14:26, Richard Nevell richard.nev...@wikimedia.org.uk wrote: Hello, Wikimedia UK are now accepting applications for a Fundraising Assistant to support the delivery of the charity's fundraising programme, in particular working with our donors and undertaking the essential administrative tasks involved with donor stewardship. If you are interested in applying, more details can be found here. The deadline for applications is 5pm BST on Friday 1st August 2014. Regards, Richard Nevell -- Richard Nevell Assistant Office Manager Wikimedia UK +44 (0) 20 7065 0753 Wikimedia UK is a Company Limited by Guarantee registered in England and Wales, Registered No. 6741827. Registered Charity No.1144513. Registered Office 4th Floor, Development House, 56-64 Leonard Street, London EC2A 4LT. United Kingdom. Wikimedia UK is the UK chapter of a global Wikimedia movement. The Wikimedia projects are run by the Wikimedia Foundation (who operate Wikipedia, amongst other projects). Wikimedia UK is an independent non-profit charity with no legal control over Wikipedia nor responsibility for its contents. ___ Wikimedia UK mailing list wikimediau...@wikimedia.org http://mail.wikimedia.org/mailman/listinfo/wikimediauk-l WMUK: https://wikimedia.org.uk ___ Wikimedia UK mailing list wikimediau...@wikimedia.org http://mail.wikimedia.org/mailman/listinfo/wikimediauk-l WMUK: https://wikimedia.org.uk ___ Wikimedia UK mailing list wikimediau...@wikimedia.org http://mail.wikimedia.org/mailman/listinfo/wikimediauk-l WMUK: https://wikimedia.org.uk ___ Wikimedia UK mailing list wikimediau...@wikimedia.org http://mail.wikimedia.org/mailman/listinfo/wikimediauk-l WMUK: https://wikimedia.org.uk
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Data protection is not a reason for volunteers not to undertake a task. On Jul 20, 2014 12:33 AM, HJ Mitchell hjmitch...@ymail.com wrote: Mike, on your point 4, I don't think you'll realistically find volunteers who want to do this sort of back-end work (and there are probably good reasons - eg data protection - for it to be done by staff). I don't feel strongly enough to comment on nay of your other points, especially not at this time of night, but I'm certainly not going to oppose more volunteer support! Harry Mitchell http://enwp.org/User:HJ Phone: +44 (0) 7507 536971 Skype: harry_j_mitchell -- *From:* Michael Peel em...@mikepeel.net *To:* UK Wikimedia mailing list wikimediauk-l@lists.wikimedia.org *Sent:* Sunday, 20 July 2014, 0:07 *Subject:* Re: [Wikimediauk-l] Wikimedia UK are looking for a Fundraising Assistant Hi Richard/WMUK staff, I'm rather puzzled by this. Given that: 1) WMUK cannot raise funds through the Wikimedia annual fundraising campaign any more, which means that the number of donors through that method will not be increasing, and that the apparent alignment of this position with the fundraising period (the position wraps up at the end of Jan 2015) is rather misleading (unless WMUK is planning to compete against the annual fundraiser); 2) WMUK already has a staff member who is focused on fundraising, and many other staff members who can help with the administration work; 3) This position wasn't included in WMUK's FDC application last year, with the implication that funding for this position is not guaranteed in the long run, despite the comment that the position may be renewable based on evaluation of its effect; 4) Volunteers are being excluded from assisting with this work; 5) WMUK has so far done nothing to seek funding outside of individual donors to the Wikimedia movement via the Wikimedia websites, and has not shared any plans to do anything along these lines any time soon, how is this staff position being justified? Wouldn't it be better to invest in volunteer support work instead, given the current funding situation? Thanks, Mike On 18 Jul 2014, at 14:26, Richard Nevell richard.nev...@wikimedia.org.uk wrote: Hello, Wikimedia UK are now accepting applications for a Fundraising Assistant to support the delivery of the charity's fundraising programme, in particular working with our donors and undertaking the essential administrative tasks involved with donor stewardship. If you are interested in applying, more details can be found here. The deadline for applications is 5pm BST on Friday 1st August 2014. Regards, Richard Nevell -- Richard Nevell Assistant Office Manager Wikimedia UK +44 (0) 20 7065 0753 Wikimedia UK is a Company Limited by Guarantee registered in England and Wales, Registered No. 6741827. Registered Charity No.1144513. Registered Office 4th Floor, Development House, 56-64 Leonard Street, London EC2A 4LT. United Kingdom. Wikimedia UK is the UK chapter of a global Wikimedia movement. The Wikimedia projects are run by the Wikimedia Foundation (who operate Wikipedia, amongst other projects). Wikimedia UK is an independent non-profit charity with no legal control over Wikipedia nor responsibility for its contents. ___ Wikimedia UK mailing list wikimediau...@wikimedia.org http://mail.wikimedia.org/mailman/listinfo/wikimediauk-l WMUK: https://wikimedia.org.uk ___ Wikimedia UK mailing list wikimediau...@wikimedia.org http://mail.wikimedia.org/mailman/listinfo/wikimediauk-l WMUK: https://wikimedia.org.uk ___ Wikimedia UK mailing list wikimediau...@wikimedia.org http://mail.wikimedia.org/mailman/listinfo/wikimediauk-l WMUK: https://wikimedia.org.uk ___ Wikimedia UK mailing list wikimediau...@wikimedia.org http://mail.wikimedia.org/mailman/listinfo/wikimediauk-l WMUK: https://wikimedia.org.uk
[Wikimediauk-l] Wikimedia UK are looking for a Fundraising Assistant
Hello, Wikimedia UK are now accepting applications for a Fundraising Assistant https://wikimedia.org.uk/wiki/Fundraising_Assistant to support the delivery of the charity's fundraising programme, in particular working with our donors and undertaking the essential administrative tasks involved with donor stewardship. If you are interested in applying, more details can be found here https://wikimedia.org.uk/wiki/Fundraising_Assistant. The deadline for applications is 5pm BST on Friday 1st August 2014. Regards, Richard Nevell -- Richard Nevell Assistant Office Manager Wikimedia UK +44 (0) 20 7065 0753 Wikimedia UK is a Company Limited by Guarantee registered in England and Wales, Registered No. 6741827. Registered Charity No.1144513. Registered Office 4th Floor, Development House, 56-64 Leonard Street, London EC2A 4LT. United Kingdom. Wikimedia UK is the UK chapter of a global Wikimedia movement. The Wikimedia projects are run by the Wikimedia Foundation (who operate Wikipedia, amongst other projects). *Wikimedia UK is an independent non-profit charity with no legal control over Wikipedia nor responsibility for its contents.* ___ Wikimedia UK mailing list wikimediau...@wikimedia.org http://mail.wikimedia.org/mailman/listinfo/wikimediauk-l WMUK: https://wikimedia.org.uk
