Hi All, I think this is important stuff - and we need it on the wiki - so, I've posted it in this namespace:
http://www.wikieducator.org/OERF:Financial_Sustainability Wayne, I'm still having trouble with the OERF_nav template....why's that? - Randy On Wed, Dec 16, 2009 at 11:25 PM, Wayne Mackintosh < [email protected]> wrote: > Hi Leo, that's a good question. > > Apology for the long email -- but lots of information to cover in answering > your question. > > The OER Foundation is an independent non-profit organisation responsible > for raising the funds to run WikiEducator.org and very soon we will also > launch WikiResearcher.org :-). We need money to pay for our infrastructure, > for example: hosting the servers, technical support, software development > and honoraria for our facilitators so we can continue to provide free > training for thousands of educators in more than 115 countries around the > world. > > As a non-profit all surplus funds we generate will be reinvested back into > the development of OER courses, open text books etc. For example we will pay > authors, learning designers and multi-media experts to create OER courses > and open text books which we will be free to reuse, adapt and modify. The > OER Foundation will ensure that WikiEducator.org, WikiResearcher.org will > not carry advertising -- so we can't raise funding through advertising > revenue on our OER sites. > > The OER Foundation will generate income and support from multiple sources, > including: > > > - Grant funding (from international donor agencies and international > development agencies). For example, strategic projects currently funded by > the Hewlett Foundation and the financial contribution from the Commonwealth > of Learning to help pay for the hosting of our servers. > - Institutional membership contributions from tertiary education > institutions. We have a range of different membership categories ranging > from a base line membership - to bronze, silver, gold and platinum > membership levels. ( > > http://wikieducator.org/OERF:Join#Table_of_OERF_membership_benefits_-_Detailed_Comparison) > . Each membership category provides a range of benefits and services. As a > global project it is possible for the OER Foundation to design a model > whereby the dollar value of services exceeds the cost of voluntary > membership contributions :-) > - Voluntary public donations -- WE will implement a donation button on > our site for people who would like to support our international work. Every > year we will run a global donation campaign with the first campaign > scheduled for February / March 2010. > - Government and corporate contracts, for example the work we are doing > for the Ministry of Education in New Zealand to establish a national OER > commons for New Zealand teachers. (see: > http://wikieducator.org/OERNZ_News ) > > WikiEducator has extensive reach in the developing world and we recognise > that many organisations may not have the money to become contributing > members. Therefore we have a special category of membership called > FTE4WikiEducator Members. These organisations will allocate dedicated staff > time and the OER Foundation will seek to find sponsorship from platinum > members and the international donor community to assist in covering the > costs of membership. > > As you know, the OER Foundation subscribes to open philanthropy which means > that all our planning documents are developed openly and transparently in > the wiki :-). If you're interested you can review our strategic plans here: > > http://wikieducator.org/OERF:Planning > > OER is a sustainable and renewable resource -- and working together on an > international scale we can achieve more than working alone! > > WE are about to start our recruitment drive for founding members. Any > organisation who becomes a contributing member before 30 June 2009 will be > recognised as a founding member. This is an opportunity for organisations to > make the future happen and be recorded in history of transforming education > for the better. > > So spread the word, blog about what we're doing and we will be able to tell > our grandchildren how WE nurtured and succeeded in building a sustainable > OER ecosystem. > > Cheers > Wayne > > > > > > > > 2009/12/17 Wong Leo <[email protected]> > > http://www.hudong.com/ is a wiki software are getting quite strong lately >> in China ,where a lot of Chinese educator there to share and talk , >> I am wondering if there is possiblity for wikieducator to make money in >> the future ? or how for a OER turned into a >> a http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Social_entrepreneurship ??( now China have >> unblocked the Wikipedia for many months ) >> >> I would like to know your idea >> >> Leo >> >> -- >> Leo Wong >> -------------------------------------- >> http://helpsuzhou.blogbus.com/ HELP >> There is something very special and powerful about engaging directly with >> the real teacher and real Kids >> >> -- >> You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google >> Groups "WikiEducator" group. >> To visit wikieducator: http://www.wikieducator.org >> To visit the discussion forum: >> http://groups.google.com/group/wikieducator >> To post to this group, send email to [email protected] >> To unsubscribe from this group, send email to >> [email protected] > > > > > -- > Wayne Mackintosh, Ph.D. > Director, > International Centre for Open Education, > Otago Polytechnic, New Zealand. > Board of Directors, OER Foundation. > Founder and Community Council Member, Wikieducator, www.wikieducator.org > Mobile +64 21 2436 380 > User Page: http://wikieducator.org/User:Mackiwg > Skype: WGMNZ1 > Twitter: OERFoundation, Mackiwg > > -- > You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google > Groups "WikiEducator" group. > To visit wikieducator: http://www.wikieducator.org > To visit the discussion forum: http://groups.google.com/group/wikieducator > To post to this group, send email to [email protected] > To unsubscribe from this group, send email to > [email protected] > -- Open Education is a sustainable and renewable resource. ________________ Randy Fisher, MA, OMD Senior Consultant, Organization Development, Intersol Group, Canada Senior Consultant, Organization & Business Development International Centre for Open Education / OER Foundation, New Zealand Elected Member, WikiEducator Community Council, www.wikieducator.org +1 613.230.6424 x144 (EST) Skype: wikirandy Twitter: wikirandy * Stakeholder Engagement, Change / Transition Management & Performance * Organization Design & Development * Sustainable Project Implementation & Community-Building * E-Learning, Online Collaboration & Communities of Practice * Coaching & Facilitation * My Bio: http://www.communitybuildingexpert.com -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "WikiEducator" group. 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