That's a very interesting blog post, and at first glance situation looks bad in
a number of ways. I'm bothered by the lack of reporting as well as the COI
issues involved.
Anasuya, at I don't think the $53,690 number is the right one, but regardless
of how much money was involved, can you look at this issue, figure out what
happened from start to finish, and respond to the other questions raised in
this discussion? Can you confirm what the amount of money involved was, clarify
why Sandole was listed as a WMF Fundraiser contractor which implied that he
raised money for WMF instead of being a grantee receiving money from WMF, that
the money came entirely from Stanton, how it was accounted for in the financial
statements referenced by Tomasz, and what reports were produced that may have
been sent back to Stanton or WMF about what the outcomes of the grant were?
I would also be interested in knowing what COI rules were established as
conditions of this grant, by Stanton, Harvard, and/or WMF. It would be
interesting to get full copies of any contracts or grant award documents
although that may be appropriate for review by the Board in private.
I'm also CCing this to Garfield and WMF Legal. It looks like something went
very wrong here.
Thanks,
Pine
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