On Wed, May 21, 2014 at 10:11 AM, Federico Leva (Nemo) <[email protected]>wrote: > > Ok, but did anyone in the world really believe for a second that WMF was > ever going to change their mind after they managed to centralise UK income > in WMF bank accounts? > > Sometimes it is better to take a step back to understand in which conceptual frame each decision is taken.
As I see it: - WMF: specialized in global matters, fearful of not having enough long-term resources to conduct its operation - Chapters: specialized in local matters, fearful of not having enough long-term resources to conduct their operation And resources are not only money, also the independence and political capital to act, or to build-up donor's trust for future fundraisers. Some chapters are taking a very active role in removing weight from WMF's shoulders also on global matters, and I think that increases trust. Perhaps there is a clear model about what expects each side, I was not able to find it (other than Chapters Dialogue), that would prevent disappointments like it seems in this case. Cheers, Micru _______________________________________________ Wikimedia-l mailing list, guidelines at: https://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/Mailing_lists/Guidelines [email protected] Unsubscribe: https://lists.wikimedia.org/mailman/listinfo/wikimedia-l, <mailto:[email protected]?subject=unsubscribe>
