I have to say I'm quite surprised by this announcement and this course of action taken by the Foundation, though it's not the first time this has happened, and very few chapters are left with a fundraising agreement.
I don't know the reasons this action was taken, but I am troubled. :/ On 21 May 2014 18:09, Craig Franklin <cfrank...@halonetwork.net> wrote: > The Foundation acted to strip chapters of their fundraising authority at > the first opportunity, based on what clearly seems to be a pre-determined > ideological decision that doesn't take actual evidence into account and > centralises movement decision making authority even further in the WMF? > > Colour me surprised. > > > On 21 May 2014 17:10, Stevie Benton <stevie.ben...@wikimedia.org.uk> > wrote: > > > Wikimedia UK regrets to have to announce to the community that the > > Wikimedia Foundation’s outgoing Executive Director, Sue Gardner, has > given > > us formal notice of her decision under her mandate from the WMF board not > > to renew our fundraising agreement, thereby excluding us from this year’s > > fundraiser. > > > > We have written an open letter to Sue about this decision. A copy of our > > letter to Sue can be found > > here< > > > https://wikimedia.org.uk/wiki/File:Open_letter_to_Sue_Gardner_regarding_non-renewal.pdf > > > > > on > > the Wikimedia UK wiki. > > > > Thanks and regards, > > > > Stevie > > > > > > -- > > > > Stevie Benton > > Head of External Relations > > Wikimedia UK > > +44 (0) 20 7065 0993 / +44 (0) 7803 505 173 > > @StevieBenton > > > > 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-l mailing list, guidelines at: > > https://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/Mailing_lists/Guidelines > > Wikimedia-l@lists.wikimedia.org > > Unsubscribe: https://lists.wikimedia.org/mailman/listinfo/wikimedia-l, > > <mailto:wikimedia-l-requ...@lists.wikimedia.org?subject=unsubscribe> > _______________________________________________ > Wikimedia-l mailing list, guidelines at: > https://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/Mailing_lists/Guidelines > Wikimedia-l@lists.wikimedia.org > Unsubscribe: https://lists.wikimedia.org/mailman/listinfo/wikimedia-l, > <mailto:wikimedia-l-requ...@lists.wikimedia.org?subject=unsubscribe> > _______________________________________________ Wikimedia-l mailing list, guidelines at: https://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/Mailing_lists/Guidelines Wikimedia-l@lists.wikimedia.org Unsubscribe: https://lists.wikimedia.org/mailman/listinfo/wikimedia-l, <mailto:wikimedia-l-requ...@lists.wikimedia.org?subject=unsubscribe>
