Congrats!!! :) Fantastic news! 2015-12-17 14:34 GMT-03:00 Nicole Ebber <nicole.eb...@wikimedia.de>:
> Congratulations! Thank you for sharing this milestone and experience > with us and all the best for accomplishing the next steps. :) > > Nicole > > On 17 December 2015 at 17:56, Tito Dutta <trulyt...@gmail.com> wrote: > > That's interesting. Thanks for sharing. > > > > On 17 December 2015 at 22:22, Mardetanha <mardetanha.w...@gmail.com> > wrote: > > > >> it is so good news, Thanks for sharing such wonderful news with us > >> > >> Mardetanha > >> > >> On Thu, Dec 17, 2015 at 8:11 PM, Christophe Henner < > >> christophe.hen...@wikimedia.fr> wrote: > >> > >> > Hi everyone, > >> > > >> > A quick email to share with you a good news on our side. > >> > > >> > A few month ago, Wikimedia France started a process to apply for a > third > >> > party certification called IDEAS. This certification is the first step > >> for > >> > us in a process to get recognized Wikimedia France as a serious > >> > organisation that can be formally trusted by donors. > >> > > >> > IDEAS label is hard to get as you have to reach high criterias on 3 > >> grounds > >> > : > >> > * Governance > >> > * Accounting > >> > * Actions effectiveness > >> > > >> > The process took a little over 6 month, and required us to provide > them > >> > with documents, interviews and explanations of what we are and what > we’re > >> > doing. > >> > > >> > I’m proud to say that thanks to the work of many, and especially our > >> staff, > >> > we received it with flying colors. Usually, IDEAS grant the label and > >> > includes recommendations for the organization to even do better. > >> > > >> > They failed to provide any recommendation in our case and expressed > large > >> > congratulations for exceeding their expectations. > >> > > >> > Second step, starting now, is to get formal recognition of Wikimedia > >> France > >> > as a General Interest organisation by the french government. Around 10 > >> > non-profits get such recognition every year, and right now only 633 > >> > organisations have it. > >> > > >> > We hope to get it in the coming month. > >> > > >> > All the best, > >> > > >> > Christophe HENNER | Président > >> > ------------------------------------------------------------------- > >> > › Mail : christophe.hen...@wikimedia.fr > >> > › Mobile : +33(0)6 50 66 47 39 > >> > › Tel : +33(0)5 62 89 12 01 > >> > › Twitter : @schiste > >> > ----------------------------------------------------- > >> > Wikimédia France | Association pour le libre partage de la > connaissance | > >> > Visitez notre blog http://blog.wikimedia.fr > >> > _______________________________________________ > >> > 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> > > > > -- > Nicole Ebber > Referentin Internationale Beziehungen > Adviser to the ED, International Relations > > Wikimedia Deutschland e.V. | Tempelhofer Ufer 23-24 | 10963 Berlin > Tel. (030) 219 158 26-0 | http://wikimedia.de > > Stellen Sie sich eine Welt vor, in der jeder Mensch an der Menge allen > Wissens frei teilhaben kann. Helfen Sie uns dabei! > > Wikimedia Deutschland - Gesellschaft zur Förderung Freien Wissens e. > V. Eingetragen im Vereinsregister des Amtsgerichts > Berlin-Charlottenburg unter der Nummer 23855 B. Als gemeinnützig > anerkannt durch das Finanzamt für Körperschaften I Berlin, > Steuernummer 27/681/51985. > > _______________________________________________ > 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> > -- Anna Torres Adell Directora Ejecutiva *A.C. Wikimedia Argentina* _______________________________________________ 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>
