Congratulations to WMFR! -greg
_______________ Sent from my iPhone - a more detailed response may be sent later. > On Dec 17, 2015, at 3:19 PM, Xabier Cañas <xabierca...@gmail.com> wrote: > > Great news! Congratulations! >> On 2015 abe 17 20:38, "Jaime Anstee" <jans...@wikimedia.org> wrote: >> >> Great news indeed! Congratulations to Wikimedia France and thank you for >> sharing this accomplishment. >> >> Wishing you further success in step two. >> >> Cheers, >> >> Jaime >> >> -- >> >> Jaime Anstee, Ph.D >> Senior Strategist >> Wikimedia Foundation >> +1.415.839.6885 ext 6869 >> www.wikimediafoundation.org >> >> Imagine a world in which every single human being can freely share in the >> sum of all knowledge. Help us make it a reality! >> *https://donate.wikimedia.org <https://donate.wikimedia.org/>* >> >> >>> On Thu, Dec 17, 2015 at 10:54 AM, Risker <risker...@gmail.com> wrote: >>> >>> Excellent news, Christophe and everyone else at WMFR! >>> >>> Risker/Anne >>> >>> On 17 December 2015 at 11:41, 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 >>>> < >> https://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/Mailing_lists/guidelineswikimedi...@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 >> New messages to: 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 > New messages to: 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 New messages to: Wikimedia-l@lists.wikimedia.org Unsubscribe: https://lists.wikimedia.org/mailman/listinfo/wikimedia-l, <mailto:wikimedia-l-requ...@lists.wikimedia.org?subject=unsubscribe>
