This was the challenge that you set the board when you elected us as a number one priority. The fact that we've achieved this in time for a fundraiser (that at one time we thought had been cancelled) is amazing. If we were in the banking business then each of them would be given a ridiculous bonus and John Byrne would in the House of Lords. You will have to find your own currency, but we would not have achieved this without your support. As I said at the EGM, I thought it was the one thing we could rely on - and we did.
Thank you. Roger ... sorry I've been quiet on this one but I had to witness an urgent photo shoot for the Sun, involving Keely, 24 who is trying to get "World Peace" its own QRpedia code. He really is a very nice person. On 7 November 2011 11:39, James Farrar <[email protected]> wrote: > This is fantastic news: congratulations everyone! > On 6 Nov 2011 21:12, "Chris Keating" <[email protected]> wrote: > >> On Thursday we finally heard back from the Charity Commission that they >> have agreed to register us as a charity, number Registered Charity, >> No.1144513. >> >> Thank you all very much indeed for your support, patience and forbearance >> over the last few months (and years!) while we have been sorting this out, >> and to everyone who turned up to amend our Objects a few weeks ago. >> >> This is obviously a hugely significant step for us as an organisation. It >> is also a recognition of the quality of Wikipedia and the Wikimedia >> movement as a whole - the Charity Commission in their decision took pains >> to distinguish Wikipedia from a random collection of information on the >> Internet, which is what they were worried we were. And we're also told >> this it's a significant development in charity law. (Well, if it was really >> simple, we would have done it ages ago...) >> >> We'd like thank to our lawyers (Stone King) and to John Byrne and Steve >> Virgin who have carefully navigated our path along this journey. You can >> find out more on our blog -http://blog.wikimedia.org.uk/2011/11/charity/ >> >> We already have Gift Aid forms working (why not fill one in here? >> http://donate.wikimedia.org.uk/thanks-gift-aid ) and we'll be doing our >> best to make sure we can get Gift Aid on as many donations as possible in >> this Autumn's fundraiser, which starts next week. >> >> We've been holding off the announcement to try to maximise our press >> coverage, but please now join the Board in cracking open a metaphorical >> bottle of champagne... :-D >> >> Regards, >> >> Chris >> (on behalf of the Wikimedia UK Board) >> >> _______________________________________________ >> Wikimedia UK mailing list >> [email protected] >> http://mail.wikimedia.org/mailman/listinfo/wikimediauk-l >> WMUK: http://uk.wikimedia.org >> >> > _______________________________________________ > Wikimedia UK mailing list > [email protected] > http://mail.wikimedia.org/mailman/listinfo/wikimediauk-l > WMUK: http://uk.wikimedia.org > > -- Roger Bamkin Chair WMUK <http://uk.wikimedia.org/wiki/Board> 01332 702993 0758 2020815 Google+:Victuallers Skype:Victuallers1 Flickr:Victuallers2
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