I think it is fairly obvious that this was a WMF decision. On Sep 29, 2012 9:33 PM, "James Farrar" <[email protected]> wrote:
> Whoever decided that UK donations to the fundraiser wouldn't be Gift Aid > eligible. According to the statement, that's both WMF and WMUK. > On Sep 29, 2012 8:59 PM, "WereSpielChequers" <[email protected]> > wrote: > >> James, if you are accusing a charity of throwing away money could you be >> specific as to which charity you are accusing of throwing away money? >> >> I'm not aware of any of WMUK's financial decisions being disputed. >> >> By contrast the WMF by processing the payments for this years fundraiser >> will lose the movement as a whole hundreds of thousands of pounds. This is >> partly because they are not a UK registered charity and WMUK is, so Gift >> Aid of probably more than £100,000 won't be achieved, but I suspect that >> even more will be lost because as a US organisation they can't collect by >> direct debits. Over the next few decades that will lose the movement >> several times as much as the foregone Gift Aid money. >> >> However the WMF doesn't have a formal membership structure, or at least >> not one I'm aware of. So were you suggesting that WMUK has been throwing >> away money? >> >> WSC >> >> On 29 September 2012 13:20, James Farrar <[email protected]> wrote: >> >>> Indeed, and for now I remain a member. >>> >>> This is subject to finding out precisely why the charity is voluntarily >>> throwing away money. >>> On Sep 28, 2012 11:11 PM, "Deryck Chan" <[email protected]> wrote: >>> >>>> There is, an will always be, the option to donate to WMUK rather than >>>> WMF even if WMUK isn't the default payment processor anymore. >>>> >>>> What I can certainly see is a fragmented 2012 fundraiser, with certain >>>> donors staying with WMUK and others switching to WMF because that's where >>>> the default landing page now points them to. Lots of returning donors will >>>> be very very confused either because they can't gift-aid their donations, >>>> or because two "Wikipedia organisations" are asking for their money at the >>>> same time. >>>> >>>> On 28 September 2012 22:50, James Farrar <[email protected]>wrote: >>>> >>>>> Well, there goes my donation. >>>>> On Sep 28, 2012 9:16 PM, "David Gerard" <[email protected]> wrote: >>>>> >>>>>> On 28 September 2012 21:14, Chris Keating <[email protected]> >>>>>> wrote: >>>>>> >>>>>> > I'd like to draw to your attention this joint statement with the >>>>>> Foundation >>>>>> > which I have just, with the authority of the Board, posted on our >>>>>> blog >>>>>> > regarding the management of conflicts of interests and this year's >>>>>> > fundraiser. >>>>>> > >>>>>> http://blog.wikimedia.org.uk/2012/09/joint-statement-from-wikimedia-foundation-and-wikimedia-uk/ >>>>>> >>>>>> >>>>>> Right, so money->SF and so much for Gift Aid? >>>>>> >>>>>> >>>>>> - d. >>>>>> >>>>>> _______________________________________________ >>>>>> 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 >>>>> >>>>> >>>> >>>> _______________________________________________ >>>> 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 >>> >>> >> >> _______________________________________________ >> 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 > >
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