[Foundation-l] Chapters

[Gerard Meijssen]

Hoi,
There is fundraising together and there is fundraising perse. What is at
issue is that chapters are and have always been expected to disclose their
activities, providing financial statements. They are expected to be
accountable and many chapters have largely not been accountable.

The consequence is very much that the decentralisation is not working
because chapters are not committed to fulfil their obligations as is clear
from their actions. What is at stake is the involvement and the benefits of
chapters to the annual fundraiser. When chapters fund themselves in other
ways (as well), then my understanding is that they are welcome to that
particularly where they raise funds for particular named activities.

Wikimedia and any of the projects is a global affair and we need a global
movement that includes the WMF, the chapters, the communities, the
associated projects. We will and do benefit from being open transparent and
accountable. The people who fund us have to appreciate us as a global
movement and not as an organisation with tons of money hoarded by secretive
people, in the nooks and crannies of our movement.
Thanks,
      GerardM

On 9 August 2011 09:18, David Gerard <dgerard at gmail.com> wrote:

> On 9 August 2011 05:13, Kirill Lokshin <kirill.lokshin at gmail.com> wrote:
>
> > This is all very true, and very insightful; but what does it have to do
> with
> > chapters?
>
>
> That the message from WMF is about a decentralisation not working from
> their perspective, so recentralising fundraising.
>
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