<span id="result_box" class="" lang="en"><span class="hps">So we're waiting for the another 17</span> <span class="hps">people on this list and</span> <span class="hps">the real name of</span> <span class="hps">Theo</span> <span class="hps">and we can getting down </span><span class="hps">the</span> nitty-gritty<span class="hps"></span><span class="hps">...</span> <span class="hps">:)</span></span><br>
<br>Thierry<br><br><br><br><div class="gmail_quote">2011/12/12 Sebastian Moleski <span dir="ltr"><<a href="mailto:sebastian.moleski@wikimedia.de">sebastian.moleski@wikimedia.de</a>></span><br><blockquote class="gmail_quote" style="margin:0 0 0 .8ex;border-left:1px #ccc solid;padding-left:1ex">
Hi everyone,<br>
<br>
My name is Sebastian Moleski and I serve as a volunteer at Wikimedia<br>
Deutschland (WMDE) in the role of its president and as a member of its<br>
board. I've been involved with Wikipedia since 2004 and have been a WMDE<br>
board member since 2007. From August 2008 through July 2009 I served as<br>
interim executive director (ED) while the chapter was looking for a<br>
permanent replacement for Arne Klempert, who used to be ED from 2006<br>
until 2008. In my non-Wikimedia life, I'm CEO of NetService24 GmbH, an<br>
internet service company specializing in domain name registration,<br>
webhosting, and online security located in Munich, Germany. I've<br>
graduated from Texas Christian University in Fort Worth, TX in 2006 with<br>
a degree in Economics.<br>
<br>
I'm on this list because I view money as a great enabler for making<br>
creative and innovative programs run by Wikimedians happen. Together<br>
with our then-VP Alice Wiegand, I was the mastermind behind WMDE's<br>
Community Projects Budget, which is a €200,000 fund for projects<br>
initiated and led by Wikimedians, with a volunteer commission evaluating<br>
proposals and allocating funds. It's been a tremendous success with<br>
close to 100 ideas proposed since it started in April of this year.<br>
<br>
By participating in the discussion on this list, I want to make sure<br>
that the matter of accountability and financial controls is always also<br>
viewed in the light of supporting and strengthening effective programs.<br>
One of our largest challenges, from my experience, is how we spend the<br>
money that comes in, and how to do so effectively. Thorough budget<br>
planning is still sparse within the Wikimedia movement. Where planning<br>
exists, underspending has been rampant. That means, besides figuring out<br>
how to ensure proper accountability, responsibility, and efficiency in<br>
spending, we also need to figure out how to improve planning and<br>
execution to a level where spending is effective and no donation remains<br>
unused.<br>
<br>
I'm very much looking forward to the discussions here, on Meta, and<br>
wherever else they make sense.<br>
<br>
Beste Grüße<br>
Sebastian Moleski<br>
President<br>
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