<font face="arial,helvetica,sans-serif">That is not Theo's idea?<br clear="all"></font>_____<br><font style="font-family:georgia,serif" size="2"><i>Béria Lima</i></font><br><a href="http://wikimedia.pt/" target="_blank"></a>(351) 925 171 484<br>
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<br><br><div class="gmail_quote">On 13 January 2012 23:46, Thierry Coudray <span dir="ltr"><<a href="mailto:thierry.coudray@wikimedia.fr">thierry.coudray@wikimedia.fr</a>></span> wrote:<br><blockquote class="gmail_quote" style="margin:0 0 0 .8ex;border-left:1px #ccc solid;padding-left:1ex">
Bonjour,<br><br><span lang="en"><span>I have this idea</span> <span>for some time</span><span> :</span> <span>Define</span> <span>different levels of</span> <span>accountability for</span> the <span>different organizations</span> <span>of the Wikimedia movement, </span></span><span lang="en"><span>depending on the</span> <span>amount of money</span> they <span>manage.</span></span> <br>
We can define 5 or 6 levels and <span lang="en">for each level, a </span><span lang="en"><span>range of accountability criteria</span></span>. <span lang="en"><span></span><span></span> <span></span></span><span lang="en"><span>The more high the level</span> <span>is, the more stringent are the criteria</span><span>. For each level, a maximum amount of money is also defined. </span></span><span lang="en"><span></span></span>We can also consider date of creation for new organizations for the first levels.<span lang="en"><span> </span></span><br>
<span lang="en"><span><br></span> <span>For example:</span><br> <span>Level</span> <span>A1:</span> <span>organization</span> <span>existing</span> <span>for less than 2 </span><span>years and </span>wants to manage <span>less than</span> <span>$ 20,000</span><br>
<span>Level</span> <span>A2 :</span><span> organization</span> <span>has existed for</span> <span>more than 2 years </span><span>and </span></span><span lang="en">wants to manage</span><span lang="en"><span></span> less than $ 20,000<br>
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<span></span><span>Level</span> <span>C</span><span>: </span></span><span lang="en"><span>for organization</span>s which wants to manage</span><span lang="en"><span></span><span> </span><span>between</span> 2<span>0,000</span> <span>and</span> <span>$ 100,000</span></span><br>
<span lang="en"> <span></span><span>Level</span> <span>C</span><span>: </span></span><span lang="en"><span>for organization</span>s which wants to manage</span><span lang="en"><span></span><span> </span><span>between</span> <span>100,000</span> <span>and</span> <span>$ 500,000</span><br>
<span>Level</span> <span>D:</span> <span></span></span><span lang="en"><span>for organization</span>s which wants to manage</span><span lang="en"><span></span> <span>between</span> <span>500,000</span> <span>and</span> <span>$ 2 million</span><br>
<span>Level</span> <span>E</span><span>: for organization</span>s which wants to manage <span>over</span> <span>$ 2 million</span><br><br> <i><span>Number of level and figures here are</span> just <span>provided for information.</span></i> <span></span><br>
</span><br><span lang="en">In <span>addition to</span> <span>compliance with</span> their <span>national accounting and tax rules, </span><span>WM organizations</span> <span>would
have also to meet the "accountability level" to be able to handle the level equivalent money amount. </span></span><br><br><span lang="en"><span></span></span><span lang="en"><span>These criteria must be </span><span>defined in </span><span>the movement</span> <span>by </span></span>an ad hoc committee<span lang="en"><span></span> <span>and easily</span> <span>verifiable. </span></span><span lang="en">Each year the committee checks that organizations meet criteria for the level they ask for and </span>announce publicly the <span lang="en"><span>level </span><span>of each organization</span> <span>and the not complied points</span> <span>in case of refusal</span> <span>of a level</span><span></span><span> for a given organization.</span></span><span lang="en"> <br>
<br>This "levels system" would allow a </span><span lang="en"><span>greater</span> <span>accountability transparency in the movement,</span> </span><span lang="en"><span>it </span><span>will make</span> <span>the various organizations</span></span> know which level of accountability they must meet without <span lang="en"><span> discouraging</span> <span>new</span> <span>or</span> <span>small organizations</span> <span>with</span> <span>excessive criteria (</span></span><span></span><span>in</span><span> </span><span>view </span><span>of </span><span>the</span><span> risk </span><span>with the amount of money).</span> <span lang="en"><span>It will also provide</span> <span>a</span> known <span>pathway</span> <span>and</span> <span>an possibility of anticipation</span> for demanded accountability <span>for</span> <span>growing organizations which be able to </span></span><span lang="en"><span>establish</span> <span>the necessary organization or recruitment </span></span>to take a step forward.<br>
<span lang="en"><span><br></span></span><span lang="en"><span>What do you think</span> <span>of the idea</span><span>?</span></span><br>
<span lang="en"><span><br>Thierry<br><br></span></span><font color="#888888">-- <br>Thierry Coudray<br>Administrateur - Trésorier<br><a href="http://www.wikimedia.fr/" target="_blank">Wikimédia France</a><span style="padding-right:16px;width:16px;min-height:16px"></span><br>
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