Cascadians and Alex,
I've finished a round of major changes to our annual plan based on Alex's
statements about what WMF is willing to support. If you look in the tabs
designated "old", you can see the highlights that indicate that a goal or
line-item has been modified (yellow) or eliminated (red). There is a lot of
yellow and red. If the revised plan was funded as written, it would be
about half of the previous amount, and our goals are revised downward
accordingly.
In our calendar I did add or note previously planned events and meetings in
blue text.
Because WMF is unwilling to fund my time, I am concerned when I look at
this plan that I may not have the volunteer capacity to devote the time
required to the organizational and financial tasks that are necessary for
the execution of this downscaled plan. I hear that similar problems afflict
other small thematic organizations because WMF is unwilling to pay for the
necessary management work, and not many people want to spend their free
time doing accounting, budgeting, negotiating with insurance agents,
discussing trademark issues with WMF Legal, or writing reports. I am hoping
to hear from Alex and others in the group some creative ideas about how to
distribute the business workload. I'm willing to lead on these tasks and I
have enough experience to feel comfortable with doing them, but I don't
have unlimited free time. I am hoping that Alex and other Cascadians will
provide suggestions about how to complete the necessary work in a way that
volunteers (including me) will enjoy and will respect the value of
everyone's time.
I look forward to hearing your thoughts about the revised goals, calendar,
and budget, as well as how to distribute the workload.
Thanks,
Pine
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