Hello,
Pine, I think that you have much higher personal standards for Wiki Cascadia than the Washington Secretary of State has for organizations or than the Wiki Affiliations Committee has for official partner organizations. When you were on the board you set ambitious goals for Wiki Cascadia. Even now with its challenges it ranks favorably against other registered wiki groups, being easily among the top 50%, likely in the top 25%, and perhaps in the top 10%. Most wiki user groups are casual operations and I feel that Wiki Cascadia already accomplishes beyond the norm. I am happy with the ongoing activities of Wiki Cascadia.
llywrch - typical Cascadia group events are organized by committees of 2-4 people. The board does not centrally review programs, and instead provides a centralized project space for announcing and reporting any events which are aligned with typical wiki community interests. Wiki Cascadia teams have done some interesting and innovative projects but nothing that I would call radical and in need of thorough oversight. Almost anyone engaged in any wiki project in the region can affiliate with Wiki Cascadia if they like. This governance format is usual for wiki user groups at the ~$0 funding level.
If there is any winding down ever, then probably winding down WMF affiliation would come before disbanding as a nonprofit because the WMF has higher standards for reporting than the state government. If Wiki Cascadia stays in good standing with the WMF then it can meet the lower expectations of the state government.
The administrative burden for an organization with near 0 budget is about 2 hours/year from the perspective of the Washington Secretary of state. If there are challenges with this then the answer is to pass the work on through the network of Wiki Cascadia supporters. While I personally have been hands-off for administration, I see a lot of value in the organization, and am here to help sustain the organization and identify other board members if there is a crisis and the organization needs some support. There are other people like me who care and would support if asked.
I anticipate being in Seattle in mid-April and would meet with anyone to talk about next steps. My schedule is not yet firm, but to the extent that I am able I would show support. There are always ways that I and others would support remotely.
Thanks,
On Tue, Mar 13, 2018 at 3:46 PM, Pine W wiki.pine@gmail.com wrote:
Hi Joe,
I haven't heard anything from Peacray about this in awhile. However, he appears to be active on English Wikipedia (see https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Special:Contributions/Peaceray), so I suggest that you ask him on his talk page.
The impression that I get is that he and Brian lack the time and interest to continue with the Cascadia organization, and if that is the case and no one else is interested and willing to keep the organization alive, then the organization should be wound down and any remaining assets (like the camera and camcorder) should be handled in the manner that's specified in the bylaws:
"ARTICLE XIV - DISSOLUTION "Vote Required. The Corporation may be dissolved by a two-thirds vote of the Board. "Donation of Remaining Assets. Upon the termination, dissolution or final liquidation of the Corporation in any manner or for any reason, its assets, if any, remaining after payment (or provision for payment) of all liabilities of the Corporation, shall be distributed to, and only to, one or more organizations organized and operated exclusively for charitable or educational purposes as shall at the time qualify as an exempt organization or organizations under Section 501(c)(3) of the Code as the Board shall determine by majority vote. Such distribution of assets shall be calculated to carry out the objectives and purposes stated in the Articles of Incorporation. In no event shall any of such assets or property be distributed to any member, Director or Officer, or any private individual."
I wish that I had better news. :(
Pine ( https://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/User:Pine )
On Sun, Mar 11, 2018 at 10:14 AM, Joe Mabel jmabel@speakeasy.net wrote:
It's mid-March. Has something been filed without the Board having a
chance
to review? Or has nothing been filed?
JM
On 1/30/2018 8:16 AM, Joe Mabel wrote:
Is anything happening on this?
JM
On 12/29/2017 9:40 AM, Raymond Leonard wrote:
Joe & all,
I am still working on this. Right now I have a $16.49 discrepancy that
I
need to figure out before it will balance.
Yours, Peaceray — raymond.f.leonard.jr@gmail.com
On Wed, Dec 27, 2017 at 11:34 AM, Raymond Leonard < raymond.f.leonard.jr@gmail.com> wrote:
Joe & all,
I’ve been preoccupied with holiday activities w/family & friends
since
the annual meeting, & I am currently in Portland. I will be returning
to
Seattle this afternoon & will work on this, hoping to complete by tomorrow morning at the latest.
Peaceray — raymond.f.leonard.jr@gmail.com
On Tue, Dec 26, 2017 at 9:56 PM Joe Mabel jmabel@speakeasy.net
wrote:
At the annual meeting we were told that the financial statement would
be
available in time for Board members to review it before the end of
the
year and sign off. I realize we are just coming out of a holiday, but there are only 5 days remaining in the year, 2 of which are another holiday weekend. If the report has been posted, I don't see where. https://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/Cascadia_Wikimedians/2017_report
still
says "To be posted."
JM
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