I can also read that:
"Yet the growth of *non-English communities* and project material is critical for a vigorous and energetic long-term future for the projects, and indeed, it is one of the top priorities developed by the movement through our strategic planning process".
In addition I can read in the question of external funds that: "It should also mean that *movement entities with the ability to fundraise independently*, should seek to diversify their funding base in order to create a sustainable, scalable strategy for their own growth".
In my opinion there is a misreading of the FDC in these guidelines because it seems that the FDC agrees that the chapters have organized themselves as "community supporter" and not as fundraiser.
So the suggestion of looking for external funds should be valid for chapter "with the ability to fundraise independently". It's a good principle, but this principle asks also to evaluate if a chapter is sufficiently mature to do it.
Sorry, everytime I read this guidance I see no real support in your "general" principles.
regards
On Mon, Nov 24, 2014 at 3:19 PM, Cristian Consonni kikkocristian@gmail.com wrote:
2014-11-24 14:04 GMT+01:00 Gerard Meijssen gerard.meijssen@gmail.com:
Then why did the nl.wikimedia chapter not get the funding they asked for?
https://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/Grants:APG/FDC_portal/FDC_recommendations/20...
If you want my personal take on it, I would highlight this passage: «The FDC also notes the very large reserves Wikimedia Nederland has at this moment, equal to nearly a full year of staff costs, which does not seem justified in their context. The FDC expects the chapter to reduce these large reserves in the near future, decreasing the amount requested to the FDC in future proposals.»
(see also what I said in my previous email) (it may also worth to point out that the standard amount of reserves in the field are considered to be among 3 and 6 months of operational costs)
C
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