Mike, on your point 4, I don't think you'll realistically find volunteers who want
to do this sort of back-end work (and there are probably good reasons - eg data protection
- for it to be done by staff).
I don't feel strongly enough to comment on nay of your other points, especially not at
this time of night, but I'm certainly not going to oppose more volunteer support!
Harry
Mitchellhttp://enwp.org/User:HJ
Phone: +44 (0) 7507 536971
Skype: harry_j_mitchell
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From: Michael Peel <email(a)mikepeel.net>
To: UK Wikimedia mailing list <wikimediauk-l(a)lists.wikimedia.org>
Sent: Sunday, 20 July 2014, 0:07
Subject: Re: [Wikimediauk-l] Wikimedia UK are looking for a Fundraising Assistant
Hi Richard/WMUK staff,
I'm rather puzzled by this. Given that:
1) WMUK cannot raise funds through the Wikimedia annual fundraising campaign any more,
which means that the number of donors through that method will not be increasing, and that
the apparent alignment of this position with the fundraising period (the position wraps up
at the end of Jan 2015) is rather misleading (unless WMUK is planning to compete against
the annual fundraiser);
2) WMUK already has a staff member who is focused on fundraising, and many other staff
members who can help with the administration work;
3) This position wasn't included in WMUK's FDC application last year, with the
implication that funding for this position is not guaranteed in the long run, despite the
comment that the position "may be renewable based on evaluation of its effect";
4) Volunteers are being excluded from assisting with this work;
5) WMUK has so far done nothing to seek funding outside of individual donors to the
Wikimedia movement via the Wikimedia websites, and has not shared any plans to do anything
along these lines any time soon,
how is this staff position being justified? Wouldn't it be better to invest in
volunteer support work instead, given the current funding situation?
Thanks,
Mike
On 18 Jul 2014, at 14:26, Richard Nevell <richard.nevell(a)wikimedia.org.uk> wrote:
Hello,
Wikimedia UK are now accepting applications for a Fundraising Assistant to support the
delivery of the charity's fundraising programme, in particular working with our donors
and undertaking the essential administrative tasks involved with donor stewardship.
If you are interested in applying, more details can be found here. The deadline for
applications is 5pm BST on Friday 1st August 2014.
Regards,
Richard Nevell
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the UK chapter of a global Wikimedia movement. The Wikimedia projects are run by the
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