[Foundation-l] Help needed to develop fundraising appeal ideas

Brad Patrick bradp.wmf at gmail.com
Tue Nov 7 22:45:08 UTC 2006


I would also add that the audit covers the entire span of financial
history of WMF since inception, so three years worth of data.  Also,
this is the first audit of the organization.

On 11/7/06, Michael Davis <mdavis at wikia.com> wrote:
> The audit includes Wikimedia's 2005/6 fiscal year which ended on June
> 30, 2006.  It is hard to complete an audit for a year until after the
> end of that year.
>
> Michael
>
> James Hare wrote:
> > The book-keeping must have been that awful, I guess.
> >
> > On 11/7/06, Anthony <wikilegal at inbox.org> wrote:
> >
> >> On 11/6/06, Daniel Mayer <maveric149 at yahoo.com> wrote:
> >>
> >>> --- Anthony <wikilegal at inbox.org> wrote:
> >>>
> >>>> How much does Wikimedia currently have in cash?
> >>>>
> >>>> How much does the Foundation need for the next 6 months?
> >>>>
> >>> I've been told that audited financial data and some indication of need
> >>>
> >> (not necessarily an
> >>
> >>> official budget) will be available before the start of the drive.
> >>>
> >>> -- mav
> >>>
> >>>
> >> I certainly hope so.  I've never heard of an audit taking nearly 7
> >> months to complete when nothing criminal was going on.
> >>
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