[Foundation-l] Board letter about fundraising and chapters

[Craig Franklin]

Just to follow on from what John Vandenberg said, WMAU's fundraising report,
including all the facts and figures, was posted way way back at the
beginning of February.  While there were some minor differences of opinion
between WMF and WMAU about some of the recommendations made, there was no
concerns raised on the WMF side about the actual numbers, which were the
important part.

You can read the report here:
http://www.wikimedia.org.au/w/images/6/66/Fundraising_Report.pdf

I'll also echo what's been said earlier that Wikimedia Australia is
extremely dismayed and disappointed by this latest development.  While we
agree that transparency and accountability are very important, so is
providing a stable financial and regulatory environment for chapters and
other groups to operate in, so that time and effort can go into programme
work rather than arguing about issues such as this.

Cheers,
Craig Franklin
Treasurer - Wikimedia Australia