[treasurers] Welcome, and introductions

[Stuart West]

Ha!  I'm 75% done a post on how I think about this stuff for the WMF…. will have up in the next day or two.

-s


On Dec 20, 2011, at 5:27 AM, Thierry Coudray wrote:

> So we're waiting for the another 17 people on this list and the real name of Theo and we can getting down the nitty-gritty... :)
> 
> Thierry
> 
> 
> 
> 2011/12/12 Sebastian Moleski <sebastian.moleski at wikimedia.de>
> Hi everyone,
> 
> My name is Sebastian Moleski and I serve as a volunteer at Wikimedia
> Deutschland (WMDE) in the role of its president and as a member of its
> board. I've been involved with Wikipedia since 2004 and have been a WMDE
> board member since 2007. From August 2008 through July 2009 I served as
> interim executive director (ED) while the chapter was looking for a
> permanent replacement for Arne Klempert, who used to be ED from 2006
> until 2008. In my non-Wikimedia life, I'm CEO of NetService24 GmbH, an
> internet service company specializing in domain name registration,
> webhosting, and online security located in Munich, Germany. I've
> graduated from Texas Christian University in Fort Worth, TX in 2006 with
> a degree in Economics.
> 
> I'm on this list because I view money as a great enabler for making
> creative and innovative programs run by Wikimedians happen. Together
> with our then-VP Alice Wiegand, I was the mastermind behind WMDE's
> Community Projects Budget, which is a €200,000 fund for projects
> initiated and led by Wikimedians, with a volunteer commission evaluating
> proposals and allocating funds. It's been a tremendous success with
> close to 100 ideas proposed since it started in April of this year.
> 
> By participating in the discussion on this list, I want to make sure
> that the matter of accountability and financial controls is always also
> viewed in the light of supporting and strengthening effective programs.
> One of our largest challenges, from my experience, is how we spend the
> money that comes in, and how to do so effectively. Thorough budget
> planning is still sparse within the Wikimedia movement. Where planning
> exists, underspending has been rampant. That means, besides figuring out
> how to ensure proper accountability, responsibility, and efficiency in
> spending, we also need to figure out how to improve planning and
> execution to a level where spending is effective and no donation remains
> unused.
> 
> I'm very much looking forward to the discussions here, on Meta, and
> wherever else they make sense.
> 
> Beste Grüße
> Sebastian Moleski
> President
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> Thierry Coudray
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