On Sun, Aug 28, 2011 at 5:49 PM, Ray Saintonge <sainto...@telus.net> wrote:
> On 08/28/11 12:17 PM, Nathan wrote: > > More to the point, according to [1] nearly 80% of the total > > fundraising take was from North America. Participation by chapters in > > the fundraiser is not, in anyway, an alternative to concentrating > > money in the WMF. > > > > [1] > https://docs.google.com/spreadsheet/ccc?key=0Av5TeXEyGuvpdGRyNDJHS19RZmRqbWlqeHp5ak5uWnc&authkey=CKb59_wD&hl=en_US#gid=0 > > That link shows 67.75% as being from the USA. > That's why I said North America. > Due diligence requires management to be wary of what they "have no > reason to expect". For a person who hasn't seen grant request outlines > you do a lot of speculation about what they don't contain. To the > extent that chapters require grants, it is wholly reasonable that they > establish the need for those grants, and be accountable for them when > they receive them. Beyond the startup stage chapters should strive to > have independent core funding. so as not to require WMF grants to fund > core operations. That's an important part of being responsible and > accountable; national laws too play a big role in establishing > accountability and transparency. It would be irresponsible for a > chapter board member to base his policy stands on the suggested > interpretation of one WMF board member. > > If the WMF plans for grants to be the interim method of funding for developing chapters (aside from that raised independently by the chapters themselves) then I expect that they will tweak the process to account for the specific issues involved (like not wanting to bury chapters in book-length paperwork requirements). A responsible chapter board member, as you say, should base his or her assumptions on what is likely and on the information currently available, not on fears of a worst-case scenario. Nathan _______________________________________________ foundation-l mailing list foundation-l@lists.wikimedia.org Unsubscribe: https://lists.wikimedia.org/mailman/listinfo/foundation-l