On 8/9/05, Owen Taylor <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > On Tue, 2005-08-09 at 09:17 +1200, Glynn Foster wrote: > > Hey, > > > > On Mon, 2005-07-25 at 17:14 +1200, Glynn Foster wrote: > > > Hey, > > > > > > > Budget information is trickling out, and we're engaging in concrete > > > > plans to do things beyond GUADEC. We still need to be able to do > > > > things like 'show what we spend money on beyond GUADEC and > > > > administration', and enhance those aspects of our operation. Past > > > > that, more than anything else, we need to push foundation PR- the > > > > foundation needs to market itself to the community and convince the > > > > community that it is relevant. I think we need to highlight > > > > 'foundation money did this, foundation employee did that', and do that > > > > repeatedly. We don't, and that makes people think foundation is > > > > irrelevant, which is part of why we see such disinterest in becoming a > > > > foundation member, I think. > > > > > > While we're on the subject, is there likely to be financial report > > > anytime soon? Only asking as I uploaded a recent statement, and it would > > > be good to get a mail from the Foundation to accompany it and explaining > > > some of the details involved. Tim? > > > > Ping? Are are we just going to be treated to the figures in > > > > http://foundation.gnome.org/finance/gnome-foundation-fiscal-year-04-and-03.pdf > > > > and expect to know what they all mean? > > I think people will have to tell us what they think needs explaining.
Some questions offhand (many of these are answerable by going through the existing reports for 2003/2004, but I'd love to see them pulled out and more easily discoverable.) * what percentage of our money goes towards administration? Other major expenditure categories? * what was our surplus/deficit for the year? (in other words, how vulnerable are we if one or two major sponsors pull out?) * what percentage of revenue comes from different sources? (FOG, GUADEC, Advisory Board, etc.?) And what types of revenue do we have- in-kind, recurring pledges, one-time pledges, etc.? (that one is a little more obscure, I'll grant :) * what are our assets? Our balances? do we have outstanding liabilities? (i.e. what resources can we draw on in a pinch, or if a great idea comes to the board?) * what are the trends on all of these? Are we making more money, less money? more or less of our revenue coming from FOG? spending more/less? are we saving money for a rainy day or big opportunity, or are we draining our savings? slightly OT: * where is our money? if tim gets hit by a bus, who rescues it? [linux.org.au posts this information their webpage, which reminded me of this question.] * when do we expect a proposed budget for the next fiscal year? I'm sure I'll think of more. Luis _______________________________________________ foundation-list mailing list foundation-list@gnome.org http://mail.gnome.org/mailman/listinfo/foundation-list