Yeah i totally agree... +1 Laura
regards On Thu, Aug 10, 2017 at 1:34 PM, Laura Vargas <la...@somosazucar.org> wrote: > > Hi SLOB's and members all, > > I think we should learn from experience and start compensating doing all > this work for Sugar Lab's Organization [keeping track of communications and > transactions with the Software Freedom Conservancy]. > > > Motion: *Sugar Labs Financial Manager will have a monthly compensation of > US$ TBD* in exchange for: > 1 complete financial report per quarter and it's publication on the Sugar > Labs Finance Wiki page maximum 30 calendar days after the end of the > period. The format to be used should be compatible with the International > Financial Reporting Standards* or it's equivalent in the U.S.. > > *see https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/International_Financial_ > Reporting_Standards > > > To approve the proposed motion simplifies the July, 2016 SLOB's > motion/decision <https://wiki.sugarlabs.org/go/Oversight_Board/Decisions>, > assigns a monthly compensation for the Financial Manager and above all, > *assures > community has timely access to reports*. > > > I hope another SLOB can second the motion in order to start voting. > Suggestions to define the value are also welcome from all, specially from > Adam :D > > Below I pasted some extracts from background emailing about the subject in > case anyone interested in reading. > > > Regards and blessings, > > Laura V > > > 2017-08-05 19:31 GMT-05:00 Caryl Bigenho <cbige...@hotmail.com>: > >> Hi All... >> >> >> There was (and still seems to be) a lot of confusion regarding the topic >> of a treasurer's report. I think the main problem is that most of you are >> thinking of the SugarLabs "Books" (a big ledger will all the personal >> identifying information Adam was referring to) instead of a simple >> "Treasurers Report" which just includes the pertinent information without >> all the identifying details. The former, the "books," should be available >> to the SLOBs on request on a view only basis as mentioned elsewhere in this >> thread. The latter, the Treasurer's Report, should be available to all >> Sugar Labs members and other interested parties as appropriate. >> >> >> Maybe it is all the years I have spent in many types of organizations >> (4H, Girl Scouts, homeowner's organizations, teacher's orgs, Sierra Club >> groups, etc.) that make this seem very familiar, simple, and >> straightforward. Hopefully the information below can help make it work well >> for Sugar Labs as well. >> >> >> A quick Google search turns up this list of criteria for a simple monthly >> treasurer's report. It says it should include: >> >> 1. the name of the organization. >> 2. the period which the report covers. >> 3. the cash balance at the beginning of the period. >> 4. the income received during the period (with sources) >> 5. the expenses paid during the period (with what it was for and who >> was paid ... name only, no PII). >> 6. the cash balance at the end of the period. >> 7. the signature of the treasurer. >> >> Another easy to follow resource is this description of how to put such a >> report together: https://www.energizeinc.com/art/treasurers-report >> >> (Note: the sample they refer to in this is missing... you have to buy the >> book to see it!). >> >> >> Yesterday's financial report was very confusing and seeing Adam's email >> just seemed to make it worse. Maybe going forward we can simplify and we >> all will know what is happening. Oh, and by the way, there is no need to >> make the Income negative and the Expenses positive. This is for us, not the >> SFC. >> >> >> Caryl >> >> >> >> >> ------------------------------ >> *From:* IAEP <iaep-boun...@lists.sugarlabs.org> on behalf of Tony >> Anderson <tony_ander...@usa.net> >> *Sent:* Saturday, August 5, 2017 1:07:55 AM >> *To:* SLOBs; IAEP SugarLabs >> *Subject:* [IAEP] Meeting August 4, 2017 >> >> >> I am amazed at the discussion on finance. >> >> The governing bylaw is at https://wiki.sugarlabs.org/go/ >> Oversight_Board/Decisions July 1, 2016. >> Oversight Board/Decisions - Sugar Labs >> <https://wiki.sugarlabs.org/go/Oversight_Board/Decisions> >> wiki.sugarlabs.org >> This page (largely complete) is intended to be a one-stop place for >> reviewing all of the Sugar Labs oversight board (SLOB) actions and >> decisions. >> >> Our Finance Manager is Adam Holt. He must authorize every petty cash >> transaction (<$200) and the board must approve all other transactions. >> >> I am sure that in a given quarter, the number of approved transactions is >> less than a dozen. >> >> The quarterly report is the starting balance, transactions reporting >> receipts, transactions reporting expenses, and an ending balance. >> >> I suspect all of this could be could be recorded on fewer than a dozen 80 >> column punched cards. (About 10-6 GB). >> >> Tony >> > > #WeCanDoBetter > > _______________________________________________ > IAEP -- It's An Education Project (not a laptop project!) > IAEP@lists.sugarlabs.org > http://lists.sugarlabs.org/listinfo/iaep >
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