+1 2018-07-12 7:08 GMT-04:00 Claudia Urrea <callaur...@gmail.com>:
> +1 > > On Sat, Jul 7, 2018 at 5:21 PM, Samson Goddy <samsongo...@gmail.com> > wrote: > >> +1 from me >> >> On Sat, Jul 7, 2018, 3:54 PM Adam Holt <h...@laptop.org> wrote: >> >>> +1 >>> >>> On Sat, Jul 7, 2018 at 9:16 AM, Lionel Laské <lionel.la...@gmail.com> >>> wrote: >>> >>>> +1 >>>> >>>> Lionel >>>> >>>> 2018-07-07 14:56 GMT+02:00 Ignacio Rodríguez <igna...@sugarlabs.org>: >>>> >>>>> I'll second it >>>>> >>>>> El sáb., 7 de jul. de 2018 08:47, Samson Goddy <samsongo...@gmail.com> >>>>> escribió: >>>>> >>>>>> Dear SLOBs, >>>>>> >>>>>> Motion: To approve Walter's $614.03 reimbursement request. I would >>>>>> like if this motion will be seconded. So we can process to voting. >>>>>> >>>>>> >>>>>> Regards >>>>>> Samson >>>>>> >>>>>> On Sat, Jul 7, 2018, 3:55 AM Walter Bender <walter.ben...@gmail.com> >>>>>> wrote: >>>>>> >>>>>>> Fellow oversight board members, >>>>>>> >>>>>>> I would appreciate if someone would propose a motion as per >>>>>>> Bradley's email below so that I can get reimbursed for my travel to the >>>>>>> Google Mentor Summit. >>>>>>> >>>>>>> thx. >>>>>>> >>>>>>> -walter >>>>>>> >>>>>>> ---------- Forwarded message --------- >>>>>>> From: Bradley M. Kuhn via RT <accounts-paya...@tix.sfconservancy.org >>>>>>> > >>>>>>> Date: Fri, Jul 6, 2018 at 8:04 PM >>>>>>> Subject: [sfconservancy.org #898] SLOBS approval needed for >>>>>>> Bender's GCI travel expenses. >>>>>>> To: <walter.ben...@gmail.com> >>>>>>> >>>>>>> >>>>>>> Walter Bender via RT wrote on Sunday, 1 July: >>>>>>> > As you know, Google sponsors one mentor from each participating org to >>>>>>> > attend the summit and the costs of the trip are passed through to >>>>>>> > Google. >>>>>>> ... >>>>>>> > Please contact me if you have any further questions. >>>>>>> >>>>>>> This assessment is actually no longer accurate, and as such, we need >>>>>>> approval from SLOBs to proceed with the travel reimbursement, just like >>>>>>> we >>>>>>> do with any other. Adam, could you as Representative communicate that >>>>>>> SLOBs >>>>>>> approved $614.03 for Walter's travel. >>>>>>> >>>>>>> Reasons we need such approval are below: >>>>>>> >>>>>>> The information that Walter relied on to write the above is out of >>>>>>> date. A >>>>>>> few years ago, Google changed the nature of the way payments are made >>>>>>> for >>>>>>> GCI and GSoC. While, informally, Google requests that a certain part >>>>>>> of the >>>>>>> payments be used for travel expenses for the GCI and GSoC Mentor Summits >>>>>>> (respectively) there is no longer a formal requirement, agreement, nor >>>>>>> arrangement that requires Conservancy (and its Sugar Labs project) to >>>>>>> use >>>>>>> these funds for that purpose. Sugar Labs could use the funds for any >>>>>>> purpose that fits within the project and Conservancy's charitable >>>>>>> mission. >>>>>>> Thus, under the FSA with Conservancy, it's up to Sugar Labs to recommend >>>>>>> that how we spend the funds. >>>>>>> >>>>>>> As you decide on whether you'd like to pay the funds for this purpose, >>>>>>> note >>>>>>> that Bender's expenses are substantially less than the amount given as a >>>>>>> donation for GCI. Sugar received $7,380.00 total for its participation >>>>>>> in >>>>>>> GCI 2017 >>>>>>> >>>>>>> Finally, please avoid the phrase "pass through" with regard to funds at >>>>>>> Conservancy. Regardless of any specific donation situation, Conservancy >>>>>>> *does not* do any activity as a "pass through" fiscal sponsor. That >>>>>>> phrase >>>>>>> has specific meaning in USA-non-profit circles and that's never what >>>>>>> we're >>>>>>> doing here, no matter what. >>>>>>> >>>>>>> >>>>>>> >>>>>>> Meanwhile, Walter, there's a receipt missing: >>>>>>> >>>>>>> > $25 Baggage fee* >>>>>>> >>>>>>> > * My restricted fare on United did not allow me any luggage beyond a >>>>>>> > personal bag for my laptop. I managed on the way out, but could not >>>>>>> > manage on the way back, hence I had to check a bag. >>>>>>> >>>>>>> This is within policy, but it does require a receipt when proposed as a >>>>>>> stand-alone expense. It looks like you didn't attach the receipt. (I >>>>>>> noticed you attached the same file twice, so I suspect that there is >>>>>>> another >>>>>>> file of receipts we haven't gotten yet). >>>>>>> >>>>>>> AFIAK, all major airline give a receipt for checked luggage at the time >>>>>>> they >>>>>>> collect payment. If you lost that, in my experience, you can get the >>>>>>> receipt from the airline's website from your account after the fact. >>>>>>> >>>>>>> Please send along the $25 receipt. Everything else seems well >>>>>>> documented. >>>>>>> >>>>>>> Note in future you don't need to include receipts for M&IE; please take >>>>>>> a >>>>>>> look at the travel policy section regarding that: >>>>>>> >>>>>>> https://sfconservancy.org/projects/policies/conservancy-travel-policy.html >>>>>>> >>>>>>> >>>>>>> >>>>>>> -- >>>>>>> Walter Bender >>>>>>> Sugar Labs >>>>>>> http://www.sugarlabs.org >>>>>>> <http://www.sugarlabs.org> >>>>>>> _______________________________________________ >>>>>>> >>>>>> Sugar-devel mailing list >>>>>>> sugar-de...@lists.sugarlabs.org >>>>>>> http://lists.sugarlabs.org/listinfo/sugar-devel >>>>>>> >>>>>> _______________________________________________ >>>>>> IAEP -- It's An Education Project (not a laptop project!) >>>>>> i...@lists.sugarlabs.org >>>>>> http://lists.sugarlabs.org/listinfo/iaep >>>>> >>>>> >>>>> _______________________________________________ >>>>> SLOBs mailing list >>>>> sl...@lists.sugarlabs.org >>>>> http://lists.sugarlabs.org/listinfo/slobs >>>>> >>>>> >>>> >>>> _______________________________________________ >>>> IAEP -- It's An Education Project (not a laptop project!) >>>> i...@lists.sugarlabs.org >>>> http://lists.sugarlabs.org/listinfo/iaep >>>> >>>> -- >>>> <http://lists.sugarlabs.org/listinfo/iaep> >>>> <http://lists.sugarlabs.org/listinfo/iaep> >>>> Unsung Heroes of OLPC, interviewed live @ >>>> <http://lists.sugarlabs.org/listinfo/iaep>http://unleashkids.org ! >>>> >>> _______________________________________________ >>> IAEP -- It's An Education Project (not a laptop project!) >>> i...@lists.sugarlabs.org >>> http://lists.sugarlabs.org/listinfo/iaep >> >> >> _______________________________________________ >> SLOBs mailing list >> sl...@lists.sugarlabs.org >> http://lists.sugarlabs.org/listinfo/slobs >> >> > > _______________________________________________ > Lista olpc-Sur > olpc-Sur@lists.laptop.org > http://lists.laptop.org/listinfo/olpc-sur > >
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