[Foundation-l] Chapters and replacing the Audit committee

2011-08-12 Thread WereSpielChequers
To answer Michael Snow's concerns. Yes there is an efficiency problem if you have a global audit committee covering organisations in multiple legal jurisdictions. But that problem is the same whether you have the existing WMF committee covering the chapters or you replace that US-centric committee

Re: [Foundation-l] Chapters and replacing the Audit committee

2011-08-09 Thread Michael Snow
On 8/9/2011 1:43 PM, WereSpielChequers wrote: > One possible way to decentralise whilst maintaining or even improving > fiscal accountability would be to replace the Audit committee with a > group audit committee. I'm familiar with this model here in the UK in > our not for profit housing sector -

Re: [Foundation-l] Chapters and replacing the Audit committee

2011-08-09 Thread Nathan
On Tue, Aug 9, 2011 at 4:43 PM, WereSpielChequers wrote: > A few points about Kyrill's statement, and a proposal. > > Firstly the idea that the work done by the chapters "could just as > easily be done by the WMF as well, and likely at lower cost." Cost > isn't everything, and I suspect the chapte

Re: [Foundation-l] Chapters and replacing the Audit committee

2011-08-09 Thread WereSpielChequers
A few points about Kyrill's statement, and a proposal. Firstly the idea that the work done by the chapters "could just as easily be done by the WMF as well, and likely at lower cost." Cost isn't everything, and I suspect the chapters are more likely to be able to adapt things to their local cultur