Lisa,
I posted a link to the WMF Board discussion to this list on 6 December,
it's no problem if you missed it, here it is again:
https://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/Wikimedia_Foundation_Board_noticeboard#Fundraising
I quote from that:
The [UK Fund for Charities channels gifts to validated non-UK
Hi Russavia-
Thanks for clarification. There is a lot of room for confusion here and I
sure I have not been as clear when talking about this as I needed to be.
Here are the details: The pricing structure is based on cumulative
donations. We paid 20% on the first £100 in donations (which was
Lisa,
Thanks for your reply and clarification.
When one clicks on the fundraising banner from the UK, they get taken
to this site.[1] As you can see there is no prominent link about gift
aid on that page. There is, however, a link at the bottom under Tax
deductibility information which takes you
On 4 December 2014 at 21:10, Andy Mabbett a...@pigsonthewing.org.uk wrote:
How much money do we expect to raise (or did we last year), from the
UK? How much of the money raised from the UK will attract Gift
Aid[*] tax releif?
Unless I've missed it these questions have not yet been answered.
Russavia (and everyone),
I've asked about, and from I can find the WMF has contracted out collection
of BPay payments to a third party merchant (an Australian business). This
has been the case since the first fundraiser that WMAU was not involved in
payment processing (2011 I think).
Regards,
Lisa
On Sat, Dec 6, 2014 at 2:56 AM, Lisa Gruwell lgruw...@wikimedia.org wrote:
2) When a U.K. donor is looking to add Gift Aid to their donation, we
process the donation through our account with the U.K. Fund for Charities,
which charges 1% for this service and returns the donor data to
Hi Russavia-
I haven't seen the specific comment from SJ that you are referencing, but I
am guessing that he is referring to the Gift Aid percentage match, which
used to be 20% and is now 25%. The 1% I mentioned is the processing fee
WMF pays to the U.K. Fund for Charities for processing our
Hoi,
A similar possibility is in existence in the Netherlands... National
charities can easily get such a status. It is possible for international
organisations but it is more difficult..
In order to optimise fundraisers it is extremely relevant that we optimise
it for our donors. That makes it
All
On Fri, Dec 5, 2014 at 5:10 AM, Andy Mabbett a...@pigsonthewing.org.uk wrote:
How much money do we expect to raise (or did we last year), from the
UK? How much of the money raised from the UK will attract Gift
Aid[*] tax releif?
I've seen figures of $500,000 being mentioned in relation
On 5 December 2014 at 10:50, Gerard Meijssen gerard.meijs...@gmail.com wrote:
Hoi,
It is NOT the chapter that has to change its ways.
Thanks,
GerardM
Actually, under Sue Gardner, the offer was that if the chapter did
change its ways, it would become a payment processor again. As a
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De: Fæ fae...@gmail.com
Actually, under Sue Gardner, the offer was that if the chapter did
change its ways, it would become a payment processor again. As a
trustee at that time, who was sent all the correspondence, this was
exactly what was put in writing.
And
On 5 December 2014 at 14:12, mathias.dam...@laposte.net wrote:
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De: Fæ fae...@gmail.com
Actually, under Sue Gardner, the offer was that if the chapter did
change its ways, it would become a payment processor again. As a
trustee at that time, who was sent all the
I regret that Fae has thought it necessary to bring his personal
grievance against the UK chapter and one specific individual over to the
Wikimedia-l mailing list now that he is unable to make such comments on
the Wikimedia-UK list or the WMUK website. I would hope that the
moderators will
Michael,
On Fri, Dec 5, 2014 at 11:36 PM, Michael Maggs mich...@maggs.name wrote:
I regret that Fae has thought it necessary to bring his personal grievance
against the UK chapter and one specific individual over to the Wikimedia-l
mailing list now that he is unable to make such comments on
Sorry, that of course should have read:
I'd appreciate some sort of response from you Michael that does NOT
include ad hominem attacks.
I guess I've been a Wikimedian so long that ad hominem attacks are often
the norm, rather than the exception. Or it could have just been a
brainfart. I'll let
I don't want to be seen to be taking sides and don't intend to become
embroiled in WMUK internal politics (which is why I've never joined the
chapter).
I've never received an explanation as to why around $500,000 of Gift Aid is
out of reach and unavailable to either WMUK or WMF, despite asking
Hi Nick
Over the last few years the Foundation has decisively moved away from
allowing local chapters to take part in the on-screen fundraiser,
preferring to centralise the work in spite of the loss of the available
local tax reliefs (such as Gift Aid in the UK). Many chapters,
including
Michael
On Sat, Dec 6, 2014 at 2:22 AM, Michael Maggs mich...@maggs.name wrote:
Over the last few years the Foundation has decisively moved away from
allowing local chapters to take part in the on-screen fundraiser, preferring
to centralise the work in spite of the loss of the available local
Also, if anyone's interested in the latest news on Wikimedia UK's
governance, do have a look at our most recent governance audit - further
info here:
https://blog.wikimedia.org.uk/2014/11/final-report-on-wikimedia-uk-governance-released/
Some quotes include;
*“The charity has very largely
Wasn't there also an issue with WMUK processing payments, in that they
couldn't pass 100% of the donations on to the WMF but had to retain some or
most of the funds in order to remain independent under British law? That
seems like a good reason why the WMF might not want WMUK to process
payments,
You can find information on the tax deductibility of donations to WMF here:
https://wikimediafoundation.org/wiki/Tax_Deductibility/en#.C2.A0Netherlands
Quickly, to address a few points that have been raised:
1) Yes, donations to WMF are tax deductible in the Netherlands
2) When a U.K. donor
On 5 December 2014 at 13:25, Russavia russavia.wikipe...@gmail.com wrote:
Michael
On Sat, Dec 6, 2014 at 2:22 AM, Michael Maggs mich...@maggs.name wrote:
Over the last few years the Foundation has decisively moved away from
allowing local chapters to take part in the on-screen fundraiser,
Hi Nathan,
On Fri, Dec 5, 2014 at 6:48 PM, Nathan nawr...@gmail.com wrote:
Wasn't there also an issue with WMUK processing payments, in that they
couldn't pass 100% of the donations on to the WMF but had to retain some or
most of the funds in order to remain independent under British law?
Hoi,
For what it is worth ...
http://europa.eu/rapid/press-release_CJE-09-5_en.htm
Thanks,
GerardM
On 5 December 2014 at 19:56, Lisa Gruwell lgruw...@wikimedia.org wrote:
You can find information on the tax deductibility of donations to WMF here:
Le 05/12/2014 19:22, Michael Maggs a écrit :
Hi Nick
Over the last few years the Foundation has decisively moved away from
allowing local chapters to take part in the on-screen fundraiser,
preferring to centralise the work in spite of the loss of the
available local tax reliefs (such as Gift
On Fri, Dec 5, 2014 at 2:32 PM, Gerard Meijssen gerard.meijs...@gmail.com
wrote:
Hoi,
For what it is worth ...
http://europa.eu/rapid/press-release_CJE-09-5_en.htm
Thanks,
GerardM
For the benefit of others... The press release, from 2009, describes a
preliminary ruling that states of
I've split this from a more general thread, for convenience...
On 3 December 2014 at 01:16, Megan Hernandez mhernan...@wikimedia.org wrote:
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