On 21 May 2014 16:18, rexx wrote:
> There has been no movement in Sue Gardner's anti-chapter position for the
> past three years. In 2012 I challenged Gardner to outline the steps needed
> for WMUK to take in order to have fund-processing restored, and she ignored
> the question. At the time, I
A good find, Charles, and as clear an illustration of Sue Gardner's mindset
and agenda as has been expressed anywhere.
https://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/Movement_roles/Feedback/Sue_Gardner#Funding
"*In 2010, 12 chapters acted as payments processors for the annual
fundraising campaign in their geogr
On 21 May 2014 14:39, rexx wrote:
>
> Taken as a whole, it is clearly part of Sue Gardner's agenda to get rid of
> chapters - or at least reduce them to impotence. She has never been able to
> accept that chapters can often do jobs better than a centralised WMF.
> Despite the hollow words she ha
Yes David. Did you know she's staying on as a "special advisor"?
Plus ca change.
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Rexx
On 21 May 2014 15:11, David Gerard wrote:
> On 21 May 2014 14:39, rexx wrote:
>
> > Taken as a whole, it is clearly part of Sue Gardner's agenda to get rid
> of
> > chapters - or at least reduce them t
I believe she leaves at the end of this month.
Thanks,
Mike
On 21 May 2014, at 16:13, Michael Maggs wrote:
> Yes, I think that was probably her very last decision.
>
> Michael
>
> On 21 May 2014, at 15:11, David Gerard wrote:
>
>> On 21 May 2014 14:39, rexx wrote:
>>
>>> Taken as a whole,
Yes, I think that was probably her very last decision.
Michael
On 21 May 2014, at 15:11, David Gerard wrote:
> On 21 May 2014 14:39, rexx wrote:
>
>> Taken as a whole, it is clearly part of Sue Gardner's agenda to get rid of
>> chapters - or at least reduce them to impotence. She has never be
On 21 May 2014 14:39, rexx wrote:
> Taken as a whole, it is clearly part of Sue Gardner's agenda to get rid of
> chapters - or at least reduce them to impotence. She has never been able to
> accept that chapters can often do jobs better than a centralised WMF.
> Despite the hollow words she has u
There are two practical implications:
1. It means that nobody receives Gift Aid on the donations taken by the WMF
which originated in the UK. Our donors who wish to make use of Gift Aid are
denied the opportunity and the movement as a whole loses around £200,000 -
£300,000 which would be claimable
This has been the case for the last two years, so although the decision for
this year is disappointing in practice nothing has changed.
The major effects are the movement will still not benefit from the available
Gift Aid of perhaps £300,000 annually, and that donor details remain held by
th
For those not up on the governance, what are the practical ramifications of
this for the chapter?
Thanks,
Dan
On 21 May 2014 03:09, Stevie Benton wrote:
> Wikimedia UK regrets to have to announce to the community that the
> Wikimedia Foundation’s outgoing Executive Director, Sue Gardner, has g
Wikimedia UK regrets to have to announce to the community that the
Wikimedia Foundation’s outgoing Executive Director, Sue Gardner, has given
us formal notice of her decision under her mandate from the WMF board not
to renew our fundraising agreement, thereby excluding us from this year’s
fundraise
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