On Wed, Jan 18, 2012 at 10:25 AM, Ting Chen wrote:
>
> Following consultation with the Wikimedia community on meta, the
> Wikimedia Foundation Board of Trustees is now releasing the guiding
> principles below, which are intended to govern Wikimedia fundraising and
> funds dissemination practices.
Agree that "raise the maximum" is a serious concern. Perception of greed
and money focus is one. The other problem is it mandates a specific
priority on the organizers of "all" fundraising events which may be
incompatible with the best interests of the project. For example I could
"maximize" fundra
> From: Ilario Valdelli
>
> >
> > Why does the Board of Trustees think that WMF should raise the ?maximum
> > possible amount of money??
> > Why not ask for what is needed and nothing more?
> >
>
> I agree. A no profit association should raise the "opportune" amount
> otherwise there a "profit".
>
On Wed, Jan 18, 2012 at 12:48 PM, Pronoein wrote:
>
> Why does the Board of Trustees think that WMF should raise the «maximum
> possible amount of money»?
> Why not ask for what is needed and nothing more?
>
I agree. A no profit association should raise the "opportune" amount
otherwise there a "p
On 18/01/2012 14:14, Alec Meta wrote:
>> Why does the Board of Trustees think that WMF should raise the «maximum
>> possible amount of money»?
>> Why not ask for what is needed and nothing more?
>
> Because we don't expect to be JUST Wikipedia forever. We have a lot
> of innovation ahead of us.
Le 18/01/2012 10:14, Alec Meta a écrit :
>> Why does the Board of Trustees think that WMF should raise the «maximum
>> possible amount of money»?
>> Why not ask for what is needed and nothing more?
> Because we don't expect to be JUST Wikipedia forever. We have a lot
> of innovation ahead of us.
> Why does the Board of Trustees think that WMF should raise the «maximum
> possible amount of money»?
> Why not ask for what is needed and nothing more?
Because we don't expect to be JUST Wikipedia forever. We have a lot
of innovation ahead of us. If we stand still, we'll be overtaken.
With m
On 18 January 2012 11:48, Pronoein wrote:
> Le 18/01/2012 05:25, Ting Chen a écrit :
>> * Minimal cost and minimal disruption. All Wikimedia fundraising
>> activities must aim to raise the maximum possible amount of money from
>> donors while minimizing administrative costs as much as possible (in
Am 18.01.2012 12:48, schrieb Pronoein:
> Le 18/01/2012 05:25, Ting Chen a écrit :
>> Hello dear community,
>>
>> the Board of Trustees of the Wikimedia Foundation passed the following
>> resolution with seven approves and three abstains:
>>
>>
>> [...]
>> * Minimal cost and minimal disruption. Al
Thank you for your information:
But I´m not able to enter the refering link.
http://board.wikimedia.org/wiki/Chapters_fundraising/Guiding_Principles
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Am 18.01.2012 09:25, schrieb Ting Chen:
> Hello dear community,
>
> the Board of Trustees of the Wikimedia Foundation passed the following
Le 18/01/2012 05:25, Ting Chen a écrit :
> Hello dear community,
>
> the Board of Trustees of the Wikimedia Foundation passed the following
> resolution with seven approves and three abstains:
>
>
> [...]
> * Minimal cost and minimal disruption. All Wikimedia fundraising
> activities must aim to
Hello dear community,
the Board of Trustees of the Wikimedia Foundation passed the following
resolution with seven approves and three abstains:
Following consultation with the Wikimedia community on meta, the
Wikimedia Foundation Board of Trustees is now releasing the guiding
principles below
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