An answer might be to have common criteria included in the FDC bids?
On 25 April 2013 00:29, J Alexandr Ledbury-Romanov < [email protected]> wrote: > Forwarding from a non subscriber. > > Alex > > > ---------- Forwarded message ---------- > From: Ad Huikeshoven <[email protected]> > Date: 2013/4/24 > Subject: Question: How much does administration in Chapters cost the > Wikimedia movement? > To: [email protected] > > > Hi Fae, > > Great question Fae. For a fundraising charity a breakdown in program, > fundraising and administrative cost is natural, and in compliance with > accountanting standards. As far as I know WMF reports according to FAS 117, > see > > http://www.fasb.org/cs/BlobServer?blobcol=urldata&blobtable=MungoBlobs&blobkey=id&blobwhere=1175820923228&blobheader=application%2Fpdf > > In the UK the standard would be SORP. Wikimedia Nederland adopted Richtlijn > 650 which is mandatory for getting a certificate from CBF, see > > http://www.rjnet.nl/Documents/Uitingen%202011/0000034578_RJ-Uiting%202011-1%20dd%2031-01-11.pdf > and http://www.cbf.nl/CBF-Beoordelingen/criteria-keur.php. > > The accounting standards give guidelines about what can be allocated to > program costs, what should be included in fundraising cost and what are > administrative cost. FDC entities are required to produce audited financial > statements. The external auditor will review allocation of cost and > transparency of explanatory notes. > > International charity guideline is to have > program:fundraising:administrative cost ratios according to 75:10:15, > noting the 10 and 15 are maximums. A source for these ratios is > http://www.charitynavigator.org/index.cfm?bay=content.view&cpid=48 > > Costs of evaluating impact of programs. Would you include those cost in > administrative costs? Could costs of impact evaluations be part of program > cost. If not, why not? If yes, what is your rationale? > > Greetings and regards, > > Ad Huikeshoven > Treasurer Wikimedia Nederland > _______________________________________________ > Wikimedia-l mailing list > [email protected] > Unsubscribe: https://lists.wikimedia.org/mailman/listinfo/wikimedia-l > -- *Jon Davies - Chief Executive Wikimedia UK*. Mobile (0044) 7803 505 169 tweet @jonatreesdavies Wikimedia UK is a Company Limited by Guarantee registered in England and Wales, Registered No. 6741827. Registered Charity No.1144513. Registered Office 4th Floor, Development House, 56-64 Leonard Street, London EC2A 4LT. United Kingdom. Wikimedia UK is the UK chapter of a global Wikimedia movement. The Wikimedia projects are run by the Wikimedia Foundation (who operate Wikipedia, amongst other projects). Telephone (0044) 207 065 0990. Visit http://www.wikimedia.org.uk/ and @wikimediauk _______________________________________________ Wikimedia-l mailing list [email protected] Unsubscribe: https://lists.wikimedia.org/mailman/listinfo/wikimedia-l
