Honest hardworking non-profits deserve more taxpayer money. I am optimistic that future generations figure this out
On 28 April 2013 16:42, Nathan <[email protected]> wrote: > Asking for money to do something you are passionate about, and being > subject to the scrutiny and criticism of your valued peers, was always > going to be a wrenching and soul-sucking process. This is a good time > to acknowledge that, and to think about how the FDC can make > volunteers more comfortable and reduce the stress and burden imposed > upon them. > > That said... It seems to be an eminently legitimate point, that taking > a chapter from essentially no funding to US$200k in one year is a > massive leap that is both risky and unnecessary. Maybe it would make > more sense to go from zero staff members to one, instead of three? Pay > on a contract basis for book-keeping and legal assistance, and hire a > program person to help coordinate volunteer programmatic efforts? > > Perhaps what's needed from the FDC is better guidance in advance about > what the organic growth chart of chapter organizations should look > like, and what level of funding increases year to year can be expected > vs. what is out of bounds. We don't want volunteers to feel encouraged > to shoot for the moon, and then suffer when their dreams are > punctured. While predictably will accrue on its own over time and > experience, better guidance on what to expect might make those > experiences less painful for all involved. > > _______________________________________________ > Wikimedia-l mailing list > [email protected] > Unsubscribe: https://lists.wikimedia.org/mailman/listinfo/wikimedia-l > _______________________________________________ Wikimedia-l mailing list [email protected] Unsubscribe: https://lists.wikimedia.org/mailman/listinfo/wikimedia-l
