Not with WMUK. most of our reimbursements are travel-related, but they fall under the expense policy as the others do.
Richard Symonds Wikimedia UK 0207 065 0992 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). *Wikimedia UK is an independent non-profit charity with no legal control over Wikipedia nor responsibility for its contents.* On 10 March 2015 at 12:43, Kirill Lokshin <[email protected]> wrote: > Indeed, this is all very interesting material; thank you everyone for > taking the time to share it. > > Wikimedia DC has separate expense reimbursement ( > http://wikimediadc.org/wiki/Expense_reimbursement_policy) and travel ( > http://wikimediadc.org/wiki/Travel_policy) policies. I wonder if this is > more common in chapters that primarily deal with non-travel reimbursements, > versus a combined policy in chapters that mainly have travel-related ones? > > Kirill > > On Tue, Mar 10, 2015 at 8:30 AM, Josh Lim <[email protected]> > wrote: > > > This is great, Emeric! We’d be glad to take a look at this. :) > > > > For our part, Wikimedia Philippines has a travel policy as part of our > > Expense Policy, and it’s been working well for us for the last 3-4 years > > now. We’ll be glad to share our policy as well. > > > > http://www.wikimedia.org.ph/wmph/Expense_Policy#A._Travel_expenses > > > > Regards, > > > > Josh > > > > > Wiadomość napisana przez Emeric Vallespi <[email protected] > > > > w dniu 9 mar 2015, o godz. 16:49: > > > > > > Dear movement fellows, > > > > > > After our "Board handbook", we are pleased to share with you the > > > Wikimédia France "Travel policy" (this time, in French and English!): > > > > > > (en) > > https://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/Wikimédia_France/Politique_de_voyage/en > > > (fr) > > https://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/Wikimédia_France/Politique_de_voyage > > > > > > This document is the compilation and formalization of our expenses > > > reimbursement's practices for several years. > > > The main goal of this formalization is to clarify, for our various > > > stakeholders in the organization, the expenses which can be reimbursed, > > > the amounts, the conditions and the process. > > > And because it's clearer we think that it's going to facilitate the > > > volunteers involvement. Indeed, by knowing in advance if expenses can > be > > > covered, we are hoping that volunteers will take more initiatives to do > > > projects, even if there is a cost. > > > Of course, it facilitates the work of our treasurers and executive > > > director who deal with the approval of expenses requests/reports, > > > because the commons cases are anticipated in the policy, and now they > > > have to intervene only for specific cases, which are less frequent. > > > > > > It is also ensuring a healthier governance: it clarifies the process of > > > escalation if needed and it provides fairness for every requests' > > answers. > > > Besides it allowed to define consensually the frame of reimbursements > > > with different stakeholders. > > > > > > As it might be useful for other entities, we shared in a Learning > > > Patternswhy we think it's useful for us to have this policy,what > > > problems it solves and how we have solved them: > > > > > > https://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/Grants:Learning_patterns/Travel_policy_−_defining_travel_support_conditions_to_further_volunteer_involvement > > > Moreover, we did an "unofficial" translation of the policy (link above) > > > to ease your feedback possibilities about this policy, about the > process > > > we followed or to be inspired by if you are thinking about such an > > > initiative of document in your organization. > > > > > > Feel free to ask any questions or make suggestions of improvement. > > > Cheers, > > > -- > > > Emeric Vallespi > > > Vice President > > > > > > Wikimédia France > > > www.wikimedia.fr | Twitter: @Wikimedia_Fr > > > > > > Mob. +33 6 61 15 13 12 | [email protected] > > > <mailto:[email protected]> > > > Twitter: @evallespi > > > _______________________________________________ > > > Wikimedia-l mailing list, guidelines at: > > https://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/Mailing_lists/Guidelines > > > [email protected] > > > Unsubscribe: https://lists.wikimedia.org/mailman/listinfo/wikimedia-l, > > <mailto:[email protected]?subject=unsubscribe> > > > > JAMES JOSHUA G. 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