Draft Guiding principles with regards to fundraising

Future of fundraising discussions - Index edit
Guiding Principles discussion Introduction Fundraising principles Funds distribution principles Fundraising models/future discussion Introduction, timeline & faq Goals Zack's observations on online fundraising How long will the Fundraiser keep growing? Wikimedia Foundation staff memo and analysis Recommendations Final recommendations from Sue Editable recommendations based on Sue's final recommendations Draft Recommendations from Sue Draft Recommendations discussion Draft Recommendations Q&A Brainstorming about Recommendation 4 Pros and cons Questions flowchart Fundraising options Alternative recommendations and philosophies Alternative recommendations (Open to all contributions) Recommendations by Tango Wikimedia Foundation resolutions Resolution: Wikimedia fundraising principles (10-9-2010) WMF Board of Trustees letter regarding fundraising accountability (8-5-2011) Resolution: Developing Scenarios for future of fundraising (1-18-2012) Draft Board resolution (2-9-12) Final Board resolutions (3-30-12) FAQ Discussion Wikimedia chapter statements Wikimedia’s culture of sharing (Wikimedia DE) Resolution on principles (Wikimedia UK) The importance of being a Wikimedia chapter (Wikimedia IT) Iberocoop joint statement Opinion French chapter Questions for the German chapter Wikimedia UK response to Sue Wikimedia CH response to Sue Wikimedia NL informal statement Overview of relevant data Sign up to participate Initial Thoughts Draft grantmaking survey Funds Dissemination Criteria мой Resource list (for survey preparation) Where the money comes from today Outcomes Final Board resolutions Creation of the Funds Dissemination Committee (FDC)

Draft Guiding Principles for the Future of Fundraising

The Wikimedia movement raises funds in ways that are consistent with its mission and values.

• Good faith: Money changes everything. Now that the Wikimedia movement is working with tens of millions of dollars, and experimenting with unprecedented revenue sharing arrangements, it is more important than ever for everyone involved to assume good faith in each others actions and intentions.
• Transparency: All Wikimedia fundraising activities should be truthful with prospective donors. We need to tell people what we intend to use the money for, before they donate. And we need to report how it was actually spent, afterwards.
• Fundraising in line with our mission and values: Our fundraising activities should aim to raise a movement budget using only methods that strengthen our mission and values and communicate them to all of our users and the world
• Maximizing efficiency of fundraising: Our fundraising activities should raise the necessary funds in the shortest time with the least amount of effort possible.
• Localization done well helps fundraising: We do better when local communities -- projects, countries, languages, regions -- participate in fundraising by suggesting ideas, giving feedback, gathering stories of editors and more, and where the donation mechanisms are appropriate for and familiar to donors in those communities
• Controls: The solution needs to ensure funds raised are safe from fraud or misuse as determined by existing, 3rd party standards for appropriate financial controls.
• Flexibility: The solution might be a "combination of solutions" for different situations.
• Facilitating cross-border funds flow: The Wikimedia movement is international in scope. The solution needs to support the easiest possible transfer of money internationally, in support of the movement's priorities.
• Donor diversity: The Wikimedia movement relies on small donations from a large group of donors, rather than on big donations from very few donors.
• Supports sustainable donor relations and recognises that donor data gathered during the fundraiser is an asset to the movement, with future volunteers, editors, and partners contained in our current donors.
• Avoids liability and unnecessary legal exposure for the Wikimedia projects