EU policy/Funding/2016

This is a page to plan the budget and funding of the Free Knowledge Advocacy Group EU's 2016 activities.

Budget 2015

Chapter pledges

WMUK: 6000 EUR
WMNL: 4000 EUR
WMSE: 3500 EUR
WMDE: 7000 EUR
WMAT: 2500 EUR
WMCH: 5000 CHF (4130 Eur)
WMPL: 2000 EUR
WMIT: 2000 EUR
WMFR: 4000

Total: 35,130 Euro

Expenses

30000 or 2500/month - paid time (Dimi @ 0,8 FTE)
2760 or 230/month - infrastructure (180 for coworking space desk and 80 telecom per month)
2370 - travel budget/events organisation/Visiting Weasel
35.130 Euro

Budget Proposal 2016

Infrastructure (up to 46.600)

37.500 or 3125/month - paid time (Dimi @ 1 FTE)
3.600 or 300/month - infrastructure (office, telecom, stationary)
5.000 - travel budget (all relevant Wikimedian and non-Wikimedian events and meetings)
500 - Memberships, observerships, subscriptions (incl. Communia, EDRi)

Events & Activities (up to 17.100)

9.000 - 3 x Monsters of Law BXL (expert copyright events in Brussels, see)
3.600 - Printing brochures (6 brochures x 600 Euro)
3.000 - events (incl. Big Fat Meeting (optional: facilitation, scholarship) and one EP event)
1.500 - Visiting Weasels

Extras (up to 79.400)

Research and documentation assistant/paid intern (1200 p.m./600p.m.)
30.000 - Study: Economic contribution of PD & open licensing
20.000 - Initiate a Global Free Knowledge “think tank” (Made up of renowned experts that deliver arguments/advise/are well connected)
15.000 - Research on income from public sector information/government works

Chapter Pledges

WMUK: 6.000,00 €
WMNL: 4.000,00 €
WMSE: 3.500,00 €
WMDE: 7.000,00 €
WMAT: 4.000,00 €
WMPL: 2.500,00 €
WMIT: 2.500,00 €
WMFR: 4.000,00 €
Total: 33,500 Euro

Additional
WMCH 2.500,00 €
WMNO 420,00 €
New Total: 36,420 Euro

Actual Budget for 2016

30000 or 2500/month - paid time (Dimi @ 0,8 FTE)
2760 - infrastructure (working space & internet)
2860 - travel & events
800 - Visiting WEASELS
Total: 36,420 Euro

Actual Expenses for 2016

2760 Infrastructure

191.96 Internet and telecom Jan-March
143.7 Internet and telecom April-June
159.09 Internet and office materials July-August-Mid-September
77.82 Internet and Telecom 4th Quarter
2100 annual rent

Remaining EOY: +87.43

2860 Travel&Events

1252.18 Jan-March (incl. Wikimania, EDRi GA)
675.31 April-June (incl. Commons Conference, Prague Workshop)
585.2 July-August-Mid-September (incl. FSFE Summit)
362.42 Mid-September to December (incl. CopyCamp and WMCZ Conference)

Remaining EOY: -15.11

800 Visiting WEASELS

515.44 Visiting WEASEL 1
787.07 Visiting WEASEL 2

Remaining EOY: +12.93

Total EOY Balance: +85.25