<div dir="ltr"><div class="gmail_extra"><br><div class="gmail_quote">2015-11-18 20:17 GMT+01:00 Luigi Toscano <span dir="ltr"><<a href="mailto:luigi.toscano@tiscali.it" target="_blank">luigi.toscano@tiscali.it</a>></span>:<br><blockquote class="gmail_quote" style="margin:0px 0px 0px 0.8ex;border-left:1px solid rgb(204,204,204);padding-left:1ex"><span class="">Now while this affects mostly the parent<br>
> organizations, it's also visible in Wikimedia Italy, which appears to<br>
> have a budget surpassing that of the OSMF, and spend a significant<br>
> amount on employees.<br>
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</span>I think you are mixing Wikimedia and Wikimedia Italy, which is linked but independent (also to address the point of centralization).<br>
<span class=""></span></blockquote></div><br><br></div><div class="gmail_extra">At least for the budget of Wikimedia Italia, it seems to be true. Have a look at the latest avaliable figures, 2013: <a href="https://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/Wikimedia_Italia">https://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/Wikimedia_Italia</a><br><a href="http://wiki.wikimedia.it/wiki/Bilancio_consuntivo_2013/en">http://wiki.wikimedia.it/wiki/Bilancio_consuntivo_2013/en</a><br><br></div><div class="gmail_extra">Not sure if 78.218,85 EUR in 2013 for employees and consultants is significant, but surely it is compared to OSMF. Have a look here for 2013: <a href="https://wiki.osmfoundation.org/wiki/Finances/Balance_Sheet_2013">https://wiki.osmfoundation.org/wiki/Finances/Balance_Sheet_2013</a><br></div><div class="gmail_extra">(2014 OSMF is not comparable because it comprises 16 months).<br><br></div><div class="gmail_extra">Cheers,<br></div><div class="gmail_extra">Martin<br></div></div>