[Osmf-talk] Financial Transparency

[Simon Poole]

https://osmfoundation.org/wiki/Finance_Committee/Minutes/2024-05-22#Report_to_the_Advisory_Board

Am 21.10.2024 um 11:45 schrieb Mikel Maron:
> I don't disagree on the request -- would be good and no problem to 
> publish more frequent financials and minutes.
>
> But please do not spread falsehoods. "reconciled monthly financials 
> available ... to corporate members" is pure fiction.
>
> -Mikel
>
> On Mon, Oct 21, 2024 at 5:38 AM Simon Poole <simon at poole.ch> wrote:
>
>     At one time in the history of the OSMF a commitment was made by the
>     board to provide the membership with regular (iirc at the time it was
>     quarterly) financials. On and off this was done over the years,
>     but it
>     currently has lapsed for a long time. I'm the first person to
>     agree that
>     doing this is a lot of work with little gain, but as a matter of
>     principle I would still think that this should be provided.
>
>     Browsing the Finance Committee minutes for this year it seems that
>     a lot
>     of progress has been made, and that there are actually reconciled
>     monthly financials available internally and to corporate members,
>     just
>     not to the wider membership. That is, lets say, not a good look. I
>     would
>     suggest that these be made available, if necessary in redacted
>     form, to
>     all members.
>
>     Simon
>
>     PS: the minutes of the FC abruptly stop after June, I assume that is
>     just an oversight?
>
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