1. Setting up South Africa
Incomplete daft slides for Wikimania
2014 presentation

2. Steps to getting setup
1. Basic group
2. Legally setup: get registered
– Ensure MOI is properly written
3. Tax registration
4. Apply for tax right off status
– Donors can now save money by donating money
to you
5. Ensure funds are properly distributed

3. Sources of Funding Organisation
(core funding for the lab)
Projects
Funding on a project by project basis
Government
Pros:
Reliable: line-items
Easy: it is what we know
Cons:
Political
No Freedom

- Good source of discretionary funding

Corporate
(CSI / marketing)
Pros:
Flexible: can define our own goals
Freedom: can do what we want
Cons:
Loss of trust with some partners
Corrupts our focus

- not a reliable source of funding for core
funding

- Margins
- Open to experimentation and failure
Donors
Pros:
Ready source of funding
Very structured & focused
Cons:
Needy
Time consuming: applying for grants
Inflexible

- Some more libertarian organisations (USA, UK)
might be interested but this might make things
political and corrupt our focus.

- Great source of funding if there is strong
mission alignment but otherwise inflexible.
- must clearly define project beforehand, not
good for experimentation.
- requires monitoring and evaluation:
complicated
Own sources
Pros:
Fully flexible
Self sufficiency
Cons:
High risk
Might corrupt our focus
 

4. Reasons for seeking alternative
sources
• Diversification of Risk
• Policy: Wikimedia Foundation encouragement
• Quicker
• Easier to obtain
• Can fund core staff
• BUT:
– Less reliable
– Must learn new systems & protocals
– Must ensure mission alignment

5. Funding background
• Two sources
– Open Society of South Africa
– Wikimedia Foundation
• Open Society invited us to apply for funding
– Process easier than Wikimedia Foundation
– Process is quicker (but still over a month for funds
to come through)

6. BELOW PAR: 1 BASELINE: 2 PROFICIENT: 3 BENCHMARK: 4
organised*
doesn't do what
he/she says going to;
chronically late or
visibly disorganised in
meetings
a safe pair of hands - constructs
logical workplan reflecting key
activities supporting desired
outcome, and deliver own
activities per spec
able to manage own
activities plus others (both
the Chapter and external)
to timeframes and quality,
proactively 'raises the
alarm' ahead of issues
coordinates across multiple projects
and teams, striking balance between
guidance, delegation and
empowerment as appropriate
results focused*
difficult to translate
ideas into 'who would
do what when where
& how'? - prefers
giving input rather
than taking ownership
delivery rather than debate -
primary goal is getting things
done, whether internal
'product' or external social
impact
relentless pursuit of action,
demonstrating skill at
getting things done even in
situations of adversity or
resistance
consistently able to engage
stakeholders and acceess financial
resources in support of program
activation
communication
*
verbal delivery follows
long winded path of
activity rather
expressing key
messages; writing is
inelegant or self
conscious
able to structure written and
verbal communication & deliver
this confidently
consistent ability to
structure clear documents;
tells the story in pyramid
structure; moderates style
and medium as needed
masterful ability to tailor and deliver
written and verbal communication in
pithy manner, balancing intellectual &
emotional engagement
resilience
easily flustered in the
face of adversity -
including visibly losing
composure or train of
thought
internally driven rather than
relying on external incentives or
cajoling; 'bounces back' after
setbacks
shows determination in
face of adversity, and has
developed personal habits /
practices to support this
maintains personal internal balance
even in face of ongoing conflict &
challenge, with well developed
personal practices to nourish this
adaptability
becomes dispirited
when workplans or
priorities change,
fleeing into the detail
rather than focussing
on the 'big picture'
able to change direction or step
away from project without
significant emotional
discomfort
anticipates the need to
change direction; regularly
pre-empts this and plans
accordingly
demonstrates rapid adjustment to new
realities & expectations, even where
personally & emotionally invested in
the status quo
Technical
proficiency
Only very basic computer
literacy knowledge. Such as
operating a spreadsheet or
MS word.
Has some experience with more
advanced programs such as Photoshop,
Inkscape, SPSS, Wiki-markup. Open to
learning new systems.
Fluency in Wiki-markup, html, CSS.
Some knowledge of programing.
Awesome programmer/developer. Builds apps and
computer games in their spare time.