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The audit of the WMF's most recent complete fiscal year is now released by KPMG and the Foundation.

Of course, there is the requisite "Q & A" to stifle any sort of critique, by phrasing the "answers" in incoherent sentences of poor construction:

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How do the financial statements for 2009-10 compare with the statements for 2008-09? What's the overall takeaway message?
In general, both revenue and spending increased compared with 2008-09. Contributions and revenue increased and we increased spending in three ways-one-time spending for the Strategic Plan, the Bookshelf project and the Communications Campaign (approx. $1.5MM), spending related to donor-restricted funding such as improving user-friendliness (Stanton Foundation) and Wikimania scholarships (OSI and Lounsbery Foundations), (approx. $600K) and finally spending related to our core operations which included additional Tech and other Programmatic hires, increased rent and and operating costs related to increased hiring, higher hosting costs and spending on grants awarded to chapters and individuals.


"ways-one-time"?
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QUOTE(thekohser @ Tue 26th October 2010, 9:42am) *

The audit of the WMF's most recent complete fiscal year is now released by KPMG and the Foundation.

Of course, there is the requisite "Q & A" to stifle any sort of critique, by phrasing the "answers" in incoherent sentences of poor construction:

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How do the financial statements for 2009-10 compare with the statements for 2008-09? What's the overall takeaway message?
In general, both revenue and spending increased compared with 2008-09. Contributions and revenue increased and we increased spending in three ways-one-time spending for the Strategic Plan, the Bookshelf project and the Communications Campaign (approx. $1.5MM), spending related to donor-restricted funding such as improving user-friendliness (Stanton Foundation) and Wikimania scholarships (OSI and Lounsbery Foundations), (approx. $600K) and finally spending related to our core operations which included additional Tech and other Programmatic hires, increased rent and and operating costs related to increased hiring, higher hosting costs and spending on grants awarded to chapters and individuals.
"ways-one-time"?
"approx. $1.5MM" MM? WTH?
"and and" also also (IMG:smilys0b23ax56/default/rolleyes.gif)
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"approx. $1.5MM" MM? WTH?
"and and" also also (IMG:smilys0b23ax56/default/rolleyes.gif)

M=Thousand
MM=M squared=Million
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QUOTE(Malik Shabazz @ Tue 26th October 2010, 11:28am) *

QUOTE(Zoloft @ Tue 26th October 2010, 12:53pm) *
"approx. $1.5MM" MM? WTH?
"and and" also also (IMG:smilys0b23ax56/default/rolleyes.gif)

M=Thousand
MM=M squared=Million

Googling $1.5MM, I see this usage in a number of places.

*folds arms in front of himself*

Doesn't mean I have to like it. (IMG:smilys0b23ax56/default/tongue.gif)

I took accounting classes, dammit!
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