Wikimania 2016 bids/Esino Lario/Financial plan
Fundraising for Wikimania Esino Lario 2016 has started.
- Confirmed Secured a technical support for communication materials of a value of 3'000-5'000 euro by the company A+E Milano srl.
- Declined Secured a support from Associazione Amici del Museo delle Grigne Onlus of 10'000 euro in the frame of the project "Villa Clotilde Expo 2015".
- Declined Secured a support from the Esino Lario City Council of 10'000 euro in the frame of the project "Villa Clotilde Expo 2015" (3'000 euro in-kind staff of the tourist office).
- Confirmed Secured a support from ODL company of 5'000 euro.
- Confirmed Secured support in-kind staff Wikimedia Italia during the event (not included in the budget).
- Confirmed Secured support in-kind staff Comunità montana for excursions during the event (not included in the budget).
- Declined Requested a support from Fondazione Banca del Monte di Lombardia for 80'000 euro for the renovation of the former cinema which will be used during Wikimania (decision around March 2015).
- Confirmed Requested support in-kind staff Wikimedia CH during the event.
- Confirmed Presented the pre-project and project (24/12/2014) to Cariplo Foundation with a request of 200'000 euro (decision expected around March 2015).
- Declined Started the discussion with Telecom Italia – a major Italian communication company - for the technical support to Esino Lario connectivity during Wikimania.
- Declined Started the discussion with a major international lightening company for a technical support to Esino Lario lightening (buildings and outdoor).
It is also important to mention that we are already benefitting from the support of a lot of people. We took advantage of a lot of volunteer work, we had the contribution of Wikimedia Italia to cover the cost of a dedicated person to help us with the planning, we had reduced prices from restaurants, bars, hotels and dorms; people are providing their apartments for a reimbursement; the Esino Lario city council and private owners are providing meeting rooms for free and some apartments owners are also giving us their flats and houses for free. A nice story is a lady that at the very beginning of the planning immediately signed the support to the event, gave her entire beautiful villa in Esino Lario for free, and she also offered to give us 1'000 € / 1'371 $ to support the event[1] .
Documentation about the fundraising.
Request to Wikimedia Foundation and support
[edit ]We made a request to Wikimedia Foundation of 200'000 euro provided by Wikimedia Foundation to Associazione Amici del Museo delle Grigne Onlus, lead institution of Wikimania Esino Lario 2016.
- Contract Wikimedia Foundation and Wikimania 2016.
- Report specifically related to the support of 200'000 euro provided by Wikimedia Foundation to Wikimania 2016.
Wikimedia Foundation grant covered the specific costs of the event. Even if not directly associated to territorial development, the grant from Wikimedia Foundation has supported grant-seeking as a co-funding, with a multiplier effect which created benefits for a broader audience. Furthermore the expenses associated to territorial development relate to connectivity, accessibility and collaborative work.
Wikimedia Foundation has furthermore paid to the Associazione Comitato Wikimania Esino Lario.
- accommodation, food and transport from and to the airport for the scholarship receipts
- accommodation and food and transport from and to the airport for Wikimedia Foundation staff (in Esino Lario and at Villa Monastero in Varenna)
- a partial payment of 2000 $ for a catering costed 2400 euro and requested for IdeaLab.
- the cost of 4000 euro (- the exact amount needs to be checked) for the badges used during Wikimania, which Wikimedia Foundation agreed to produce but it could not guarantee the delivery on time so we produced them.
Wikimania Foundation has furthermore provided
- the ribbons used during Wikimania Esino Lario
- the support of the event coordinator Ellie Young, managed directly by Wikimedia Foundation
- the support of the coordinator for the registrations Stuart Prior, managed directly by Wikimedia Foundation
- the support of its legal team for the use of Wikimania trademark
- the trademark agreement with Associazione Amici del Museo delle Grigne Onlus for managing Wikimania Esino Lario trademark.
- a trademark quick license for the sponsors and partners involved in Wikimania Esino Lario.
Planned income from registrations
[edit ]- See also: Costs/Participants.
We initially planned to make attending Wikimania sessions and events free of charge but for the event we had to charge € 1 to register people also for insurance purposes. Thanks to the registration we were able to properly plan and implement the event, and the registration fee managed lunch but also accommodation and other expenses related to participants (including dinner). This approach had the advantage that scholarships, institutions supporting specific participants (i.e. Wikimedia Foundation, Wikimedia chapters, university fund) and participants will pay for a cost associated directly to their participation. Differently from other venues in which catering is basically a fixed cost, at Wikimania Esino Lario we took advantage also of restaurants and bars, which allows the cost to be reduced if the number of participants is less. The estimated cost of lunch in the budget corresponded to the planned income from registrations (and it can decrease accordingly); during Wikimania we created different kind of fees according to the number of days and if accommodation and meals were requested.
Income
[edit ]Currency exchange 1 euro = 1,248ドル