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=== Activities to report ===

==== Office manager ====

'' See the office wiki for more details; main work:

* Renewals now up to date
* Drafted Nov Newsletter
* Fundraiser press releases / chase emails
* "Request for Proposals" for new lawyers

==== Legal ====

* Spoke to our new solicitor and agreed the way forward
* Various emails with Barry as discussed on the list

==== Accounting ====

=== Outstanding actions ===
Andrew:
* AT and TD to revisit the annual report, updating actions and setting things going to produce this. {{cf}} (note this will be delegated to CM)
* AT and TD prepare a report for the WMF chapters grant, for email approval, and to approach the Foundation to extend the grant {{cf}} (note this will be delegated to CM)
* AT to judge BLW prizes {{doing}}
* AT to respond to ORG re their grant application {{cf}}
* Andrew to see if there is interest in Wiki Takes Liverpool amongst local Wikimedians {{cf}}
* AT to send BLW domain name renewal invoice to TD to pay. {{cf}}
* AT to update Companies House with TD's new address. {{cf}}
* AT to investigate the situation with paying VAT on Liam's pay. {{cf}}
* AT to go forward with Wikipics/usability (see [[2010 Budget]]) {{cf}}
* AT to contact WMDE about how we spend the toolserver-allocated money {{cf}}
* AT to talk to Charles about mocking up the first new newsletter issue, to be approved by the board. {{done}}
* AT to talk to a partner at the lawyers regarding the best approach to the charities commission letter, which has not yet reached a final state. {{doing}}
* AT to contact TD regarding getting a quote from our payroll company now appointed for BACS bureau/direct debit {{doing}}
* AT to talk to TD about giving CM access to view the paypal account. {{not done}}
* AT to follow up with TD regarding feeding back the suggested modifications to the 2010 fundraising agreement.{{done}}
* AT to talk to TD about putting together the initial 2011 budget in time for the next board meeting.{{done}}
* AT to contact lawyers to confirm the WMF's lawyers advice/approach, and also the reporting requirements{{doing}}
* MP, AT, TD to (facilitate) work on the 2011 budget / wishlist (also anyone else that wants to get involved).{{done}}
* AT to write an email to Barry setting out the issues, and that we are broadly happy with the proposed approach subject to the lawyer's agreement.{{done}}
* AT and SV to contact CIPR contacts to ask for their views/experiences with soliciting donations via newspaper adverts.{{cf}}
* outstanding expenses: CM interview; CIPR {{cf}}

Office Manager:
* CM to email wikimediauk-l mailing list asking for suggestions for the name of the new newsletter, since so far there is only a working title. {{done}}
* MP, SV, CM to draft press releases for fundraiser launch and milestones {{done}}
* SV and CM to draft letter to FTSE 100 companies asking for donations {{discuss}}

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