<div dir="ltr">I much prefer "administrative fee," but thought, based on some conversations, that "donations" was how the Conservancy described this fee.  <div><br></div><div>As far as donations go on the income side of it, based on what I saw, they were not defined as "outreach donations" but simply as "donations."  Are there two different categories: donations to the project and donations for outreach?  If so, how is that reflected in the accounting?</div></div><div class="gmail_extra"><br><div class="gmail_quote">On Tue, Jun 23, 2015 at 10:20 AM, Kathy Lussier <span dir="ltr"><<a href="mailto:klussier@masslnc.org" target="_blank">klussier@masslnc.org</a>></span> wrote:<br><blockquote class="gmail_quote" style="margin:0 0 0 .8ex;border-left:1px #ccc solid;padding-left:1ex">
  
    
  
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    Hi Ruth,<span class=""><br>
    <blockquote type="cite">My first question relates to how donations
      to
      the Conservancy are accounted.</blockquote></span>
    Are you asking here about the 10% administrative fee that the
    Conservancy receives? If so, I wouldn't use the term 'donations' but
    refer to it as an administrative fee. Or are you talking about
    donations to the Evergreen project?<br>
    <br>
    Also, related to donations, I just want to report back to the EOB
    that I heard back from the Conservancy regarding Outreach donations.
    There was an issue with the import script they use with PayPal,
    which is why we aren't seeing any donations from June reflected in
    the ledger. Bradley Kuhn from the Conservancy said he plans to
    address the issue with the import script so that the donations can
    be added to the ledger.<br>
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    Kathy<div><div class="h5"><br>
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    <div>On 06/23/2015 09:51 AM, Ruth Frasur
      wrote:<br>
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      <div dir="ltr">Chris et al,
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        <div>Here's the text of what I'd like to know.  I've had a hard
          time framing in it in a way that couldn't possibly be
          perceived as confrontational or offensive, so please tear it
          apart and put it back together.</div>
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        <div>"To whom it may concern:</div>
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          <p class="MsoNormal">As a new member of the Evergreen
            Oversight Board, I am
            seeking clarification on the accounting for the project. 
            After a reviewing the financials before and during
            the most recent EOB meeting, some questions arose in my
            mind.  My first question relates to how donations to
            the Conservancy are accounted.  There is
            no visible line item that indicates this amount.  My other
            question relates to what seem to be
            miscellaneous expenses/incomes not having their own line
            item(s) in the
            ledger.  While the numbers do seem to work
            out by assuming miscellaneous expense/income, the actual
            financials, without
            that assumption, do not add up.  So, I
            guess my questions both add up to transparency of the
            accounting for the
            Evergreen project.  Right now, at least
            from my perspective, there is somewhat of a “black box”
            right in the middle of
            it and an assumption that “it just works.” 
            I’m hopeful that you can demystify what’s happening in the
            black box."</p>
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