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Andrea Middleton 7:57 pm on May 20, 2016
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Sponsorship and Finances Weekly Report for May 20

Here’s that weekly update — biweekly this time because I was on vacation last week — on the payments and income for WordPress community events that we post on Fridays. This report might get more elaborate as we get the time to build more tools around financial reporting (currently it’s quite manual), so if there’s a level of detail we’re not providing that you’d like to see, please mention it in the comments!

Between May 13 and May 19, here’s what came in:

Ticket revenue via PayPal: $16,379.67 USD (total tickets 364)
Sponsorship income via wire transfer: $9,489.88 USD
Sponsorship income via check: $13,524.78 USD
Sponsorship income via PayPal: $4,612.91 USD

Total revenue (in USD): $139,260.29 CORRECTION: $44,007.24

And in that same period, here’s what went out:

Total number of vendor payments/reimbursements: 21
Total payments (in USD): $37,831.27

Here’s a list of this week’s global sponsorship grants (which are determined at the budget review):

Cologne 1,800 EUR
Sacramento 3,000 USD
Columbus 5,500 USD

As always, if you have any questions, please ask away in the comments!

#finances, #sponsorship

Andrea Middleton 9:42 pm on May 13, 2016
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Sponsorship and Finances Weekly Report for May 13

Here’s that weekly update — biweekly this time because I was on vacation last week — on the payments and income for WordPress community events that we post on Fridays. This report might get more elaborate as we get the time to build more tools around financial reporting (currently it’s quite manual), so if there’s a level of detail we’re not providing that you’d like to see, please mention it in the comments!

Between April 29 and May 12, here’s what came in:

Ticket revenue via PayPal: $33,036.99 USD (total tickets 763)
Sponsorship income via wire transfer: $75,768.92 USD
Sponsorship income via check: $13,018.90 USD
Sponsorship income via PayPal: $17,435.48 USD

Total revenue (in USD): $139,260.29

Number of sponsor invoices paid: 29
Number of sponsor invoices issued: 39
Total invoiced: $266,700.00 USD

And in that same period, here’s what went out:

Due to some changes we’ve made to the back end of the vendor payment tool, I don’t currently have a straightforward way to create a breakdown of what payments were for which event, but here are the totals:

Total number of vendor payments/reimbursements: 46
Total payments (in USD): $56,376.07

Here’s a list of this week’s global sponsorship grants (which are determined at the budget review):

Kyiv 30,000 грн.
Singapore 4,000 Singapore dollars
Belfast 1000 GBP
Phoenix 14,000 USD
Seville 800€
Bucharest 9,800 ROI

As always, if you have any questions, please ask away in the comments!

#finances, #sponsorship, #wordcamps

Andrea Middleton 8:49 pm on April 29, 2016
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Sponsorship and Finances Weekly Report for April 29

Here’s that weekly update on the payments and income for WordPress community events that we post on Fridays. This report might get more elaborate as we get the time to build more tools around financial reporting (currently it’s quite manual), so if there’s a level of detail we’re not providing that you’d like to see, please mention it in the comments!

Between April 22 and April 28, here’s what came in:

Ticket revenue via PayPal: $11,809.12 USD (total tickets 256)
Sponsorship income via wire transfer: $8,204.51 USD
Sponsorship income via check: $4,240.00 USD
Sponsorship income via PayPal: $7,868.66 USD

Total revenue (in USD): $32,122.29

Number of sponsor invoices paid: 24
Number of sponsor invoices issued: 20
Total invoiced: $10,600.00 USD

And in that same period, here’s what went out:

Due to some changes we’ve made to the back end of the vendor payment tool, I don’t currently have a straightforward way to create a breakdown of what payments were for which event, but here are the totals:

Total number of vendor payments/reimbursements: 24
Total payments (in USD): $73,999.88

Here’s a list of this week’s global sponsorship grants (which are determined at the budget review):

Nashik 150,000 Indian rupees

As always, if you have any questions, please ask away in the comments!

#finances, #sponsorship, #wordcamps

Andrea Middleton 9:50 pm on April 15, 2016
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Sponsorship and Finances Weekly Report for April 15

Here’s that weekly update on the payments and income for WordPress community events that we post on Fridays. This report might get more elaborate as we get the time to build more tools around financial reporting (currently it’s quite manual), so if there’s a level of detail we’re not providing that you’d like to see, please mention it in the comments!

Between April 8 and April 14, here’s what came in:

Ticket revenue via PayPal: $20,861.35 USD (total tickets 442)
Sponsorship income via wire transfer: $1,092.79 USD
Sponsorship income via check: $2,042.00 USD
Sponsorship income via PayPal: $8,911.60 USD

Total revenue (in USD): $32,907.74

Number of sponsor invoices paid: 5
Number of sponsor invoices issued: 17
Total invoiced: $20,900.00 USD

And in that same period, here’s what went out:

Due to some changes we’ve made to the back end of the vendor payment tool, I don’t currently have a straightforward way to create a breakdown of what payments were for which event, but here are the totals:

Total number of vendor payments/reimbursements: 22
Total payments (in USD): $ 69,969.27

Here’s a list of this week’s global sponsorship grants (which are determined at the budget review):

Cape Town R 75000
Orlando $5000 USD
Winnipeg $1000 CAD
Vancouver BC $6000 CAD

As always, if you have any questions, please ask away in the comments!

#community-management, #finances, #wordcamps

Andrea Middleton 3:38 am on April 9, 2016
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Sponsorship and Finances Weekly Report for April 8

Here’s that weekly update on the payments and income for WordPress community events that we post on Fridays. This report might get more elaborate as we get the time to build more tools around financial reporting (currently it’s quite manual), so if there’s a level of detail we’re not providing that you’d like to see, please mention it in the comments!

Between April 1 and April 7, here’s what came in:

Ticket revenue via PayPal: $22,890.78 USD (total tickets 482)
Sponsorship income via wire transfer: $552.66 USD
Sponsorship income via check: $37,000.00 USD
Sponsorship income via PayPal: $13,819.67 USD

Total revenue (in USD): $74,263.11

Number of sponsor invoices paid: 18
Number of sponsor invoices issued: 27
Total invoiced: $130,500.00 (included global sponsorship invoices for Q2)

And in that same period, here’s what went out:

Due to some changes we’ve made to the back end of the vendor payment tool, I don’t currently have a straightforward way to create a breakdown of what payments were for which event, but here are the totals:

Total number of vendor payments/reimbursements: 10
Total payments (in USD): $24,002.57

Here’s a list of this week’s global sponsorship grants (which are determined at the budget review):

Brighton £1,500.00
Pittsburgh $1,500.00

As always, if you have any questions, please ask away in the comments!

#community-management, #finances, #sponsorship, #wordcamps

Andrea Middleton 9:28 pm on April 1, 2016
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Sponsorship and Finances Weekly Report for April 1 (no fooling)

Here’s that weekly update on the payments and income for WordPress community events that we post on Fridays. This report might get more elaborate as we get the time to build more tools around financial reporting (currently it’s pretty manual), so if there’s a level of detail we’re not providing that you’d like to see, please mention it in the comments!

Between March 25 and March 31, here’s what came in:

Ticket revenue via PayPal: $13,925.76 USD (total tickets 248)
Sponsorship income via wire transfer: $13,419.29 USD
Sponsorship income via check: $3,000 USD

Total revenue (in USD): $52,803.45

New metric alert!  Sponsor invoices issued: 16
Total invoiced: $18,400 USD

And in that same period, here’s what went out:

Due to some changes we’re making to the back end of the vendor payment tool, I don’t currently have a straightforward way to create a breakdown of what payments were for which event, but here are the totals:

Total number of payments/reimbursements: 12
Total payments (in USD): $18,489.01

Here’s a list of this week’s global sponsorship grants (which are determined at the budget review):

NYC    $15,000.00
Nashville    $4,000.00
Kansai    $10,000.00
Montreal    $4,000.00
Ann Arbor    $3,500.00
Ottawa    $1,600.00

As always, if you have any questions, please ask away in the comments!

#finances, #sponsorship, #wordcamps

Andrea Middleton 6:53 pm on March 25, 2016
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Sponsorship and Finances Weekly Report for March 25

Here’s that weekly update on the payments and income for WordPress community events that we post on Fridays. This report might get more elaborate as we get the time to build more tools around financial reporting (currently it’s pretty manual), so if there’s a level of detail we’re not providing that you’d like to see, please mention it in the comments!

Between March 18 and March 24, here’s what came in:

Ticket revenue via PayPal: $11,505.90 USD (total tickets 241)
Sponsorship income via wire transfer: $26,178.01 USD
Sponsorship income via PayPal: $26,178.01 USD
Sponsorship income via check: $3,000 USD

Total revenue (in USD): $55,188.77

And in that same period, here’s what went out:

Due to some changes we’re making to the back end of the vendor payment tool, I don’t currently have a straightforward way to create a breakdown of what payments were for which event, but here are the totals:

Total number of payments/reimbursements: 17
Total payments (in USD): $20,299.21

Here’s a list of this week’s global sponsorship grants (which are determined at the budget review):

Seattle, WA $10,000 USD
Frankfurt, Germany 5,000€
Bilbao, Vizcaya, España 2,000€
Saint Louis, MO $4,200 USD

As always, if you have any questions, please ask away in the comments!

#finances, #sponsorship, #wordcamps

Andrea Middleton 11:56 pm on March 11, 2016
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Sponsorship and Finances Weekly Report for March 11

Here’s that weekly update on the payments and income for WordPress community events that we post on Fridays. This report might get more elaborate as we get the time to build more tools around financial reporting (currently it’s pretty manual), so if there’s a level of detail we’re not providing that you’d like to see, please mention it in the comments!

Between March 4 and March 10, here’s what came in:

Ticket revenue via PayPal: $12,650.88 (total tickets 316)
Sponsorship income via wire transfer: $11,085.36 USD
Sponsorship income via PayPal: $1,565.52 USD
Sponsorship income via check: $3,000.00 USD

Total revenue (in USD): $28,301.76 USD

And in that same period, here’s what went out:

Due to some changes we’re making to the back end of the vendor payment tool, I don’t currently have a straightforward way to create a breakdown of what payments were for which event, but here are the totals:

Total number of payments: 13
Total payments (in USD): $23,500.48

Here’s a list of this week’s global sponsorship grants (which are determined at the budget review):

Maine: $1,000.00
Rhode Island: $6,000.00
Sydney: 12,000 AUD
Denmark: 7,500 DKK

As always, if you have any questions, please ask away in the comments!

#finances, #wordcamps

Andrea Middleton 11:03 pm on March 4, 2016
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Sponsorship and Finances (Bi-)Weekly Report for March 4

Here’s that weekly (and then some, since we missed last week) update on the payments and income for WordPress community events that we post on Fridays. This report might get more elaborate as we get the time to build more tools around financial reporting (currently it’s pretty manual), so if there’s a level of detail we’re not providing that you’d like to see, please mention it in the comments!

Between February 19 and March 3, here’s what came in:

Ticket revenue via PayPal: $30,740.59
Sponsorship income via wire transfer: $5,416.40 USD
Sponsorship income via PayPal: $3,149.00 USD
Sponsorship income via check: $7,100 USD

Total revenue (in USD): $57,415.26 USD

And in that same period, here’s what went out:
Vendors paid for MeetupMeetup Meetup groups are locally-organized groups that get together for face-to-face events on a regular basis (commonly once a month). Learn more about Meetups in our Meetup Organizer Handbook. venue program: 1
Vendors paid for WordCampWordCamp WordCamps are casual, locally-organized conferences covering everything related to WordPress. They're one of the places where the WordPress community comes together to teach one another what they’ve learned throughout the year and share the joy. Learn more. Atlanta: 2
Vendors paid for WordCamp Calgary: 1
Vendors paid for WordCamp Dayton: 4
Vendors paid for WordCamp Lancaster PA: 3
Vendors paid for WordCamp Norway: 4
Vendors paid for WordCamp Nuremberg: 2
Total number of payments: 17

Total payments (in USD): $17,932.58

Here’s a list of this week’s global sponsorship grants (which are determined at the budget review):

Sunshine Coast: $12,000.00 AUD
Lima: 10,000 soles
New Orleans: $2,000

As always, if you have any questions, please ask away in the comments!

#community-management, #finances, #wordcamps

Andrea Middleton 11:05 pm on February 19, 2016
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Sponsorship and Finances Weekly Report for February 19

Here’s that weekly update on the payments and income for WordPress community events that we post on Fridays. This report might get more elaborate as we get the time to build more tools around financial reporting (currently it’s pretty manual), so if there’s a level of detail we’re not providing that you’d like to see, please mention it in the comments! 🙂

Between February 12 and February 18, here’s what came in:

  • Ticket revenue via PayPal: $42,676.59 USD
  • Number of tickets sold: 882
  • Sponsorship income via wire transfer: 11 payments totaling $20,833.35 USD
  • Sponsorship income via PayPal: 14 payments totaling $13,412.51 USD
  • Sponsorship income via check: 4 payments totaling $52,500.00 USD (includes the global sponsorship payment of $45,000 from DreamHost)

Total revenue (in USD): $129,422.45 USD

And in that same period, here’s what went out:

  • Vendors paid for WordCampWordCamp WordCamps are casual, locally-organized conferences covering everything related to WordPress. They're one of the places where the WordPress community comes together to teach one another what they’ve learned throughout the year and share the joy. Learn more. Europe: 1
  • Vendors paid for WordCamp Lancaster PA: 4
  • Vendors paid for WordCamp London: 4
  • Vendors paid for WordCamp Miami: 1
  • Vendors paid for WordCamp Minneapolis: 1
  • Vendors paid for WordCamp New Orleans: 1
  • Vendors paid for WordCamp Northeast Ohio: 1
  • Vendors paid for WordCamp San Diego: 2
  • Total number of payments: 15

Total payments (in USD): $26,743.08

Here’s a list of this week’s global sponsorship grants (which are determined at the budget review):

Asheville $11,000.00
Buffalo $1,000.00

As always, if you have any questions, please ask away in the comments! 🙂

#community-management, #finances, #global-sponsorship, #sponsorship