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This is a high level overview of how to create and maintain the budget at Free Geek. * Before starting a new budget, make certain the books are caught up as far as possible. In some cases, tr

...ne item in the budget, to the exisiting committees. There are several line items that are currently shared between committees, and we'd like to reorganize t ...out expected and desired projects that they would like to see added to the budget.

* Reorganize any line items in the books due to committee changes, etc. * Keep a list of upcoming changes that may affect the budget

* [[Current Budget]] ...n line item amount or $500, whichever is larger). We would require monthly budget reports, including both projected and actual figures) and an email to the b

: The difference between the budget and actual expenses in dollars. ...above 100% means we were over budget -- less than 100% means we were under budget).

These instructions have been designed to assist in the continual budget process. The following instructions have been made with the assumption tha *Before beginning the actual budget process, make sure the books are reconciled for each month, cash box is rec

A Budget Report shows actual income and expenses for a specific period of time. ...umeric spreadsheet file. In Gnumeric the report will be formatted, and the budget will be completed.

; Develop a "Status Quo" budget ...se shows how fast we're growing. This is an estimate.) This version of the budget says if we change nothing at all about how we do things, what is likely to

Seamus says that the procedures related to budget are still in development, but improving steadily. For the sake on continuit * Some concerns raised: is the in-kind hardware line item equipment we would otherwise be selling or granting? Render farm has

* Board - hash out & approve budget DONE === Budget: RFS/MK ===

''(Your actual expense budget goes here, along with explanatory notes, for example notes indicating which ===Related Items===

=== Q & A on the budget === [[Current Budget]]

...o discuss the current EHSMS. The Safety Committee has a line-item in their budget to be able to finance updates on the EHSMS as needed. ...e staff does a monthly facility walk-through, works through a checklist of items that includes changing air filters in our HVAC system, makes sure our emerg

** New agenda items ...fic questions to be answered or with specific work to be delegated. Other items should be discussed out of meeting or moved into a working meeting.

For items not completed, see http://wiki.freegeek.org/index.php/Carryovers. ...king sure that Free Geek is legally and fiscally responsible. Reviews the budget. Required by law.

...ng starter equipment for those who could not otherwise afford to buy these items. Individuals with little or no disposable income can be trained to help pro ...rriculum that will be expanded to include computer building, Linux command line basics and advanced computer programming languages such as Perl and Python.

: It's still hard to keep up with the flow of items into the store. : Many items are being re-priced.

...ties. Sales, refurbishment, and disbursements could continue as needed, or items could be processed for recycling. ...ar out hazardous e-waste from building". The board also approve a one time budget expense of $1000 to have staff to estimate/refine cost of shutdown (in 3-6

...ng starter equipment for those who could not otherwise afford to buy these items. Individuals with little or no disposable income can be trained to help pro ...rriculum that will be expanded to include computer building, Linux command line basics and advanced computer programming languages such as Perl and Python.

...c model in the form of trading proportional amounts of personal labour for items needed.</li> ...rriculum that will be expanded to include computer building, Linux command line basics and advanced computer programming languages such as Perl and Python.

...urate picture of actual income and expenditures -- useful when setting the budget. Sometimes transaction details that occur during a given month aren't known # reconcile line of credit

=== Budget Report === * For graphics and details, see the wiki pages: [[Actual Expenses Compared to Budget]] and [[Finances at a glance, Q1 2006]]

...ng our staff low wages. There is probably very little fat to trim from the budget in that area. ...s to our online sales on our own website pointing our web audience to eBay items that we are selling).

...ust four years, Free Geek has tripled in physical size, while growing it's budget ten-fold. Free Geek has gone from an experiment to a viable organization wi ...riculum that has been expanded to include computer building, Linux command line basics and advanced computer programing languages such as Perl and Python.

ongoing items: late agenda items(may not have time):

...coherent job description and be able to assign a reasonable weight to each line item. For example, Receiving Coordination and Volunteer Coordination are ma * Knowledge of Ewaste procedures to accurately evaluate donated items

* locate and prepare items for the thrift store * help keep thrift store in line with Free Geek philosophy

...r individuals and organisations who may not otherwise be able to buy these items. Volunteers are trained to help process the diverted computers for reuse or ...and currently has 14 employees, a 15,000 square ft facility, and an annual budget of $500,000 USD. There are currently seven Free Geek organisations in the U

In just four years, Free Geek has tripled in physical size, while growing its budget ten-fold. Free Geek has gone from an experiment to a viable organization wi ...riculum that has been expanded to include computer building, Linux command line basics and advanced software usage. Volunteer teachers work together to org

...for not using open source software even though the move would still be in line with our mission. The other challenge related to this goal is that MAC OS ...mation from street-hustling mercenaries about which post-production stream items have the best bang for the buck.

...for not using open source software even though the move would still be in line with our mission. The other challenge related to this goal is that MAC OS ...mation from street-hustling mercenaries about which post-production stream items have the best bang for the buck.

...ust four years, Free Geek has tripled in physical size, while growing it's budget ten-fold. Free Geek has gone from an experiment to a viable organization wi ...riculum that has been expanded to include computer building, Linux command line basics and advanced computer programing languages such as Perl and Python.

...e income from recycling by better sorting of material, and identifying new items to disassemble. ...end money when they're not sure how ahead or behind they are vis a vis the budget.

...o one that was only 19% grant funded in 2002 - with a 362% increase in our budget during the same time period. Heading into our forth year, Free Geek is read ...riculum that has been expanded to include computer building, Linux command line basics and advanced computer programing languages such as Perl and Python.