At the latest plenary, as @ugne presented the expenditure of the various teams in 2023, we found ourselves puzzled by a larger-than-expected expenditure by @reef-recruitment . Lie, on behalf of the team, declared that the team had definitely not spend hundreds of euros.
After making sure that all rentals of venues and meals are allocated, @reef-logistics, we are left with two items:
Are these expenses really onboarding/recruitment related? Itâs debatable. For Schoonschip, my reasoning was that visiting a cohousing is part of the journey towards deciding whether people want to be in The Reef or not. But equally we could allocate it to Team Building, as Schoonschip has several clever technical solutions. For Edgar, my reasoning was that he had indeed joined The Reef somehow, and welcoming people is part of onboarding them. Also, once we have a team structure it is more elegant if all costs are allocated to a team.
An alternative solution:
Reallocate 1 to Team Building
Allocate 2 to no team at all, like, for example, the banking charges that we pay to Triodos.
These two moves bring Team Onboardingâs 2023 budget to zero. Shall I do that?
Also logical. Although the gift for Edgar was in 2023, when Community Life didnât have a budget⌠not sure if that makes a difference. Community Life has a budget of 200 euros for 2024, for room rentals and these kinds of giftsâŚ
If without these two expenses, Team Onboarding spent zero, does that mean that the Miro rentals have come out of Team Logistics? Because Team Onboardingâs budgets of 150 for 2023 and 300 for 2024 were earmarked for those expensesâŚ
No need to revert⌠Iâd just lost track of what the policy was, even though I apparently suggested it
Iâve removed the description of the 300 in the 2024 Team Onboarding budget, which had said âRoom rental for up to 6 presentationsâ. However, Iâve left the amount of 300. Seems better to have it there and not need it than put zero, although Iâm not attached to that if anyone disagreesâŚ
@alberto - Where do I find a breakdown of the 801 euros of expenditure that was attributed to Team Facilitation in 2023? In Freeagent, I found Team Facilitation on the âContactsâ page, and then worked my way through all the tabs (âInvoicesâ, âStatement of accountâ, etc.), but I donât see any information at all. What am I doing wrong?
Letâs not focus on the fact that I didnât find something in the most obvious place possible, but instead letâs focus on the fact that I have overcome my fears and am actually engaging with FreeAgent
No, itâs not obvious. They made it like that because they think a proper company has everything rebilled, etc. The software is great, but not made for not-for-profits, who make most use of âfringeâ cases.
Hi Alberto!
Rereading this thread, I realise that we put gifts in the Team Community budget for 2024⌠As we donât make a gift to each new members that might make sense to keep it there?
But if it means you have to do some extra very complicated accounting, then we can keep it as is, but just change the budget slightly for 2024?
Very sorry, Iâm not sure why I didnât see that beforeâŚ
Personnally I think it makes sense that it would be an expense for Team Community Life. But I guess it didn"t exist last year, so I would say leave it as is, but in the future include that in Team Community Life budget. Does that work in terms of accouting?
