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The OTW 2023 Annual Report is Now Available
We are pleased to publish the OTW’s 2023 Annual Report, available in PDF or HTML formats. The report provides a letter from our Board of Directors, a summary of our activities during the past year and our financial statements for 2023. Some highlights from 2023 include a survey for AO3’s 16th anniversary, major growth in OTW’s social media presence, and Legal Advocacy successfully obtaining a renewal of the vidding exemption for the sixth time in our history! You can access the 2023 report, and all earlier years, on the Reports and Governing Documents page of the OTW website. Please feel free to contact us if… Read more
2024 Budget Update
Throughout the year, the OTW Finance team has continued its work of ensuring that the organization’s bills are paid, tax returns filed, and all standard accounting guidelines and financial compliance requirements met. Preparation for the audit of 2023 financial statements continues! The team has also been diligently working on the 2024 budget update and are happy to present it here: (access the 2024 budget spreadsheet for more detailed information): 2024 Expenses Archive of Our Own (AO3) US$250,381.02 spent so far out of US$416,441.01 total this year, as of September 30, 2024. 55.1% of the OTW’s expenses go towards maintaining the AO3. This includes the bulk… Read more
OTW Finance: 2024 Budget
Through the last year, the OTW Finance team has continued to ensure that the organization’s bills are paid, tax returns filed, and standard accounting procedures met. Preparation for the 2023 audit of financial statements is currently ongoing! The team has also been diligently working to meet the OTW’s 2024 needs, and is proud to present to you this year’s budget (access the 2024 budget spreadsheet for more detailed information): 2024 Expenses Archive of Our Own (AO3) US$36,323.75 spent so far out of US$317,388.37 total this year, as of February 29, 2024. 47.2% of the OTW’s expenses go towards maintaining the AO3. This includes the bulk… Read more
OTW Finance: 2023 Budget Update
Throughout the year, the OTW Finance team has continued its work of ensuring that the organization’s bills are paid, tax returns filed, and standard accounting procedures met. The team also revamped the accounting structure to better reflect the OTW’s financial activity. Preparation for the audit of 2022 financial statements continues! The team has also been diligently working on the 2023 budget update and are happy to present it here: (access the 2023 budget spreadsheet for more detailed information): 2023 Expenses
OTW 16th Anniversary Survey Report
On September 5, 2023 the OTW launched a user survey to coincide with its 16th anniversary. The purpose of this survey was to identify locations used by fans for fandom activities in order to better understand where they might be encountering and sharing news. In compliance with our Strategic Plan’s Vision Statement, we also used this survey to establish a baseline of fans’ familiarity with the OTW and its projects. The survey asked between 16 and 35 ticky box and radio button questions (depending on what answers were given) and was open for 16 days, closing on September 21. During that time the survey was… Read more