WordCamps are back in full force! It’s such a wonderful thing to see so many active communities in the WordPress ecosystem organizing in-person events around the world.
Part of the organizing process is receiving income from ticket sales and sponsors, as well as paying vendors. For most WordCamps, these financial steps are handled by Central and WordPress Community Support.
For some communities, handling the financial aspects of a WordCamp locally, versus through WordPress Community Support, is much easier, whether it be due to government regulations or banking restrictions. Due to this, a new section has been created in the WordCamp Organizer’s Handbook for “Running the money outside of WPCS”.
Some of the topics covered in this section of the handbook are:
Insurance Requirements
Creating Sponsorship Invoices
Ticket Sales when running funds locally
Wrapping up and submitting a Transparency Report
As with any addition to the program’s documentation, please comment on this post if you feel there are other aspects of running funds outside of WPCS that should be covered or if any of the covered topics need further explanation.