On Fri, 9 Aug 2002 15:29:49 -0700, you wrote:
>I think that the mission statement is more important since that to a large
>stake will constrain what the name likely is...
I think that first we should decide some basic points about what we
want to be - then the mission statement and the name will descend as a
consequence.
I posted to the panel list what in my view are the two primary
questions we have to answer to determine what our organization wants
to be. I'll repost them here:
A) You could build:
A1) a single monolithic organization, or
A2) a federal organization with the centre plus local chapters, or
A3) a lightweight "glueing" organization - something that has not
only individual members, but also organizational members, and that
wants to act as point of coordination and confrontation for all At
Large-related entities and individuals in the world.