Re: [atlarge-discuss] Membership fees

[Jeff Williams <jwkckid1@ix.netcom.com>]

Jan, Ron and all fellow members,

  Of course, Jan is quite right here.

  I also fail to comprehend why this fledgling organization with
the current mix of members would even consider such a request
to ICANN for any funds what so ever when we should easily be
able to garner such funds via our own efforts, and initially from
our own pockets.  Making or engaging in a financial link of
or from ICANN given their history in financial misbehavior
would be a potential prelude to significant intrigue of a negative
nature that as a fledgling organization we cannot afford...



Jan Siren wrote:

> Ron Sherwood wrote:
> >
> > Good morning, Jan:
> >
> > Of course you are right in your suggestion that, once legally established,
> > we apply to a whole plethora of trusts that are likely to fund certain
> > aspects of our organization.
> >
> > However, why do you and so many other people attempt to negate the idea of a
> > simple request to ICANN for seed money?  It is not our job to decide that
> > ICANN does not have money in their budget to help organize a grass roots
> > (bottom-up) structure...  it is for them to tell us that, if they don't want
> > to help!
>
> ...
>
> Waste of time in my view.  Right now we have no structure from which to
> solicit support.  After we have By-laws, elected a Board, have
> incorporated,
> and have identified a qualified grant-writer among ourselves...*then* we
> will
> be in a position to seek financial support somewhere.  If we have a
> well-crafted proposal in hand, it would make more sense at that time to
> go to
> directly to a foundation with a mission to support worthy causes, and
> which
> is likely to be more sympathetic to our aims than ICANN is ever likely to
> be...
>
> ...in short, I don't imagine a circumstance that makes your original
> suggestion likely to succeed.
>
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Regards,

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