<div dir="ltr">Yes I think Keith is suggesting some good approaches to administration vs board stuff<div><br></div><div>I have been on the board,Chair for committee and committee member and we have 10 committees with monthly meetings plus our board meeting. This is alot of time just on the calls. We have a split between active ( Burned out) and inactive who are on board because it looks right on a resume</div><div><br></div><div>I am stepping down as well from Internet Society of Canada but I will continue to provide adminstrative support. This administration support includes:</div><div>-Website updates</div><div>-CRM database maintainence</div><div>-Monthly reconcillation with Quickbooks</div><div>-Annual preparation of books for auditor</div><div>-Filing of annual Goods and Service Rebate</div><div>-Deposits</div><div>-Invoicing all members using Paypal </div><div>-Handle all emails and mails to <a href="mailto:contact@internetsociety.ca">contact@internetsociety.ca</a> </div><div>-Payment of Officer and Director Liability Insurance</div><div>-Maintain all files, </div><div>-Backup to RAS drive and secondary backup drive of all files, pictures etc</div><div>-Planning for annual conference/logistics</div><div>-Support on AGM </div><div>-Manage Eventbrite for events</div><div>-Email via Eventbrite and CIVICRM to membership </div><div><br></div><div>These are core practical administrative stuff and contrary to the board role. and essential for any viable chapter</div><div><br></div><div>Glenn</div></div><div class="gmail_extra"><br clear="all"><div><div class="gmail_signature"><div dir="ltr">Glenn McKnight<br><a href="mailto:mcknight.glenn@gmail.com" target="_blank">mcknight.glenn@gmail.com</a><br>skype gmcknight<br>twitter gmcknight<br>.</div></div></div>
<br><div class="gmail_quote">On Thu, Apr 7, 2016 at 4:54 PM, Keith Davidson <span dir="ltr"><<a href="mailto:keith@internetnz.net.nz" target="_blank">keith@internetnz.net.nz</a>></span> wrote:<br><blockquote class="gmail_quote" style="margin:0 0 0 .8ex;border-left:1px #ccc solid;padding-left:1ex">Hi all,<br>
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I agree with Carlos regarding the sustainability of ISOC chapters.<br>
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Currently the chapter "officers" spend inordinate amounts of time on doing meeting minutes, treasurers functions, looking after the website, convening meetings, maintaining members lists, and other routine administrivia. It would be of extreme benefit to the chapters if ISOC could provide administrative staff to undertake these functions. This would free up considerable time for the chapter "officers" to spend on strategic thinking and advancing the issues of real importance to their chapters.<br>
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Furthermore, ISOC would gain considerably overall by devolving its centralised authority, allowing more regional or local empowerment, to deal with the issues more critical within those communities. I feel the current centralised structure inhibits ISOC's ability to grow. I also sense from this thread there is a growing frustration with the current structure, and I remain hopeful that high level strategic changes are being considered by the board and senior staff.<br>
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Cheers<br>
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Keith<div><div class="h5"><br>
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On 07-Apr-16 12:51 AM, Carlos Raúl Gutiérrez G. wrote:<br>
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Hi Vreni!<br>
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I see it as a much broader question than just for 3 candidates to the<br>
Board. There are many different paths to make chapters sustainable,<br>
trough their leaders, their initiatives and else. Even by getting them<br>
on ISOCs or any other 5* payrolls.<br>
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Cheers<br>
<br>
Carlos Raúl Gutiérrez<br>
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On 6 Apr 2016, at 6:34, Veni Markovski wrote:<br>
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Hi, Carlos!<br>
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Given the fact that right now is voting time, that sounds like a<br>
question, aimed at the candidates to join the Board of Trustees.<br>
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Hope that they will respond?<br>
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On 04/05/16 23:58, <a href="mailto:info@isoc.org.ec" target="_blank">info@isoc.org.ec</a> wrote:<br>
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With an every day growing staff, ISOC HQ should have a dedicated<br>
staff to chapters, with real chapter experience and also a dedicated<br>
program for make chapters sustainable and volunteers.<br>
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Maybe it's a good time to ask for this as a real an serious<br>
compromise from the various candidates to the ISOC board in the next<br>
coming election<br>
<br>
Carlos Vera<br>
Internet Society Ecuador<br>
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Síguenos @isocec<br>
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El 5 abr 2016, a las 11:51 a.m., Carlos Raúl Gutiérrez G.<br>
<<a href="mailto:crg@isoc-cr.org" target="_blank">crg@isoc-cr.org</a>> escribió:<br>
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@Glenn +1<br>
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After spending a long year trying to get our local chapter 100%<br>
registered under a celar non-for profit structure in Costa Rica so<br>
we can even have our own bank account, we found out the ISOC does<br>
not even consider guaranteeing the basic yearly support of US $<br>
2´000/year we assumed as the basic support to share one part time<br>
person with one of our Board members………<br>
<br>
Carlos Raúl Gutiérrez<br>
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Skype: carlos.raulg<br>
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