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    <font face="Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif">+1, John.<br>
      <br>
      There's no need to attack the staff. We have been interacting with
      the ISOC staff on several projects, involving ISOC Bulgaria board,
      and external organizations that we work with, and they are
      actually pretty decent people. We can't generalize for all staff,
      in any case. <br>
      Having said that, there's always an argument about giving money to
      a foreign-based organization vs a local based. In some countries
      this may be considered strange, in others if you give money to
      local organizations, you may deduct it from your taxes (that's the
      case in the USA). Of course, Susannah's concerns are also to be
      taken into account and consideration.<br>
      <br>
      Evan said it's an unforced error, which could be fixed, and I see
      that Todd has already reacted that way. <br>
      <br>
      Let's try to stay focused and build bridges, even... especially
      when we are under time pressure. <br>
      <br>
      Thanks!<br>
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    <div class="moz-cite-prefix">On 11/14/17 10:55, John More wrote:<br>
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      Brandt
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      <div class="">I find you email incredibly offensive and
        misinformed. Linking this initiative to raise funds to the
        scandals in Ireland is pure trolling.  You might want to get
        Trump to help you.</div>
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      <div class="">Yes, this could have and should have been rolled out
        with early input from Chapters, but it not having been is no
        basis for the position you have taken or your attacks.</div>
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      <div class="">John More<br class="">
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            <div class="">On Nov 14, 2017, at 9:28 AM, Brandt Dainow
              <<a href="mailto:brandt.dainow@gmail.com" class=""
                moz-do-not-send="true">brandt.dainow@gmail.com</a>>
              wrote:</div>
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                  class=""><span style="font-size: 11pt; font-family:
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                    class="">This is another example of why we need
                    better control of staff.  This is almost certainly
                    contrary to the new ISOC data protection
                    initiative. <span class="Apple-converted-space"> </span><o:p
                      class=""></o:p></span></div>
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                    class=""><o:p class=""> </o:p></span></div>
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                  class=""><span style="font-size: 11pt; font-family:
                    Calibri, sans-serif; color: rgb(31, 73, 125);"
                    class="">Ireland has had several charity scandals
                    which have resulted in very strict rules regarding
                    non-profit organisations after several charities
                    misused donations.  I am in the processing of going
                    through very strict examinations to form ISOC
                    Ireland.  A key part of getting government
                    permission to form has been ISOC Ireland’s written
                    commitment we will not seek donations in Ireland. 
                    That makes a huge difference to getting permission
                    because it means the government doesn’t have to
                    worry about us misusing Irish donations or doing
                    money laundering, and means we can avoid many
                    regulatory requirements.  I can try explaining to
                    the government that ISOC Ireland is separate from
                    the Internet Society, but it’s a distinction they
                    are unlikely to understand, and probably won’t
                    accept.  And I don’t need the extra work.  There is
                    even a possibility I could be deemed to be Ireland’s
                    ISOC representative and held responsible by the
                    government for a) making false claims about our
                    activities b) not complying with charity regulations
                    c) not complying with tax reporting regulations d)
                    violating Irish regulations which forbid donation
                    campaigns by unregistered charities. <span
                      class="Apple-converted-space"> </span><o:p
                      class=""></o:p></span></div>
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                  class=""><span style="font-size: 11pt; font-family:
                    Calibri, sans-serif; color: rgb(31, 73, 125);"
                    class=""><o:p class=""> </o:p></span></div>
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                  class=""><span style="font-size: 11pt; font-family:
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                    class="">I am not sure at this stage what impact
                    this will have on me, but I don’t need any further
                    complications in an environment which is now
                    actively hostile to not-for-profit agencies.  I
                    would imagine the same problem is now going to arise
                    for chapters in countries such as Russia and India.<o:p
                      class=""></o:p></span></div>
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                  class=""><span style="font-size: 11pt; font-family:
                    Calibri, sans-serif; color: rgb(31, 73, 125);"
                    class=""><o:p class=""> </o:p></span></div>
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                  class=""><span style="font-size: 11pt; font-family:
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                    class="">I am, to be frank, tired of an out-of-touch
                    staff and central office doing things which mess
                    everyone else around – Catalonia, the recent mess
                    with the amended chapter’s agreement, etc.  I have
                    come to the conclusion no one is managing the
                    staff.  It looks like total chaos in which staff
                    members do whatever they feel like, tell no one what
                    they are doing, don’t really understand either the
                    internet or the Internet Society, barely recognise
                    the existence of the chapters, and have no
                    management control.<o:p class=""></o:p></span></div>
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                  font-family: "Times New Roman", serif;"
                  class=""><span style="font-size: 11pt; font-family:
                    Calibri, sans-serif; color: rgb(31, 73, 125);"
                    class=""><o:p class=""> </o:p></span></div>
                <div style="margin: 0cm 0cm 0.0001pt; font-size: 12pt;
                  font-family: "Times New Roman", serif;"
                  class=""><span style="font-size: 11pt; font-family:
                    Calibri, sans-serif; color: rgb(31, 73, 125);"
                    class="">Let me speak plainly – NOTHING should be
                    worked on by staff without prior knowledge of the
                    policy groups, the chapter leaders, and the
                    members.  The original idea for this donation drive
                    should have been announced on the website, with
                    opportunity for comment and input, then designed in
                    an open fashion through a suitable public forum.<o:p
                      class=""></o:p></span></div>
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                  class=""><span style="font-size: 11pt; font-family:
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                    class=""><o:p class=""> </o:p></span></div>
                <div style="margin: 0cm 0cm 0.0001pt; font-size: 12pt;
                  font-family: "Times New Roman", serif;"
                  class=""><span style="font-size: 11pt; font-family:
                    Calibri, sans-serif; color: rgb(31, 73, 125);"
                    class="">Staff need to change their understanding of
                    who they are.  They do not run the Internet
                    Society.  They work for the members.  They shouldn’t
                    be allowed to do anything without the knowledge of
                    the members and, where members wish it, their
                    permission.<o:p class=""></o:p></span></div>
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                  class=""><span style="font-size: 11pt; font-family:
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                    class=""><o:p class=""> </o:p></span></div>
                <div style="margin: 0cm 0cm 0.0001pt; font-size: 12pt;
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                  class=""><span style="font-size: 11pt; font-family:
                    Calibri, sans-serif; color: rgb(31, 73, 125);"
                    class="">I have to say, at this stage, I am not sure
                    the Internet Society is fit for purpose anymore.  It
                    really needs to undertake a major reform, or simply
                    close.<o:p class=""></o:p></span></div>
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                    class=""><o:p class=""> </o:p></span></div>
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                  class=""><span style="font-size: 11pt; font-family:
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                    class="">Regards,<o:p class=""></o:p></span></div>
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                    class="">Brandt Dainow<o:p class=""></o:p></span></div>
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                    class=""><a href="mailto:brandt.dainow@gmail.com"
                      style="color: purple; text-decoration: underline;"
                      class="" moz-do-not-send="true">brandt.dainow@gmail.com</a><o:p
                      class=""></o:p></span></div>
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                      style="color: purple; text-decoration: underline;"
                      class="" moz-do-not-send="true">http://www.imediaconnection.com/profiles/brandt.dainow</a><o:p
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                      lang="EN-US">From:</span></b><span
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                      class="Apple-converted-space"> </span>Chapter-delegates
                    [<a
                      href="mailto:chapter-delegates-bounces@elists.isoc.org"
                      style="color: purple; text-decoration: underline;"
                      class="" moz-do-not-send="true">mailto:chapter-delegates-bounces@elists.isoc.org</a>]<span
                      class="Apple-converted-space"> </span><b class="">On
                      Behalf Of<span class="Apple-converted-space"> </span></b>Eduardo
                    Diaz<br class="">
                    <b class="">Sent:</b><span
                      class="Apple-converted-space"> </span>14 November
                    2017 12:59<br class="">
                    <b class="">To:</b><span
                      class="Apple-converted-space"> </span>Todd M.
                    Tolbert<br class="">
                    <b class="">Cc:</b><span
                      class="Apple-converted-space"> </span><a
                      href="mailto:chapter-delegates@elists.isoc.org"
                      style="color: purple; text-decoration: underline;"
                      class="" moz-do-not-send="true">chapter-delegates@elists.isoc.org</a>;<span
                      class="Apple-converted-space"> </span><a
                      href="mailto:isocpr-board-group-list@googlegroups.com"
                      style="color: purple; text-decoration: underline;"
                      class="" moz-do-not-send="true">isocpr-board-group-list@googlegroups.com</a><br
                      class="">
                    <b class="">Subject:</b><span
                      class="Apple-converted-space"> </span>Re:
                    [Chapter-delegates] Notification: Individual
                    Donation campaign<o:p class=""></o:p></span></div>
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                  class=""><o:p class=""> </o:p></div>
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                  <div style="margin: 0cm 0cm 0.0001pt; font-size: 12pt;
                    font-family: "Times New Roman", serif;"
                    class="">Todd:<o:p class=""></o:p></div>
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                    <div style="margin: 0cm 0cm 0.0001pt; font-size:
                      12pt; font-family: "Times New Roman",
                      serif;" class=""><o:p class=""> </o:p></div>
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                    <div style="margin: 0cm 0cm 0.0001pt; font-size:
                      12pt; font-family: "Times New Roman",
                      serif;" class="">ISOC should start to apply to
                      itself the same multi-stakeholder mechanisms that
                      it so much promotes around the world. The Chapter
                      Advisory Council is one of those mechanisms. Use
                      it.<o:p class=""></o:p></div>
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                    <div style="margin: 0cm 0cm 0.0001pt; font-size:
                      12pt; font-family: "Times New Roman",
                      serif;" class=""><o:p class=""> </o:p></div>
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                    <div style="margin: 0cm 0cm 0.0001pt; font-size:
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                      serif;" class="">My recommendation going forward
                      is to send a request for advice to the ChAC
                      Steering Committee and let the ball roll there.
                      This will give ISOC the chapter's insights and
                      ideas on how to move ahead with this program. Even
                      if the final ChAC advice is not 100% acceptable,
                      at least all chapters will be aware of the program
                      and consulted previous to launching it.  <o:p
                        class=""></o:p></div>
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                    <div style="margin: 0cm 0cm 0.0001pt; font-size:
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                      serif;" class=""><o:p class=""> </o:p></div>
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                    <div style="margin: 0cm 0cm 0.0001pt; font-size:
                      12pt; font-family: "Times New Roman",
                      serif;" class="">Reactions like you got from ISOC
                      San Francisco and others (like ours) are an
                      indication of how ISOC is still disconnected from
                      its chapters.<o:p class=""></o:p></div>
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                    <div style="margin: 0cm 0cm 0.0001pt; font-size:
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                      serif;" class="">-ed<o:p class=""></o:p></div>
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                    <div style="margin: 0cm 0cm 0.0001pt; font-size:
                      12pt; font-family: "Times New Roman",
                      serif;" class="">ISOC-PR<o:p class=""></o:p></div>
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                  <div style="margin: 0cm 0cm 0.0001pt; font-size: 12pt;
                    font-family: "Times New Roman", serif;"
                    class=""><o:p class=""> </o:p></div>
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                      <div style="margin: 0cm 0cm 0.0001pt; font-size:
                        12pt; font-family: "Times New Roman",
                        serif;" class="">On Tue, Nov 14, 2017 at 4:47 AM
                        Evan Leibovitch <<a
                          href="mailto:evan@telly.org" style="color:
                          purple; text-decoration: underline;" class=""
                          moz-do-not-send="true">evan@telly.org</a>>
                        wrote:<o:p class=""></o:p></div>
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                              color: rgb(11, 83, 148);" class="">Hi
                              Todd,<o:p class=""></o:p></span></div>
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                                        148);" class="" lang="EN-US">​T​<o:p
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                                    class=""><span class="" lang="EN-US">his
                                      campaign is the first in a long
                                      while from the Internet Society,
                                      it used to be a common practice
                                      and ISOC has raised money from
                                      individuals before. We haven’t
                                      done so in the last few years for
                                      several reasons, but mostly
                                      because we felt that our processes
                                      and mechanisms were not
                                      professional enough.<o:p class=""></o:p></span></div>
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                              <div style="margin: 0cm 0cm 0.0001pt;
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                                class=""><o:p class=""> </o:p></div>
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                                <div style="margin: 0cm 0cm 0.0001pt;
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                                  class=""><span style="font-family:
                                    Tahoma, sans-serif; color: rgb(11,
                                    83, 148);" class="">​No, it wasn't
                                    all about processes. The creation of
                                    a chapter in Canada was originally
                                    started after the 1997 INET meeting
                                    in Montreal, but was cancelled
                                    because of an inability to reach
                                    agreement on revenue​/solicitation
                                    sharing between HQ and Chapters
                                    (this was before the PIR windfall).
                                    As a result, there was no Canada
                                    chapter until a reboot effort
                                    started a few years ago. Some of the
                                    people involved in that original
                                    effort are on the Canada Chapter
                                    board now so they know the history.<o:p
                                      class=""></o:p></span></div>
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                                <div style="margin: 0cm 0cm 0.0001pt;
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                                  class=""><span style="font-family:
                                    Tahoma, sans-serif; color: rgb(11,
                                    83, 148);" class=""><o:p class=""> </o:p></span></div>
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                                <div style="margin: 0cm 0cm 0.0001pt;
                                  font-size: 12pt; font-family:
                                  "Times New Roman", serif;"
                                  class=""><span style="font-family:
                                    Tahoma, sans-serif; color: rgb(11,
                                    83, 148);" class="">Broadly, the
                                    concept of ISOC fundraising from
                                    members independently from Chapters
                                    is not new, and has been
                                    controversial when it occurred in
                                    the past. Perhaps the plan's
                                    designers might have encountered
                                    more of this information and
                                    institutional memory, had Chapters
                                    been consulted in the planning
                                    stages rather than after everything
                                    was finalized.<o:p class=""></o:p></span></div>
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                                class=""> <o:p class=""></o:p></div>
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                                    style="margin-right: 0cm;
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                                    Roman", serif;"><span
                                      style="font-size: 11pt;" class=""
                                      lang="EN-US">Our reasons for doing
                                      this now are in line with our
                                      position as a global non-profit
                                      organization including diversity
                                      of our funding sources, which has
                                      been a stated goal of ISOC for
                                      years; to strengthen the mid and
                                      long term financial sustainability
                                      of the organization. And secondly,
                                      to maintain and strengthen the
                                      status as a non-profit
                                      organization that needs to meet
                                      certain rules of revenue sources.</span><span
                                      class="" lang="EN-US"><o:p
                                        class=""></o:p></span></p>
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                                class=""><o:p class=""> </o:p></div>
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                            <div class="">
                              <div style="margin: 0cm 0cm 0.0001pt;
                                font-size: 12pt; font-family:
                                "Times New Roman", serif;"
                                class=""><span style="font-family:
                                  Tahoma, sans-serif; color: rgb(11, 83,
                                  148);" class="">Section 2 of the ISOC
                                  bylaws state that its two advisory
                                  committees exist </span><span
                                  style="color: rgb(11, 83, 148);"
                                  class="">"<i class="">for the purpose
                                    of providing information and advice
                                    to the Board of Trustees and the
                                    President of the Internet Society on
                                    matters of strategic importance</i>". </span><span
                                  style="font-family: Tahoma,
                                  sans-serif; color: rgb(11, 83, 148);"
                                  class="">The whole reason some of us
                                  worked so hard to create a Chapters
                                  Advisory Council was to establish an
                                  appropriate bi-directional channel
                                  that would inform HQ about local
                                  sensibilities while then working
                                  together in international initiatives.<o:p
                                    class=""></o:p></span></div>
                              <div class="">
                                <div style="margin: 0cm 0cm 0.0001pt;
                                  font-size: 12pt; font-family:
                                  "Times New Roman", serif;"
                                  class=""><span style="font-family:
                                    Tahoma, sans-serif; color: rgb(11,
                                    83, 148);" class="">​ Think global,
                                    act local.​<o:p class=""></o:p></span></div>
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                              <div style="margin: 0cm 0cm 0.0001pt;
                                font-size: 12pt; font-family:
                                "Times New Roman", serif;"
                                class=""><o:p class=""> </o:p></div>
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                                <div style="margin: 0cm 0cm 0.0001pt;
                                  font-size: 12pt; font-family:
                                  "Times New Roman", serif;"
                                  class=""><span style="font-family:
                                    Tahoma, sans-serif; color: rgb(11,
                                    83, 148);" class=""><o:p class=""> </o:p></span></div>
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                                <div style="margin: 0cm 0cm 0.0001pt;
                                  font-size: 12pt; font-family:
                                  "Times New Roman", serif;"
                                  class=""><span style="font-family:
                                    Arial, sans-serif; color: rgb(11,
                                    83, 148);" class="">Surely a
                                    tax-status-related crisis of income
                                    diversity qualifies as 'strategic
                                    importance'. Why was the Chapters
                                    Advisory Council not asked for
                                    advice on this as the Bylaws
                                    explicitly indicate? Who made the
                                    call that this issue was not
                                    sufficiently strategic to consult
                                    Chapters in advance?</span><span
                                    style="font-family: Tahoma,
                                    sans-serif; color: rgb(11, 83,
                                    148);" class=""><o:p class=""></o:p></span></div>
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                                <div style="margin: 0cm 0cm 0.0001pt;
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                                  "Times New Roman", serif;"
                                  class=""><span style="font-family:
                                    Tahoma, sans-serif; color: rgb(11,
                                    83, 148);" class=""><o:p class=""> </o:p></span></div>
                              </div>
                              <div class="">
                                <div style="margin: 0cm 0cm 0.0001pt;
                                  font-size: 12pt; font-family:
                                  "Times New Roman", serif;"
                                  class=""><span style="font-family:
                                    Tahoma, sans-serif; color: rgb(11,
                                    83, 148);" class="">Had the ChAC
                                    been approached by staff and told
                                    "we need to diversify revenue
                                    sources from our community", you may
                                    have discovered a breadth of
                                    innovative approaches. The
                                    discussion of whether it is
                                    reasonable to have a nominal fee for
                                    ISOC membership may have proven
                                    useful. Or you may have come to the
                                    exact same conclusion as you have
                                    now, but this time with Chapters as
                                    enthusiastic allies rather than
                                    potential competitors for the same
                                    sustaining funding.<o:p class=""></o:p></span></div>
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                              <div class="">
                                <div style="margin: 0cm 0cm 0.0001pt;
                                  font-size: 12pt; font-family:
                                  "Times New Roman", serif;"
                                  class=""><span style="font-family:
                                    Tahoma, sans-serif; color: rgb(11,
                                    83, 148);" class=""><o:p class=""> </o:p></span></div>
                              </div>
                            </div>
                            <div class="">
                              <div style="margin: 0cm 0cm 0.0001pt;
                                font-size: 12pt; font-family:
                                "Times New Roman", serif;"
                                class=""><span style="font-family:
                                  Tahoma, sans-serif; color: rgb(11, 83,
                                  148);" class="">Consider the
                                  fundraising model used by American
                                  public broadcasting. Consider that PBS
                                  doesn't do any membership or
                                  individual fundraising campaigns
                                  without the close collaboration of
                                  WETA, its local partner in Washington.
                                  Having parallel national and local
                                  campaigns could be a disaster.<o:p
                                    class=""></o:p></span></div>
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                                    Roman", serif;"><span
                                      style="font-size: 11pt;" class=""
                                      lang="EN-US">It is not the intent
                                      of this campaign to divert
                                      attention from the chapters or try
                                      to confuse the recipient at all.</span><span
                                      class="" lang="EN-US"><o:p
                                        class=""></o:p></span></p>
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                              <div style="margin: 0cm 0cm 0.0001pt;
                                font-size: 12pt; font-family:
                                "Times New Roman", serif;"
                                class=""><span style="font-family:
                                  Tahoma, sans-serif; color: rgb(11, 83,
                                  148);" class="">As you know -- or at
                                  least know by now -- there are
                                  Chapters that charge for membership,
                                  and some that do their own<span
                                    class="Apple-converted-space"> </span><o:p
                                    class=""></o:p></span></div>
                              <div class="">
                                <div style="margin: 0cm 0cm 0.0001pt;
                                  font-size: 12pt; font-family:
                                  "Times New Roman", serif;"
                                  class=""><span style="font-family:
                                    Tahoma, sans-serif; color: rgb(11,
                                    83, 148);" class="">​financial ​<o:p
                                      class=""></o:p></span></div>
                              </div>
                              <div style="margin: 0cm 0cm 0.0001pt;
                                font-size: 12pt; font-family:
                                "Times New Roman", serif;"
                                class=""><span style="font-family:
                                  Tahoma, sans-serif; color: rgb(11, 83,
                                  148);" class="">solicitations of
                                  members based on<span
                                    class="Apple-converted-space"> </span><o:p
                                    class=""></o:p></span></div>
                              <div class="">
                                <div style="margin: 0cm 0cm 0.0001pt;
                                  font-size: 12pt; font-family:
                                  "Times New Roman", serif;"
                                  class=""><span style="font-family:
                                    Tahoma, sans-serif; color: rgb(11,
                                    83, 148);" class="">​local<o:p
                                      class=""></o:p></span></div>
                              </div>
                              <div style="margin: 0cm 0cm 0.0001pt;
                                font-size: 12pt; font-family:
                                "Times New Roman", serif;"
                                class=""><span style="font-family:
                                  Tahoma, sans-serif; color: rgb(11, 83,
                                  148);" class=""> initiatives.<span
                                    class="Apple-converted-space"> </span><o:p
                                    class=""></o:p></span></div>
                              <div class="">
                                <div style="margin: 0cm 0cm 0.0001pt;
                                  font-size: 12pt; font-family:
                                  "Times New Roman", serif;"
                                  class=""><span style="font-family:
                                    Tahoma, sans-serif; color: rgb(11,
                                    83, 148);" class="">​Starting<o:p
                                      class=""></o:p></span></div>
                              </div>
                              <div style="margin: 0cm 0cm 0.0001pt;
                                font-size: 12pt; font-family:
                                "Times New Roman", serif;"
                                class=""><span style="font-family:
                                  Tahoma, sans-serif; color: rgb(11, 83,
                                  148);" class=""> a<span
                                    class="Apple-converted-space"> </span><o:p
                                    class=""></o:p></span></div>
                              <div class="">
                                <div style="margin: 0cm 0cm 0.0001pt;
                                  font-size: 12pt; font-family:
                                  "Times New Roman", serif;"
                                  class=""><span style="font-family:
                                    Tahoma, sans-serif; color: rgb(11,
                                    83, 148);" class="">​solicitation ​<o:p
                                      class=""></o:p></span></div>
                              </div>
                              <div style="margin: 0cm 0cm 0.0001pt;
                                font-size: 12pt; font-family:
                                "Times New Roman", serif;"
                                class=""><span style="font-family:
                                  Tahoma, sans-serif; color: rgb(11, 83,
                                  148);" class="">program now will catch
                                  them off<o:p class=""></o:p></span></div>
                              <div class="">
                                <div style="margin: 0cm 0cm 0.0001pt;
                                  font-size: 12pt; font-family:
                                  "Times New Roman", serif;"
                                  class=""><span style="font-family:
                                    Tahoma, sans-serif; color: rgb(11,
                                    83, 148);" class="">​-​<o:p class=""></o:p></span></div>
                              </div>
                              <div style="margin: 0cm 0cm 0.0001pt;
                                font-size: 12pt; font-family:
                                "Times New Roman", serif;"
                                class=""><span style="font-family:
                                  Tahoma, sans-serif; color: rgb(11, 83,
                                  148);" class="">guard and with very
                                  little time to determine how to work
                                  (or cope) with it. How can<span
                                    class="Apple-converted-space"> </span><o:p
                                    class=""></o:p></span></div>
                              <div class="">
                                <div style="margin: 0cm 0cm 0.0001pt;
                                  font-size: 12pt; font-family:
                                  "Times New Roman", serif;"
                                  class=""><span style="font-family:
                                    Tahoma, sans-serif; color: rgb(11,
                                    83, 148);" class="">​anyone<o:p
                                      class=""></o:p></span></div>
                              </div>
                              <div style="margin: 0cm 0cm 0.0001pt;
                                font-size: 12pt; font-family:
                                "Times New Roman", serif;"
                                class=""><span style="font-family:
                                  Tahoma, sans-serif; color: rgb(11, 83,
                                  148);" class=""> state definitively
                                  that these initiatives will not be
                                  confusing or competitive without
                                  having reached out to these Chapters
                                  -- either individually or through the
                                  Council?</span><o:p class=""></o:p></div>
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                                      style="font-size: 11pt;" class=""
                                      lang="EN-US">I believe the message
                                      will touch on the breadth and
                                      depth of what the community does
                                      in the world and that obviously
                                      includes the work in the chapters.
                                      Both messages will go out on our
                                      standard mailer format which has
                                      been used to this list for the
                                      entirety of 2017.</span><span
                                      class="" lang="EN-US"><o:p
                                        class=""></o:p></span></p>
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                                class=""><span style="font-family:
                                  Tahoma, sans-serif; color: rgb(11, 83,
                                  148);" class="">​At worst, this is a
                                  potential for direct conflict with
                                  some Chapters.</span><o:p class=""></o:p></div>
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                                  class=""><span style="font-family:
                                    Tahoma, sans-serif; color: rgb(11,
                                    83, 148);" class=""><o:p class=""> </o:p></span></div>
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                                  class=""><span style="font-family:
                                    Tahoma, sans-serif; color: rgb(11,
                                    83, 148);" class="">At best, this is
                                    a missed opportunity to let the
                                    Chapters Advisory Council fulfill
                                    its Bylaw role as an integral part
                                    of the ISOC decision-making process.
                                    ISOC can't be a trusted advocate for
                                    multi-stakeholder approaches to
                                    Internet governance when it ignores
                                    its own internal multi-stakeholder
                                    structures. There is a further
                                    missed opportunity in that shutting
                                    Chapters out of the campaign
                                    architecture reduces the potential
                                    for a network of local champions
                                    ​once the donation campaigns are
                                    launched.<o:p class=""></o:p></span></div>
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                                  class=""><span style="font-family:
                                    Tahoma, sans-serif; color: rgb(11,
                                    83, 148);" class=""><o:p class=""> </o:p></span></div>
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                                  class=""><span style="font-family:
                                    Tahoma, sans-serif; color: rgb(11,
                                    83, 148);" class="">To use a tennis
                                    metaphor, this is an unforced error.
                                    Not too late to fix.<o:p class=""></o:p></span></div>
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                              New Roman", serif;" class=""><o:p
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                            font-size: 12pt; font-family: "Times
                            New Roman", serif;" class="">--<span
                              class="Apple-converted-space"> </span><o:p
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                                      Roman", serif;" class="">Evan
                                      Leibovitch<o:p class=""></o:p></div>
                                    <div style="margin: 0cm 0cm
                                      0.0001pt; font-size: 12pt;
                                      font-family: "Times New
                                      Roman", serif;" class="">Toronto,
                                      Canada<o:p class=""></o:p></div>
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                                        Roman", serif;" class="">Em:
                                        evan at telly dot org<o:p
                                          class=""></o:p></div>
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                                        0.0001pt; font-size: 12pt;
                                        font-family: "Times New
                                        Roman", serif;" class="">Sk:
                                        evanleibovitch<o:p class=""></o:p></div>
                                      <div style="margin: 0cm 0cm
                                        0.0001pt; font-size: 12pt;
                                        font-family: "Times New
                                        Roman", serif;" class="">Tw:
                                        el56<o:p class=""></o:p></div>
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                        As an Internet Society Chapter Officer you are
                        automatically subscribed<br class="">
                        to this list, which is regularly synchronized
                        with the Internet Society<br class="">
                        Chapter Portal (AMS):<span
                          class="Apple-converted-space"> </span><a
                          href="https://portal.isoc.org/"
                          target="_blank" style="color: purple;
                          text-decoration: underline;" class=""
                          moz-do-not-send="true">https://portal.isoc.org</a><o:p
                          class=""></o:p></div>
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                style="font-family: Helvetica; font-size: 13px;
                font-style: normal; font-variant-caps: normal;
                font-weight: normal; letter-spacing: normal; text-align:
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                white-space: normal; word-spacing: 0px;
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              <span style="font-family: Helvetica; font-size: 13px;
                font-style: normal; font-variant-caps: normal;
                font-weight: normal; letter-spacing: normal; text-align:
                start; text-indent: 0px; text-transform: none;
                white-space: normal; word-spacing: 0px;
                -webkit-text-stroke-width: 0px; float: none; display:
                inline !important;" class="">As an Internet Society
                Chapter Officer you are automatically subscribed</span><br
                style="font-family: Helvetica; font-size: 13px;
                font-style: normal; font-variant-caps: normal;
                font-weight: normal; letter-spacing: normal; text-align:
                start; text-indent: 0px; text-transform: none;
                white-space: normal; word-spacing: 0px;
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              <span style="font-family: Helvetica; font-size: 13px;
                font-style: normal; font-variant-caps: normal;
                font-weight: normal; letter-spacing: normal; text-align:
                start; text-indent: 0px; text-transform: none;
                white-space: normal; word-spacing: 0px;
                -webkit-text-stroke-width: 0px; float: none; display:
                inline !important;" class="">to this list, which is
                regularly synchronized with the Internet Society</span><br
                style="font-family: Helvetica; font-size: 13px;
                font-style: normal; font-variant-caps: normal;
                font-weight: normal; letter-spacing: normal; text-align:
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              <span style="font-family: Helvetica; font-size: 13px;
                font-style: normal; font-variant-caps: normal;
                font-weight: normal; letter-spacing: normal; text-align:
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                white-space: normal; word-spacing: 0px;
                -webkit-text-stroke-width: 0px; float: none; display:
                inline !important;" class="">Chapter Portal (AMS):<span
                  class="Apple-converted-space"> </span></span><a
                href="https://portal.isoc.org/" style="color: purple;
                text-decoration: underline; font-family: Helvetica;
                font-size: 13px; font-style: normal; font-variant-caps:
                normal; font-weight: normal; letter-spacing: normal;
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                text-transform: none; white-space: normal; widows: auto;
                word-spacing: 0px; -webkit-text-size-adjust: auto;
                -webkit-text-stroke-width: 0px;" class=""
                moz-do-not-send="true">https://portal.isoc.org</a></div>
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As an Internet Society Chapter Officer you are automatically subscribed
to this list, which is regularly synchronized with the Internet Society
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Best regards, 
Veni
<a class="moz-txt-link-freetext" href="http://www.veni.com">http://www.veni.com</a>
pgp:5BA1366E <a class="moz-txt-link-abbreviated" href="mailto:veni@veni.com">veni@veni.com</a>

The opinions expressed above are those of the 
author, not of any organizations, associated 
with or related to him in any given way. </pre>
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