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    <p>Thanks Veni for your wise and sage advice. <font
        face="Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif">Let's try to stay focused
        and build bridges, even... especially when we are under time
        pressure. <br>
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    <p><font face="Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif">I too agree there is no
        need to attack the staff that is just an ad hominem attack that
        no one needs.  All the ISOC staff that I have interacted with
        have been very professional and I have found them to be
        generally very helpful.  Glad to see that Todd has pulled back. 
        I do think it was a mistake to release this project without
        going through the chapter advisory council and be discussed
        there.  So glad to see that this is now being done. This is your
        place to be heard. There are many innovative ways to go about
        these issues.  Many of us support the diversity of resources.
        One main problem here was that people were taken by surprise and
        that is never good.  If the program had been properly discussed
        then changes could be made to the program that would make it an
        even better program and have higher chances of success. For
        these programs to succeed everyone needs to think they have had
        a hand in it and have some sense of ownership. When something is
        seen to be forced on a group that makes it harder to accept and
        people are put on the defensive and this is never good.</font></p>
    <p><font face="Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif">So as Veni say Let's
        take a deep breath and begin to build bridges and figure out a
        solution that works</font></p>
    <p><font face="Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif">Cheers</font></p>
    <p><font face="Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif">Judith Hellerstein<br>
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    <div class="moz-cite-prefix">On 11/14/2017 12:18 PM, Veni Markovski
      wrote:<br>
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      cite="mid:a6944478-53f2-31ec-cd52-2a9283a10476@veni.com">
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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>
        <div class=""><br class="">
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        <div class="">John More<br class="">
          <div><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>
              <br class="Apple-interchange-newline">
              <div class="">
                <div class="WordSection1" style="page: WordSection1;
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                  <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="">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>
                  <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=""><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="">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>
                  <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=""><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="">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>
                  <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=""><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="">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>
                  <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=""><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>
                  <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=""><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>
                  <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=""><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="">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>
                  <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=""><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="">Regards,<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="">Brandt Dainow<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=""><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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                    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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                    font-family: "Times New Roman", serif;"
                    class=""><span style="font-size: 11pt; font-family:
                      Calibri, sans-serif; color: rgb(31, 73, 125);"
                      class=""><a
                        href="https://www.researchgate.net/profile/Brandt_Dainow"
                        style="color: purple; text-decoration:
                        underline;" class="" moz-do-not-send="true">https://www.researchgate.net/profile/Brandt_Dainow</a><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=""><a
                        href="http://www.imediaconnection.com/profiles/brandt.dainow"
                        style="color: purple; text-decoration:
                        underline;" class="" moz-do-not-send="true">http://www.imediaconnection.com/profiles/brandt.dainow</a><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=""><o:p class=""> </o:p></span></div>
                  <div style="margin: 0cm 0cm 0.0001pt; font-size: 12pt;
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                    class=""><b class=""><span style="font-size: 10pt;
                        font-family: Tahoma, sans-serif;" class=""
                        lang="EN-US">From:</span></b><span
                      style="font-size: 10pt; font-family: Tahoma,
                      sans-serif;" class="" lang="EN-US"><span
                        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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                    font-family: "Times New Roman", serif;"
                    class=""><o:p class=""> </o:p></div>
                  <div class="">
                    <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>
                    </div>
                    <div class="">
                      <div style="margin: 0cm 0cm 0.0001pt; font-size:
                        12pt; font-family: "Times New Roman",
                        serif;" class=""><o:p class=""> </o:p></div>
                    </div>
                    <div class="">
                      <div style="margin: 0cm 0cm 0.0001pt; font-size:
                        12pt; font-family: "Times New Roman",
                        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 class="">
                      <div style="margin: 0cm 0cm 0.0001pt; font-size:
                        12pt; font-family: "Times New Roman",
                        serif;" class=""><o:p class=""> </o:p></div>
                    </div>
                    <div class="">
                      <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>
                    </div>
                    <div class="">
                      <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 class="">
                      <div style="margin: 0cm 0cm 0.0001pt; font-size:
                        12pt; font-family: "Times New Roman",
                        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=""><o:p class=""> </o:p></div>
                    </div>
                    <div class="">
                      <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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                            <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="">Hi
                                Todd,<o:p class=""></o:p></span></div>
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                                        Roman", serif;" class=""><span
                                          style="font-family: Tahoma,
                                          sans-serif; color: rgb(11, 83,
                                          148);" class="" lang="EN-US">​T​<o:p
                                            class=""></o:p></span></div>
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                              <blockquote style="border-style: none none
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                                <div class="">
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                                    <div style="margin: 0cm 0cm
                                      0.0001pt; font-size: 12pt;
                                      font-family: "Times New
                                      Roman", serif;" 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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                              </blockquote>
                            </div>
                          </div>
                        </div>
                        <div class="">
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                            <div class="">
                              <div class="">
                                <div style="margin: 0cm 0cm 0.0001pt;
                                  font-size: 12pt; font-family:
                                  "Times New Roman", serif;"
                                  class=""><o:p class=""> </o:p></div>
                              </div>
                              <div class="">
                                <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="">​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>
                                </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 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="">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>
                                </div>
                              </div>
                            </div>
                          </div>
                        </div>
                        <div class="">
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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>
                              </div>
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                                    <p
                                      class="m-720240266961539312gmail-msonormal"
                                      style="margin-right: 0cm;
                                      margin-left: 0cm; font-size: 12pt;
                                      font-family: "Times New
                                      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>
                                  </div>
                                </div>
                              </blockquote>
                              <div class="">
                                <div style="margin: 0cm 0cm 0.0001pt;
                                  font-size: 12pt; font-family:
                                  "Times New Roman", serif;"
                                  class=""><o:p class=""> </o:p></div>
                              </div>
                            </div>
                          </div>
                        </div>
                        <div class="">
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                            <div class="">
                              <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>
                                </div>
                                <div style="margin: 0cm 0cm 0.0001pt;
                                  font-size: 12pt; font-family:
                                  "Times New Roman", serif;"
                                  class=""><o:p class=""> </o:p></div>
                              </div>
                              <div class="">
                                <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 class="">
                                  <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>
                                </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 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>
                                </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>
                              <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>
                              </div>
                            </div>
                          </div>
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                                    <p
                                      class="m-720240266961539312gmail-msonormal"
                                      style="margin-right: 0cm;
                                      margin-left: 0cm; font-size: 12pt;
                                      font-family: "Times New
                                      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>
                                  </div>
                                </div>
                              </blockquote>
                            </div>
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                        <div class="">
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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
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                                      class="Apple-converted-space"> </span><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="">​solicitation
                                      ​<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="">program now will
                                    catch them off<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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                                <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>
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                                    class=""><span style="font-family:
                                      Tahoma, sans-serif; color: rgb(11,
                                      83, 148);" class="">​anyone<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=""> 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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                                      class="m-720240266961539312gmail-msonormal"
                                      style="margin-right: 0cm;
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                                      Roman", serif;"><span
                                        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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                                    "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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                                    font-size: 12pt; font-family:
                                    "Times New Roman", serif;"
                                    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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                                <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>
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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="">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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                                font-size: 12pt; font-family:
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                              font-size: 12pt; font-family: "Times
                              New Roman", serif;" class="">--<span
                                class="Apple-converted-space"> </span><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="">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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                                        <div style="margin: 0cm 0cm
                                          0.0001pt; font-size: 12pt;
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                                          Roman", serif;" class="">Em:
                                          evan at telly dot org<o:p
                                            class=""></o:p></div>
                                        <div style="margin: 0cm 0cm
                                          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;
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                  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="">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;
                  -webkit-text-stroke-width: 0px;" class="">
                <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: start; text-indent: 0px; text-transform:
                  none; white-space: normal; word-spacing: 0px;
                  -webkit-text-stroke-width: 0px;" class="">
                <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="">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; orphans: auto; text-align:
                  start; text-indent: 0px; text-transform: none;
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                  -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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Best regards, 
Veni
<a class="moz-txt-link-freetext" href="http://www.veni.com" moz-do-not-send="true">http://www.veni.com</a>
pgp:5BA1366E <a class="moz-txt-link-abbreviated" href="mailto:veni@veni.com" moz-do-not-send="true">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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Chapter Portal (AMS): <a class="moz-txt-link-freetext" href="https://portal.isoc.org">https://portal.isoc.org</a></pre>
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