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</o:shapelayout></xml><![endif]--></head><body bgcolor=white lang=EN-IE link="#0563C1" vlink="#954F72"><div class=WordSection1><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:11.0pt;color:#1F497D'>Thank you for this clarification. I have questions from the Q&A. <o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:11.0pt;color:#1F497D'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:11.0pt;color:#1F497D'>The Q&A contains the following:<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:11.0pt;color:#1F497D'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><i><span style='font-size:11.0pt;color:#1F497D'>Can I take my name off future donation mailings?<o:p></o:p></span></i></p><p class=MsoNormal><i><span style='font-size:11.0pt;color:#1F497D'>Yes. Anyone can request to be removed from future emails requesting donations. Please email donate@isoc.org.<o:p></o:p></span></i></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:11.0pt;color:#1F497D'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:11.0pt;color:#1F497D'>When you request that someone email you to opt-out, will you send them to a form which explains exactly what they are opting-out of, or will their email be implemented directly by you? Will this opt-out apply to local chapters as well as the Internet Society, and do people wishing to opt-out get a choice in this regard? Will such an opt-out be viewable by chapter administrators in the membership records? <o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:11.0pt;color:#1F497D'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:11.0pt;color:#1F497D'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><div><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:11.0pt;color:#1F497D'>Regards,<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:11.0pt;color:#1F497D'>Brandt Dainow<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:11.0pt;color:#1F497D'><a href="mailto:brandt.dainow@gmail.com"><span style='color:blue'>brandt.dainow@gmail.com</span></a><o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:11.0pt;color:#1F497D'>Irish Chapter.<o:p></o:p></span></p></div><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:11.0pt;color:#1F497D'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><div><div style='border:none;border-top:solid #B5C4DF 1.0pt;padding:3.0pt 0cm 0cm 0cm'><p class=MsoNormal><b><span lang=EN-US style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Tahoma","sans-serif"'>From:</span></b><span lang=EN-US style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Tahoma","sans-serif"'> Chapter-delegates [mailto:chapter-delegates-bounces@elists.isoc.org] <b>On Behalf Of </b>Todd M. Tolbert<br><b>Sent:</b> 22 November 2017 13:28<br><b>To:</b> ISOC Chapter Delegates<br><b>Subject:</b> Re: [Chapter-delegates] Thank You and Follow up on Individual Donation Campaign<o:p></o:p></span></p></div></div><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><span lang=EN-US style='font-size:11.0pt'>My apologies for the omission of the updated Q&A document that will be on the website. Not enough coffee yet this morning. Please find attached.<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span lang=EN-US style='font-size:11.0pt'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><div style='border:none;border-top:solid #B5C4DF 1.0pt;padding:3.0pt 0cm 0cm 0cm'><p class=MsoNormal style='margin-left:36.0pt'><b><span lang=EN-US style='color:black'>From: </span></b><span lang=EN-US style='color:black'>Chapter-delegates <<a href="mailto:chapter-delegates-bounces@elists.isoc.org">chapter-delegates-bounces@elists.isoc.org</a>> on behalf of Todd Tolbert <<a href="mailto:tolbert@isoc.org">tolbert@isoc.org</a>><br><b>Date: </b>Wednesday, November 22, 2017 at 8:05 AM<br><b>To: </b>ISOC Chapter Delegates <<a href="mailto:chapter-delegates@elists.isoc.org">chapter-delegates@elists.isoc.org</a>><br><b>Subject: </b>[Chapter-delegates] Thank You and Follow up on Individual Donation Campaign<o:p></o:p></span></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal style='margin-left:36.0pt'><span lang=EN-US style='font-size:11.0pt'><o:p> </o:p></span></p></div><p class=MsoNormal style='margin-left:36.0pt'><span lang=EN-US style='font-size:11.0pt'>Dear Chapter Leaders,</span><span lang=EN-US><o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal style='margin-left:36.0pt'><span lang=EN-US style='font-size:11.0pt'> </span><span lang=EN-US><o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal style='margin-left:36.0pt'><span lang=EN-US style='font-size:11.0pt'>Joyce Dogniez, Tim Hoswitschka, and I were pleased to participate on the Chapter Advisory Council Steering Committee call on 20 November to discuss the online individual fundraising campaign. </span><span lang=EN-US><o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal style='margin-left:36.0pt'><span lang=EN-US style='font-size:11.0pt'> </span><span lang=EN-US><o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal style='margin-left:36.0pt'><span lang=EN-US style='font-size:11.0pt'>We heard and understood that the process by which this was announced was not ideal. And we commit to improve this in the future, by engaging and involving our Chapters earlier on. </span><span lang=EN-US><o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal style='margin-left:36.0pt'><span lang=EN-US style='font-size:11.0pt'> </span><span lang=EN-US><o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal style='margin-left:36.0pt'><span lang=EN-US style='font-size:11.0pt'>We stress that this is a test, an experiment. Online fundraising has been done in the past, but it’s been several years. Since then the organization has changed, the context has changed, and now seems a good time to attempt this experiment again. We don’t know what the outcome will be, but we want to try it out.</span><span lang=EN-US><o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal style='margin-left:36.0pt'><span lang=EN-US style='font-size:11.0pt'> </span><span lang=EN-US><o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal style='margin-left:36.0pt'><span lang=EN-US style='font-size:11.0pt'>We acknowledge the concern from Chapters on competition with local fundraising. Let me stress that that is not the intent. As you have seen through the increased support for Chapters, ISOC is fully committed to supporting our Chapters. And the campaign messages reinforce the value of members supporting and participating in Chapter activities. As mentioned, we don’t know what the results will be of this individual fundraising experiment, but once we have the donations, we can have the conversation about how funds can be allocated and discuss the possibility of future campaigns to more directly support Chapters or Chapter activities. </span><span lang=EN-US><o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal style='margin-left:36.0pt'><span lang=EN-US style='font-size:11.0pt'> </span><span lang=EN-US><o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal style='margin-left:36.0pt'><span lang=EN-US style='font-size:11.0pt'>One of the motivations is to diversify ISOC’s income. This is both good practice and a necessary part of Internet Society’s nonprofit status. ISOC is registered in the United States as a 501(c)(3). With this nonprofit status comes the requirement to have a percentage of income from diverse sources. Individual donations can be an important way of achieving this. ISOC is not in danger of losing our non-profit status as some may have questioned on this list, but we are required to make efforts to diversify our funding.</span><span lang=EN-US><o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal style='margin-left:36.0pt'><span lang=EN-US style='font-size:11.0pt'> </span><span lang=EN-US><o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal style='margin-left:36.0pt'><span lang=EN-US style='font-size:11.0pt'>The Chapters AC Steering Committee has asked us to send this clarification email, which we hope addresses the concerns raised. Please see also the FAQ attached that we will post online with the donation campaign.</span><span lang=EN-US><o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal style='margin-left:36.0pt'><span lang=EN-US style='font-size:11.0pt'> </span><span lang=EN-US><o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal style='margin-left:36.0pt'><span lang=EN-US style='font-size:11.0pt'>We have collectively agreed that the campaign will be launched next *<b>Tuesday, 28 November<sup>*</sup></b> and that we would share the results as soon as available.</span><span lang=EN-US><o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal style='margin-left:36.0pt'><span lang=EN-US style='font-size:11.0pt'> </span><span lang=EN-US><o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal style='margin-left:36.0pt'><span lang=EN-US style='font-size:11.0pt'>We will continue to collaborate with the Chapters to ensure they’re part of the solution when we launch future fundraising campaigns with individual members.</span><span lang=EN-US><o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal style='margin-left:36.0pt'><span lang=EN-US style='font-size:11.0pt'> </span><span lang=EN-US><o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal style='margin-left:36.0pt'><span lang=EN-US style='font-size:11.0pt'>Sincerely,</span><span lang=EN-US><o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal style='margin-left:36.0pt'><span lang=EN-US style='font-size:11.0pt'>Todd</span><span lang=EN-US><o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal style='margin-left:36.0pt'><span lang=EN-US style='font-size:11.0pt'>-- </span><span lang=EN-US><o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal style='margin-left:36.0pt'><span lang=EN-US style='font-size:11.0pt'>Todd M. Tolbert<br>Chief Administrative Officer<br>Internet Society<br>1775 Wiehle Avenue, Suite 201</span><span lang=EN-US><o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal style='margin-left:36.0pt'><span lang=EN-US style='font-size:11.0pt'>Reston, VA 20190<br>E: <a href="mailto:Tolbert@isoc.org" target="_blank">Tolbert@isoc.org</a><br>Zoom.us: <a href="mailto:tolbert@isoc.org">tolbert@isoc.org</a></span><span lang=EN-US><o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal style='margin-left:36.0pt'><span lang=EN-US> <o:p></o:p></span></p></div></body></html>