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    <p>Thank you Andrew, a few clarifications if you please ... <br>
    </p>
    <p> </p>
    <blockquote type="cite">"<i>... </i><i>the terms of engagement were
        developed jointly with Chapters ... </i><i>This is the
        compromise we’ve settled on ...</i>"<br>
    </blockquote>
    IIRC, the "Chapters Letter" was largely a top-down set of conditions
    set by ISOC HQ. If there were any compromises made on the Chapter
    Letter, i do not recall them at the moment and would appreciate
    being reminded of them.  <br>
    <p>There was certainly much discussion around the "mandated bank
      account" requirement, this being one of the, if not the main
      "sticking point". During one of those calls i recall ISOC HQ
      (Chrstine?) mentioning that alternatives would be provided for
      this "bank account in the chapters' name" requirement. Again IIRC,
      "alternatives" mentioned included possibly coursing funds thru a
      fully and legally registered NGO in that country (perhaps somewhat
      similar to the "fiscal sponsorship" mentioned by Judith and Joly)'
      or to a bank account jointly in the name of two or more chapter
      officers certified by that chapter. <br>
    </p>
    <p>This option of alternatives to a bank account in the chapters'
      name was reassuring, and yet now we are informed that even those
      chapters who do already have a bank account in their name but are
      not formally registered as a "legal organization" may be denied
      funding. It seems the requirement then is really --
      legally-registered status in that country, regardless of the name
      on the bank account. If so, then would have been straightforward
      had this condition been made clear form the beginning. <br>
    </p>
    <p>One question that comes to mind then is -- if there is a strict
      prohibition against ISOC HQ funding chapters that are not
      legally-registered, or whether this is something else such as a
      risk mitigation measure? <br>
    </p>
    <p>In the meantime, considering the relatively small amounts already
      being allotted to chapters, i think you will agree that having 25%
      or more of the global chapters condemned to never receiving any
      funding at all is hardly a satisfactory situation. And, if we were
      to relegate the matter to (assume ChAC) working group, would any
      such discussions or subsequent recommendations from ChAC actually
      be able to change the decisions made by ISOC HQ, particularly the
      hard requirement for legal incorporation? <br>
    </p>
    <p>Are there any other alternatives to the legal incorporation
      requirement? We had previously discussed this matter with Stine,
      who after a time simply replied that the requirement stands as-is.
      <br>
    </p>
    <p>Any clarification would be much appreciated, <br>
    </p>
    <p>WYn<br>
    </p>
    <p><br>
    </p>
    <div class="moz-cite-prefix">On 8 Jul 2020 5:23 am, Andrew Sullivan
      via Chapter-delegates wrote:<br>
    </div>
    <blockquote type="cite"
      cite="mid:8CDDCC8C-0139-45E5-A4C9-E126F9371C2C@isoc.org">
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      This is not a change in policy: SIGs and Chapters are different. 
      <div><br>
      </div>
      <div>I really do understand the difficulty that is being faced by
        some Chapters, but the terms of engagement were developed
        jointly with Chapters.  They are in part limited by our
        incorporation location and US tax law, as well as the
        independent status of Chapters and their role in ISOC
        governance. This is the compromise we’ve settled on, but if
        Chapters have a consensus to change that compromise to a
        different one then perhaps that can be part of the governance
        reform WG?<br>
        <div>
          <div><br>
          </div>
          <div>Best regards,</div>
          <div><br>
          </div>
          <div>A</div>
          <div><br>
            <div dir="ltr">— 
              <div>Andrew Sullivan </div>
              <div>Please excuse my clumbsy thums</div>
            </div>
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              <snip> <br>
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                        <div>On 7/3/2020 11:23 AM, Christine Saegesser
                          via Chapter-delegates wrote:<br>
                        </div>
                        <blockquote type="cite">Dear all, <br>
                           <br>
                          The Chapter Admin Funding programme is there
                          to support the Chapter’s day to day running of
                          the Chapter itself. 
                          <div><br>
                          </div>
                          <div>While the Admin funding programme was
                            launched in Oct 2016 with an application
                            deadline in Dec 2016, the programme always
                            closed in either May or June in the
                            following years. <br>
                             <br>
                            The main reasons for closing it in June
                            are: <br>
                            <div><span style="white-space:pre-wrap"></span>• feedback
                              we have received from Chapters is that
                              they would like to receive their Admin
                              Funding in the first part of the year to
                              be able to carry out their plans
                              throughout the year.<br>
                            </div>
                            <div><span style="white-space:pre-wrap"></span>• budget
                              management and visibility (it’s is a large
                              total amount of money to allocate without
                              knowing how many Chapters will apply)<br>
                            </div>
                            <div><span style="white-space:pre-wrap"></span>• end
                              of year accounting volume – there is a
                              tendency for Chapters to apply at
                              deadline. Over the past years, we
                              typically received 70% of the Chapter
                              applications within the last 3 days before
                              the deadline, and this across the various
                              Chapter funding programmes. If the
                              programme closes towards the end of the
                              year, this means a considerable number of
                              invoices that need to be paid on top of
                              normal end of year closing.<br>
                            </div>
                              <br>
                            Last year, we opened a 2nd round of Chapter
                            Admin Funding to accommodate
                            particular circumstances faced by the
                            Chapters. Based on the feedback here, we
                            will look into opening a second round later
                            in the year for 2020 too. And, as mentioned
                            in my earlier message, we will have a look
                            at the overall funding schedule for next
                            year.</div>
                          <div> <br>
                            In the meantime, 73% of Chapters have
                            successfully submitted their applications
                            for 2020 by the 30 June deadline and we will
                            work with the Chapters who faced challenges
                            to submit their applications on time due to
                            the very difficult global circumstances to
                            identify solutions. Please reach out to
                            Stine Philipsen <<a
                              href="mailto:philipsen@isoc.org"
                              target="_blank" moz-do-not-send="true">philipsen@isoc.org</a>>
                            over the next two weeks if this is your
                            Chapter’s case. <br>
                             <br>
                            Also, concerning the need for a bank account
                            on the name of the Chapter: </div>
                          <div>What the Chapter Charter Letter says
                            is that the Chapter agrees to “Establish a
                            bank account or other equivalent financial
                            account in the name of the Chapter to
                            receive and disburse funds, including
                            funding provided by the Internet Society.”
                            (see point 3.1.V <a
href="https://www.internetsociety.org/wp-content/uploads/2020/04/2018-2020-ISOC_Chapter_Charter_Agreement-Apr2020.pdf"
                              target="_blank" moz-do-not-send="true">
https://www.internetsociety.org/wp-content/uploads/2020/04/2018-2020-ISOC_Chapter_Charter_Agreement-Apr2020.pdf</a>)</div>
                          <div>Any "equivalent financial account" would
                            have to be legal and secure (and auditable),
                            and the Chapter would need to make and
                            receive payments to and from it in the name
                            of the Chapter as a legal organization.
                            <div>
                              <div> <br>
                                Wyn, to your question: <br>
                                <blockquote type="cite">In this vein, i
                                  am also seeking clarification of your
                                  second bullet point below -- "For
                                  Chapters in a country where legal
                                  registration is not necessary to open
                                  a bank account in the official name of
                                  the Chapter ..." -- is this worded
                                  correctly (with the "not); or should
                                  that instead read -- "For Chapters in
                                  a country where legal registration is
                                  necessary to open a bank account in
                                  the official name of the Chapter
                                  ...". <br>
                                </blockquote>
                                 <br>
                                This is not a typo. In most cases, a
                                local legal registration is needed for
                                the bank to be able to open a bank
                                account in the name of the Chapter.
                                However, in some countries it is
                                possible to constitute a group that
                                doesn’t need a legal registration in
                                order to be able to open a Chapter bank
                                account. In South Africa for example, it
                                is possible to create "Voluntary
                                Associations" that can open bank
                                accounts in the name of their entity
                                without any formal legal
                                registration. Chapters who operate in a
                                similar legal context are invited to
                                reach out to us by contacting Stine
                                Philipsen (<a
                                  href="mailto:philipsen@isoc.org"
                                  target="_blank" moz-do-not-send="true">philipsen@isoc.org</a>)
                                to discuss their particular case. <br>
                                 <br>
                                I hope this helps clarify some of the
                                points raised.</div>
                              <div> <br>
                                Best, <br>
                                 <br>
                                Christine </div>
                            </div>
                          </div>
                          <div><br>
                          </div>
                          <div><br>
                            <blockquote type="cite">
                              <div>On 3. Jul 2020, at 14:57, Christian
                                via Chapter-delegates <<a
                                  href="mailto:chapter-delegates@elists.isoc.org"
                                  target="_blank" moz-do-not-send="true">chapter-delegates@elists.isoc.org</a>>
                                wrote:</div>
                              <br>
                              <div>
                                <div>
                                  <p>I am sympathetic to the needs of
                                    chapters that for whatever reason
                                    can't viably work within their own
                                    registered formal entity locally. <br>
                                  </p>
                                  <p>ISOC London was informal as it
                                    became ISOC England which did
                                    formalise in 1999 before it became a
                                    chartered chapter (there was already
                                    a formal ISOC Scotland organisation
                                    since defunct). ISOC England again
                                    became "informal" in the mid2000s
                                    and stayed informal as the core of
                                    the current team refreshed it from
                                    2011 until a couple of years ago.</p>
                                  <p>A sufficient stable revenue that
                                    would at least meet our regularised
                                    costs for at least  3 years beyond
                                    the current financial year was for
                                    us an essential pre condition before
                                    we formalised. <br>
                                  </p>
                                  <p>So far that has happened according
                                    to plan.</p>
                                  <p>One thought I've had that might
                                    help with chartered but informally
                                    structured chapters. <br>
                                  </p>
                                  <p>ISOC regional offices could set up
                                    a regional secretariat entity that
                                    was managed by ISOC staff with
                                    chapter leadership engagement to
                                    handle the financial formalities for
                                    informal chapters.<br>
                                  </p>
                                  <p>With grants managed from that  with
                                    chapter and ISOC trustee oversight.
                                    It should satisfy concerns for
                                    accountability and getting  the
                                    money doing useful things?</p>
                                  <p>If an informal chapter starts to
                                    get viable longer term support
                                    locally that will allow it to
                                    sustain its own structure and
                                    governance then it can always do
                                    that at a later date. <br>
                                  </p>
                                  <p>?<br>
                                  </p>
                                  <p>C<br>
                                  </p>
                                  <p><br>
                                  </p>
                                  <div>On 03/07/2020 12:46,
                                    sivasubramanian muthusamy via
                                    Chapter-delegates wrote:<br>
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                                                        <div>In the case
                                                          of the Chennai
                                                          Chapter, we
                                                          have opted NOT
                                                          to
                                                          incorporate,
                                                          because
                                                          incorporation
                                                          / formation as
                                                          an NGO / Trust
                                                          requires
                                                          systematic
                                                          paperwork,
                                                          filing of
                                                          monthly /
                                                          quarterly
                                                          reports or
                                                          what we call
                                                          "returns" and
                                                          might
                                                          involve visits
                                                          to one or more
                                                          Government
                                                          offices,
                                                          additional
                                                          procedures for
                                                          receiving /
                                                          sending money
                                                          from / to
                                                          accounts
                                                          outside the
                                                          country.  That
                                                          makes it
                                                          difficult for
                                                          a Chapter of
                                                          volunteers to
                                                          commit to such
                                                          processes that
                                                          might require
                                                          a Chapter
                                                          Accountant,
                                                          and in
                                                          addition would
                                                          require the
                                                          Chapter to
                                                          engage the
                                                          services of a
                                                          Chartered
                                                          Accountant and
                                                          in some cases
                                                          a Lawyer. 
                                                          Professionals
                                                          with a sense
                                                          of
                                                          responsibility,
                                                          commitment and
                                                          thoroughness,
                                                          who also have
                                                          a sense of
                                                          Accountability
                                                          are expensive
                                                          in terms of
                                                          the fee
                                                          payable.  As a
                                                          Chapter, who
                                                          have handled a
                                                          sum total of
                                                          about $ 6000
                                                          in 12 years,
                                                          it was unwise
                                                          to seek to
                                                          commit to
                                                          these
                                                          processes,
                                                          which would
                                                          have required
                                                          us to spend
                                                          about $5000 a
                                                          year in
                                                          professional
                                                          fees alone
                                                          merely to meet
                                                          the compliance
                                                          requirements. 
                                                          The $ 5000 /
                                                          year indicated
                                                          here is
                                                          arbitrary, one
                                                          could argue
                                                          that there are
                                                          professionals
                                                          of lesser
                                                          standards who
                                                          can be engaged
                                                          at about $500
                                                          a year or even
                                                          less (not
                                                          denying that
                                                          the fee
                                                          charged is not
                                                          always a
                                                          measure of the
                                                          standards of
                                                          service
                                                          extended, but
                                                          it is often
                                                          true that
                                                          reliable
                                                          services
                                                          require a good
                                                          outlay for
                                                          professional
                                                          fees);  It can
                                                          also be argued
                                                          that much more
                                                          than $ 5000 a
                                                          year is to be
                                                          set aside
                                                          towards
                                                          professional
                                                          fees, and even
                                                          additional
                                                          provisions may
                                                          be required
                                                          for legal
                                                          services; 
                                                          With this
                                                          rationale,
                                                          though not
                                                          conclusively
                                                          decided not to
                                                          incorporate in
                                                          some form, we
                                                          have been
                                                          hesitating; 
                                                          We do have a
                                                          bank account,
                                                          though I am
                                                          not saying
                                                          this to ask
                                                          for admin
                                                          funding right
                                                          now.</div>
                                                        <div><br>
                                                        </div>
                                                        <div>Sivasubramanian
                                                          M</div>
                                                        <div>Internet
                                                          Society India
                                                          Chennai </div>
                                                      </div>
                                                    </div>
                                                  </div>
                                                </div>
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                                      </div>
                                      <br>
                                    </div>
                                    <br>
                                    <div class="gmail_quote">
                                      <div dir="ltr" class="gmail_attr">On
                                        Fri, Jul 3, 2020 at 3:35 PM
                                        Winthrop Yu via
                                        Chapter-delegates <<a
                                          href="mailto:chapter-delegates@elists.isoc.org"
                                          target="_blank"
                                          moz-do-not-send="true">chapter-delegates@elists.isoc.org</a>>
                                        wrote:<br>
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                                          <p>Thank you for your
                                            comprehensive reply
                                            Christine. <br>
                                          </p>
                                          <p>During the campaign for
                                            signing by all Chapters of
                                            the Chapter Letter, correct
                                            me if i misheard or do not
                                            remember correctly, but i
                                            distinctly recall your
                                            mentioning that alternative
                                            procedures would be made
                                            available for those Chapters
                                            in countries where a bank
                                            account requires full
                                            incorporation. I mention
                                            this again as in some
                                            developing countries such a
                                            registration, particularly
                                            for non-profit entities, is
                                            extremely onerous. This is
                                            does not just entail
                                            red-tape and the usual
                                            mandatory regulatory
                                            requirements, but the
                                            surrender of personal
                                            privacy; for example a
                                            requirement that all
                                            officers of such an entity
                                            sign waivers allowing
                                            scrutiny of all personal
                                            bank accounts. In a country
                                            where there is reasonable
                                            rule of law, this may
                                            perhaps be barely
                                            reasonable. In a country
                                            where the government can and
                                            does "weaponize" the law,
                                            this represents a
                                            significant risk and threat
                                            against the officers of such
                                            an entity. <br>
                                          </p>
                                          <p>In this vein, i am also
                                            seeking clarification of
                                            your second bullet point
                                            below -- "<i>For Chapters in
                                              a country where legal
                                              registration is <b>not</b>
                                              necessary to open a bank
                                              account in the official
                                              name of the Chapter ...</i>"
                                            -- is this worded correctly
                                            (with the "not); or should
                                            that instead read -- "<i>For
                                              Chapters in a country
                                              where legal registration <b>is</b>
                                              necessary to open a bank
                                              account in the official
                                              name of the Chapter ...</i>".
                                            <br>
                                          </p>
                                          <p>Kindly advise, thank you! <br>
                                          </p>
                                          <p>WYn<i><br>
                                            </i></p>
                                          <p><br>
                                          </p>
                                          <div>On 3 Jul 2020 5:20 pm,
                                            Christine Saegesser via
                                            Chapter-delegates wrote:<br>
                                          </div>
                                          <blockquote type="cite">
                                            <div
                                              id="gmail-m_3203087013481207787gmail-m_4431613232573144261magicdomid2"><span>Dear
                                                Chapter Leaders,</span></div>
                                            <div
                                              id="gmail-m_3203087013481207787gmail-m_4431613232573144261magicdomid3"><span> </span></div>
                                            <div
                                              id="gmail-m_3203087013481207787gmail-m_4431613232573144261magicdomid508"><span>Thanks
                                                a lot for sharing your
                                                thoughts around </span><span>the </span><span>Chapter
                                                Admin Funding </span><span>Programme </span><span>(and
                                                other funding programs),
                                                please know that all
                                                your feedback is noted
                                                and taken into
                                                consideration for future
                                                improvements.</span></div>
                                            <div
                                              id="gmail-m_3203087013481207787gmail-m_4431613232573144261magicdomid5"><br>
                                            </div>
                                            <div
                                              id="gmail-m_3203087013481207787gmail-m_4431613232573144261magicdomid532"><span>We
                                                will </span><span>be in
                                                touch with</span><span> the
                                                Chapter Advisory Council
                                                Steering Committee</span><span> </span><span>later
                                                this year to </span><span>agree
                                                on</span><span> a
                                                timeline that works </span><span>better
                                                for everyone for 2021. </span></div>
                                            <div
                                              id="gmail-m_3203087013481207787gmail-m_4431613232573144261magicdomid29"><span> </span></div>
                                            <div
                                              id="gmail-m_3203087013481207787gmail-m_4431613232573144261magicdomid69"><span>Based
                                                on the comments on the
                                                list, we also</span><span> wish
                                                to share some
                                                clarifications that are
                                                hopefully to everyone’s
                                                benefit:</span></div>
                                            <div
                                              id="gmail-m_3203087013481207787gmail-m_4431613232573144261magicdomid9"><span> </span></div>
                                            <div
                                              id="gmail-m_3203087013481207787gmail-m_4431613232573144261magicdomid10"><span>Bank
                                                Accounts and Funding
                                                Eligibility</span><span>:</span></div>
                                            <ul>
                                              <li><span>The requirement
                                                  to have a bank account
                                                  in the name of the
                                                  Chapter/SIG is not a
                                                  new requirement. This
                                                  was introduced in 2018
                                                  as reflected in the
                                                  updated Charter
                                                  Letters, and required
                                                  for the Internet
                                                  Society and the
                                                  Internet Society
                                                  Foundation to comply
                                                  with their own
                                                  accounting and
                                                  liability requirements
                                                  (see point 3.1.V </span><span><a
href="https://www.internetsociety.org/wp-content/uploads/2020/04/2018-2020-ISOC_Chapter_Charter_Agreement-Apr2020.pdf"
                                                    rel="noreferrer
                                                    nofollow"
                                                    target="_blank"
                                                    moz-do-not-send="true">https://www.internetsociety.org/wp-content/uploads/2020/04/2018-2020-ISOC_Chapter_Charter_Agreement-Apr2020.pdf</a></span><span>).</span></li>
                                              <li><span>For Chapters in
                                                  a country where legal
                                                  registration is not
                                                  necessary to open a
                                                  bank account in the
                                                  official name of the
                                                  Chapter, please reach
                                                  out to Stine
                                                  Philipsen  (<a
                                                    href="mailto:philipsen@isoc.org"
                                                    target="_blank"
                                                    moz-do-not-send="true">philipsen@isoc.org</a>)
                                                  with some background
                                                  on the local setting
                                                  your Chapter is
                                                  operating in. We
                                                  evaluate these
                                                  circumstances on a
                                                  case-by-case basis.</span></li>
                                              <li><span>Concerning the
                                                  2019 round of
                                                  evaluations: </span><span>Please</span><span> </span><span>keep
                                                  in mind that </span><span>additional
                                                  time was needed to
                                                  evaluate the
                                                  applications last year
                                                  since we were missing </span><span>documentation
                                                  (legal registration
                                                  and matching bank
                                                  account) </span><span>from
                                                  a number of Chapters.
                                                  We needed to have
                                                  these documents on
                                                  file for being</span><span> able
                                                  to disburse funds. </span></li>
                                            </ul>
                                            <div
                                              id="gmail-m_3203087013481207787gmail-m_4431613232573144261magicdomid14"><span> </span></div>
                                            <div
                                              id="gmail-m_3203087013481207787gmail-m_4431613232573144261magicdomid130"><span>Internet
                                                Society & Internet
                                                Society Foundation </span><span>Funding
                                                Programs:</span></div>
                                            <ul>
                                              <li><span>The Foundation
                                                  handles
                                                  project-related
                                                  funding for Chapters
                                                  as well as additional
                                                  funding programs open
                                                  to a wider audience</span><span>.
                                                  T</span><span>his
                                                  includes Beyond the
                                                  Net, SCILLS,</span><span> IGF
                                                  and COVID19 Emergency
                                                  Response, </span><span><a
href="https://www.isocfoundation.org/funding-areas/" rel="noreferrer
                                                    nofollow"
                                                    target="_blank"
                                                    moz-do-not-send="true">please
                                                    refer to 'Funding
                                                    Areas' on the
                                                    Foundation website</a></span><span>.</span></li>
                                              <li><span>The Internet
                                                  Society manages the </span><span>Chapter </span><span>Admin
                                                  Funding  (for the day
                                                  to day running of
                                                  Chapters/SIGs) and the
                                                  Chapterthon. </span><span>For
                                                  Chapter Admin
                                                  Funding, </span><span><a
href="https://www.internetsociety.org/grants/chapter-admin-funding/"
                                                    rel="noreferrer
                                                    nofollow"
                                                    target="_blank"
                                                    moz-do-not-send="true">please
                                                    refer to 'Chapter
                                                    Admin Funding' on
                                                    the Internet Society
                                                    website.</a></span></li>
                                            </ul>
                                            <div
                                              id="gmail-m_3203087013481207787gmail-m_4431613232573144261magicdomid18"><br>
                                            </div>
                                            <div
                                              id="gmail-m_3203087013481207787gmail-m_4431613232573144261magicdomid19"><span>Deadline
                                                for Chapter Admin
                                                Funding:</span></div>
                                            <ul>
                                              <li><span>The</span><span> 30
                                                  June deadline
                                                  (including funding
                                                  requirements) has been
                                                  communicated via
                                                  numerous Chapter
                                                  Updates, regional
                                                  calls and updates, and
                                                  is listed on the
                                                  website under the
                                                  Chapter Admin Funding
                                                  section. If you
                                                  consider there to be
                                                  gaps in our
                                                  communication around
                                                  important deadlines,
                                                  we welcome your
                                                  suggestions on how you
                                                  wish to receive this
                                                  information. Please
                                                  share this feedback
                                                  directly with your </span><span>Regional
                                                  Community Engagement</span><span> Managers.</span></li>
                                              <li><span>From a systems
                                                  perspective, the
                                                  'Valid until July 01,
                                                  2020' is to ensure the
                                                  program remains open
                                                  and all applications
                                                  submitted within the
                                                  30 June 2020 deadline
                                                  are well-received </span><span><u>across
                                                    all time zones</u></span><span>.</span></li>
                                            </ul>
                                            <div
                                              id="gmail-m_3203087013481207787gmail-m_4431613232573144261magicdomid22"><br>
                                            </div>
                                            <div
                                              id="gmail-m_3203087013481207787gmail-m_4431613232573144261magicdomid403"><span>General
                                                comment: </span></div>
                                            <ul>
                                              <li><span>As Stine
                                                  mentioned in her
                                                  e-mail to the list on
                                                  1 July, we kindly ask
                                                  those Chapters facing
                                                  issues linked to the
                                                  unusual circumstances
                                                  the world is facing
                                                  this year to contact
                                                  her (Stine Philipsen)
                                                  directly at <</span><span><a
href="mailto:philipsen@isoc.org" rel="noreferrer nofollow"
                                                    target="_blank"
                                                    moz-do-not-send="true">philipsen@isoc.org</a></span><span>>
                                                  by 15 July, so we can
                                                  evaluate potential
                                                  solutions for their
                                                  Admin Funding
                                                  requests.</span></li>
                                            </ul>
                                            <div
                                              id="gmail-m_3203087013481207787gmail-m_4431613232573144261magicdomid389"><br>
                                            </div>
                                            <div
                                              id="gmail-m_3203087013481207787gmail-m_4431613232573144261magicdomid23"><span>Thanks
                                                again for your
                                                collaboration. As
                                                mentioned, </span><span>your
                                                fe</span><span>edback
                                                and suggestions are</span><span> noted
                                                and taken into
                                                consideration for future
                                                improvements </span><span>of
                                                our Chapter Admin
                                                Funding program.</span></div>
                                            <div
                                              id="gmail-m_3203087013481207787gmail-m_4431613232573144261magicdomid451"><br>
                                            </div>
                                            <div
                                              id="gmail-m_3203087013481207787gmail-m_4431613232573144261magicdomid456"><span>Best, </span></div>
                                            <div
                                              id="gmail-m_3203087013481207787gmail-m_4431613232573144261magicdomid456"><span><br>
                                              </span></div>
                                            <div
                                              id="gmail-m_3203087013481207787gmail-m_4431613232573144261magicdomid456"><span>Christine </span></div>
                                            <div
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                                            </div>
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