<div dir="ltr"><div class="gmail_default" style="font-size:small">Hi Olivier,</div><div class="gmail_default" style="font-size:small"><br></div><div class="gmail_default" style="font-size:small">The context of our prior discussion was the role of supporting organizations; my point was that the IETF Trust was not a supporting organization in the legal sense, nor is its successor intended to be. As the Trustees were formerly seated ex officio (I served when I was chair of the Internet Architecture Board), there has indeed long been a high overlap in membership with other bodies and, of course, a high overlap in interests. This does not imply control, just a recognition of shared interest. A parallel here might be the IAB sending a delegate to the ICANN NomCom; that also doesn't imply that the IAB is part of ICANN, just recognized to be a good source of insight into who might serve well.<br></div><div class="gmail_default" style="font-size:small"><br></div><div class="gmail_default" style="font-size:small">You will see in the trust's historical finances records of donations that did not come from ISOC or the IETF LLC. I believe Google was one of the donors, and Vint may be able to confirm that.</div><div class="gmail_default" style="font-size:small"><br></div><div class="gmail_default" style="font-size:small">If you would like to hear more about the Trust, the new organization, and their work, I would be happy to invite their chair to give a talk to the ChAC.<br></div><div class="gmail_default" style="font-size:small"><br></div><div class="gmail_default" style="font-size:small">regards,</div><div class="gmail_default" style="font-size:small"><br></div><div class="gmail_default" style="font-size:small">Ted Hardie<br></div></div><br><div class="gmail_quote"><div dir="ltr" class="gmail_attr">On Thu, Oct 31, 2024 at 11:04 AM Olivier MJ Crépin-Leblond <<a href="mailto:ocl@gih.com">ocl@gih.com</a>> wrote:<br></div><blockquote class="gmail_quote" style="margin:0px 0px 0px 0.8ex;border-left:1px solid rgb(204,204,204);padding-left:1ex"><u></u>
<div>
Dear Ted,<br>
<br>
thanks for your kind response.<br>
<br>
I am glad that you touch on the IETF Intellectual Property
Management Corporation since you very rightly explain its creation
as a "successor" of the initial settlors of the IETF Trustees which
were the Internet Society and CNRI. Both of these organisations
provided their patronage to inspire the Trust needed in a Trustee
organisation whose strategic importance is such that it holds the
Intellectual Property for a range of Internet critical functions.<br>
<br>
The IETF Intellectual Property Management Corporation might be
operationally independent but structurally the majority of its Board
is selected by the IETF NomCom and at least one of its Board members
must be selected by the IESG and one by the Internet Society and it
cannot make unilateral decisions without the agreement of both the
IESG and the Internet Society selected Board members.<br>
Furthermore, it is, at present, funded by the Internet Society
"endowed" by the monies received from "Public Interest Registry". <br>
<br>
As of 2013, the annual financial needs of the IETF Trust were
approximately $40 000 per year, fully paid by the Internet Society.
This remained so until the 2023 Budget. Conversely, the budget
experienced significant growth in 2024, reaching an approximate
value of $260 000 per annum, fully paid by the Internet Society,
since the functions were transferred from a Virginia Trust to a
non-for-profit Delaware Corporation. <br>
<br>
Therefore, despite your allegations of "independence", the IETF
Intellectual Property Management Corporation is both directly
dependent on the IETF, IESG and Internet Society for the selection
of its Board and financially dependent on funding from the Internet
Society.<br>
<br>
Kindest regards,<br>
<br>
Olivier<br>
<br>
<br>
<div>On 28/10/2024 13:47, Ted Hardie wrote:<br>
</div>
<blockquote type="cite">
<div dir="ltr">
<div class="gmail_default" style="font-size:small">Hi Olivier,</div>
<div class="gmail_default" style="font-size:small"><br>
</div>
<div class="gmail_default" style="font-size:small">The IETF
Intellectual Property Management Corporation is not, in fact,
part of the Internet Society nor is it directly part of the
IETF. It's a successor organization to the Trust set up by
this document: <a href="https://trustee.ietf.org/wp-content/uploads/IETFtrustAgreement20051208.pdf" target="_blank">https://trustee.ietf.org/wp-content/uploads/IETFtrustAgreement20051208.pdf</a>.
The initial settlors included the Internet Society and CNRI,
but it had independent trustees from the beginning. It later
became the home of the IPR related to IANA, as part of the
transition described herre: <a href="https://www.ianacg.org/icg-files/documents/IANA-transition-proposal-final.pdf" target="_blank">https://www.ianacg.org/icg-files/documents/IANA-transition-proposal-final.pdf</a>
and noted in the Trust's site here: <a href="https://trustee.ietf.org/iana-ipr/" target="_blank">https://trustee.ietf.org/iana-ipr/</a>.</div>
<div class="gmail_default" style="font-size:small"><br>
</div>
<div class="gmail_default" style="font-size:small">The
relationship among these different organizations does evolve.
The new corporation was set up because certain aspects of the
Trust had become burdensome to maintain. Those changes did
not, however, change its independence.</div>
<div class="gmail_default" style="font-size:small"><br>
</div>
<div class="gmail_default" style="font-size:small">I realize
that navigating the history and legal structures can be
confusing, but we luckily have lawyers to help.</div>
<div class="gmail_default" style="font-size:small"><br>
</div>
<div class="gmail_default" style="font-size:small">regards,</div>
<div class="gmail_default" style="font-size:small"><br>
</div>
<div class="gmail_default" style="font-size:small">Ted Hardie<br>
</div>
<br>
</div>
<br>
<div class="gmail_quote">
<div dir="ltr" class="gmail_attr">On Mon, Oct 28, 2024 at
12:40 PM Olivier MJ Crépin-Leblond via Chapter-delegates <<a href="mailto:chapter-delegates@elists.isoc.org" target="_blank">chapter-delegates@elists.isoc.org</a>>
wrote:<br>
</div>
<blockquote class="gmail_quote" style="margin:0px 0px 0px 0.8ex;border-left:1px solid rgb(204,204,204);padding-left:1ex">
<div> Dear Vint,<br>
<br>
there are several organisations directly linked to the
Internet Society (the "supported organisation"). Let me take
a few as an example:<br>
<br>
- IETF Administration LLC<br>
As a disregarded entity of the Internet Society, it does NOT
file its own Form 990. In this case, even though it has
distinct Board and a different CEO and leadership, its Form
990 filing takes place under the Internet Society.<br>
Even though by this virtue it is fiscally "closer" to the
Internet Society than the other organisations in the
Internet Society ecosystem, it has exactly the sort of
documents that it needs to have to show its relationship
with the Internet Society - with all documents publicly
available on: <a href="https://www.ietf.org/administration/overview/" target="_blank">https://www.ietf.org/administration/overview/</a><br>
<br>
- IETF Intellectual Property Management Corporation<br>
Its founding documents are all listed in:<br>
<a href="https://trustee.ietf.org/documents/founding-documents/" target="_blank">https://trustee.ietf.org/documents/founding-documents/</a><br>
All publicly available.<br>
<br>
I gather that since this is a fairly recent organisation,
its relationship with the IETF is being formalised.<br>
This organisation has its own IRS Tax Exempt status and thus
its own Form 990 to file yearly.<br>
<br>
- ISOC Foundation (the "supporting organisation")<br>
This has its own Form 990.<br>
<a href="https://projects.propublica.org/nonprofits/organizations/823285688" target="_blank">https://projects.propublica.org/nonprofits/organizations/823285688</a><br>
<br>
This is a different Form 990 than the Internet Society Form
990.<br>
<a href="https://projects.propublica.org/nonprofits/organizations/541650477" target="_blank">https://projects.propublica.org/nonprofits/organizations/541650477</a><br>
<br>
So different Form 990. Two different organisations, one
supporting, one supported.<br>
All I am asking are the contracts, which are available for
all the other entities within the Internet Society
ecosystem, but not, it appears, for the Internet Society
Foundation.<br>
<br>
Kindest regards,<br>
<br>
Olivier<br>
<br>
<br>
<div>On 28/10/2024 04:58, vinton cerf via Chapter-delegates
wrote:<br>
</div>
<blockquote type="cite">
<div dir="ltr">
<div class="gmail_default" style="font-size:large;color:rgb(0,0,0)">as I
understand them, supporting organizations have a very
specific relationship to the organizations they
support. They can have distinct boards but I think the
990 for the supporting organization roles up into the
supported organization. The supported organization has
considerable "say" in how the funds are used in
support of the programs of the supported organization.
I sat on the Board of the the American Institute for
Physics Foundation which is a supporting organization
of the American Institute for Physics. Here is more
detail from the US IRS:</div>
<div class="gmail_default" style="font-size:large;color:rgb(0,0,0)"><br>
</div>
<div class="gmail_default" style="font-size:large;color:rgb(0,0,0)"><a href="https://www.irs.gov/charities-non-profits/charitable-organizations/supporting-organizations-requirements-and-types" target="_blank">https://www.irs.gov/charities-non-profits/charitable-organizations/supporting-organizations-requirements-and-types</a></div>
<div class="gmail_default" style="font-size:large;color:rgb(0,0,0)"><br>
</div>
<div class="gmail_default" style="font-size:large;color:rgb(0,0,0)">vint</div>
<div class="gmail_default" style="font-size:large;color:rgb(0,0,0)"><br>
</div>
</div>
<br>
<div class="gmail_quote">
<div dir="ltr" class="gmail_attr">On Sun, Oct 27, 2024
at 8:27 PM Judith Hellerstein via Chapter-delegates
<<a href="mailto:chapter-delegates@elists.isoc.org" target="_blank">chapter-delegates@elists.isoc.org</a>>
wrote:<br>
</div>
<blockquote class="gmail_quote" style="margin:0px 0px 0px 0.8ex;border-left:1px solid rgb(204,204,204);padding-left:1ex">
<div dir="auto">
<div dir="ltr">Hi Ilona,
<div>In Chris’s response there were no documents
sent. He just talked about the communications
plan. What Olivier is seeking is documents that
set out the rules for engagement between the
foundation and the ISOC HQ </div>
<div>As Olivier states, <span style="font-family:Aptos,sans-serif;font-size:12pt">Supporting
Organisation and the Supported Organisation is
formalised by a set of service agreements
since the two organisations remain legally
distinct.</span></div>
<div><font face="Aptos, sans-serif" size="3"><br>
</font></div>
<div><font face="Aptos, sans-serif" size="3">It is
these documents we are seeking. We are not
seeking the communications plan but these
specific legal documents that are connecting
the two groups. </font></div>
<div><font face="Aptos, sans-serif" size="3"><br>
</font></div>
<div><font face="Aptos, sans-serif" size="3">I
have not seen these either neither in your
emails or in Chris’s and so I support
Olivier’s request</font></div>
<div><font face="Aptos, sans-serif" size="3"><br>
</font></div>
<div><font face="Aptos, sans-serif" size="3">Best,</font></div>
<div><font face="Aptos, sans-serif" size="3"><br>
</font></div>
<div><font face="Aptos, sans-serif" size="3">Judith
Hellerstein</font></div>
<div><font face="Aptos, sans-serif" size="3">Chapter
Advisory Representative from ISOC DC<br>
</font>
<div dir="ltr">Sent from my iPad<span style="font-size:13pt"> </span>
<div><span style="font-size:13pt"><a href="mailto:judith@jhellerstein.com" target="_blank">judith@jhellerstein.com</a> </span></div>
<div><span style="font-size:13pt">Skype
ID:JudithHellerstein</span></div>
</div>
<div dir="ltr"><br>
<blockquote type="cite">On Oct 27, 2024, at
11:28 AM, Ilona Levine via Chapter-delegates
<<a href="mailto:chapter-delegates@elists.isoc.org" target="_blank">chapter-delegates@elists.isoc.org</a>>
wrote:<br>
<br>
</blockquote>
</div>
<blockquote type="cite">
<div dir="ltr">
<div>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:11pt">Hello Olivier,</span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:11pt"> </span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:11pt">To address your
concern that you have not received any
response from me on the matters you
have raised, I refer you to the emails
dated 20 September, 23 September, and
10 October. They contain information
necessary to assist you and ChAC, if
needed, in the meeting with Chris next
week.</span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:11pt"> </span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:11pt">Best,</span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:11pt">Ilona</span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><b><span style="font-family:Calibri,sans-serif;color:black">From: </span></b><span style="font-family:Calibri,sans-serif;color:black">Olivier MJ
Crépin-Leblond <<a href="mailto:ocl@gih.com" target="_blank">ocl@gih.com</a>><br>
<b>Date: </b>Thursday, October 24,
2024 at 10:24 AM<br>
<b>To: </b>Ilona Levine <<a href="mailto:levine@isoc.org" target="_blank">levine@isoc.org</a>>,
Ted IETF <<a href="mailto:ted.ietf@gmail.com" target="_blank">ted.ietf@gmail.com</a>><br>
<b>Cc: </b>Chapter Delegates <<a href="mailto:Chapter-delegates@elists.isoc.org" target="_blank">Chapter-delegates@elists.isoc.org</a>>,
Sally Wentworth <<a href="mailto:wentworth@isoc.org" target="_blank">wentworth@isoc.org</a>><br>
<b>Subject: </b>Re: Follow-up on
Chapters Advisory Council Meeting of
17 September 2024</span></p>
</div>
<div>
<p class="MsoNormal"> </p>
</div>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom:12pt">Dear Ilona,<br>
<br>
referring to my email below, I note with
concern that I appear to have not
received any response from you on the
matters I raised. Having mentioned in
your email dated 8 October 2024 that "<i>All
necessary legal documents, including
agreements, have been put in place to
respect the separate nature of the two
organizations." </i>, I am yet to
have seen any of these documents which
you mentioned. Please be so kind to
share them or if this is not possible,
even in a redacted manner, then please
provide a list of the agreements to
which you refer, including the date of
the agreement, the name of the
agreement, the signatory parties, and a
brief description of each agreement.<br>
<br>
I reiterate the differentiation between
a "supporting organisation" and a
"merged organisation", which are not
legally the same. Supporting
organisations require, under Company
Law, that the link between the
Supporting Organisation and the
Supported Organisation is formalised by
a set of service agreements since the
two organisations remain legally
distinct.<br>
<br>
I look forward to your prompt response.<br>
<br>
Kindest regards,<br>
<br>
Olivier Crépin-Leblond<br>
<br>
</p>
<div>
<p class="MsoNormal">On 15/10/2024
10:56, Olivier MJ Crépin-Leblond
wrote:</p>
</div>
<blockquote style="margin-top:5pt;margin-bottom:5pt">
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom:12pt">Dear Ilona,<br>
<br>
thank you for your email dated 10
October 2024.<br>
<br>
I am disappointed to note that you
have still not provided a response
with the information requested in my
emails appended in the email thread
below. You will note the extract below
from my email dated 8 October 2024: <br>
<br>
QUOTE: <br>
"Responding to your note: "<i>All
necessary legal documents, including
agreements, have been put in place
to respect the separate nature of
the two organizations.</i><br>
<br>
All I am asking is for them to be
shared. If that is not possible, even
in a redacted manner, for whatever
reason, then please provide a list of
the agreements to which you refer,
including the date of the agreement,
the name of the agreement, the
signatory parties, and a brief
description of each agreement."<br>
<br>
I reiterate this request and would be
grateful if you could provide the
information requested without further
delay. <br>
<br>
I very much appreciate (and draw your
attention to) the input and support
for this information request from my
fellow "Chapter Delegates". <br>
<br>
As a reminder, in U.S. company law, a
"supporting organisation" and a
"merged organisation" are not legally
the same.<br>
<br>
I am pleased that we all appear to
agree that the Internet Society
Foundation is formally a "Section
509(a)(3) Supporting Organisation"
under United States Non Profit Tax
Law. <br>
The information from the IRS links
below provide helpful "Official
Guidance":<br>
<br>
<a href="https://www.irs.gov/charities-non-profits/section-509a3-supporting-organizations" target="_blank">https://www.irs.gov/charities-non-profits/section-509a3-supporting-organizations</a><br>
<a href="https://www.irs.gov/charities-non-profits/charitable-organizations/supporting-organizations-requirements-and-types" target="_blank">https://www.irs.gov/charities-non-profits/charitable-organizations/supporting-organizations-requirements-and-types</a><br>
<br>
I look forward to your prompt
response.<br>
<br>
Kindest regards,<br>
<br>
Olivier Crépin-Leblond<br>
<br>
</p>
<div>
<p class="MsoNormal">On 10/10/2024
17:04, Ilona Levine wrote:</p>
</div>
<blockquote style="margin-top:5pt;margin-bottom:5pt">
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:11pt">Hi Olivier,</span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:11pt"> </span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:11pt">Thank you
for your follow up email. I think
the use of the term "outsourcing"
in the email below might have
caused some confusion. You
mentioned you are familiar with
the “supporting organizations” and
how they operate, but it might
also be helpful for me to provide
some additional background for
others.<br>
<br>
As you know, the relationship
between supporting and supported
organizations is not a vendor or
contractor relationship. Though
the Foundation is a separate
corporation, it is a controlled
subsidiary of ISOC, not a
third-party service provider or
outside contractor. So ISOC is
not “outsourcing” to the
Foundation but instead, the two
entities cooperate to achieve the
mission of the Internet Society.
In other words, as a supporting
organization, the Foundation’s
purpose is to operate for the
benefit of, and to support, ISOC.
In furtherance of that
purpose, the Foundation conducts
programs and activities that
benefit ISOC and furthers ISOC’s
mission. For example, the
Foundation engages
in communications activities at
the direction of and to the
benefit of ISOC.<br>
<br>
<br>
</span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:11pt">As you also
know based on your extensive
experience with nonprofits, the
Internet Society Board develops
the overall strategy for
ISOC. Internet Society management
then develops its action plan and
in turn, works with the Foundation
to ensure that it, as a
supporting organization, provides
the support necessary to achieve
ISOC’s goals. The Foundation does
that through its own action plan,
which sets out objectives for all
of its functions, including
the communications function. So
the Board sets the strategy,
Internet Society management
creates the action plans, and the
Foundation management allocates
resources to support those plans
as necessary. </span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:11pt"> </span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:11pt">After the
approval of the 2025 action plans,
ISOC will share them with the
community. As discussed earlier,
part of that will be Chris
presenting to this community how
the communications group will be
tackling its work in the upcoming
year.</span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:11pt"> </span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:11pt">Best
regards,</span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:11pt">Ilona </span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:11pt"> </span></p>
<div style="border-width:1pt medium medium;border-style:solid none none;border-color:rgb(181,196,223) currentcolor currentcolor;padding:3pt 0in 0in">
<p class="MsoNormal"><b><span style="font-family:Calibri,sans-serif;color:black">From: </span></b><span style="font-family:Calibri,sans-serif;color:black">Olivier MJ
Crépin-Leblond <a href="mailto:ocl@gih.com" target="_blank"><ocl@gih.com></a><br>
<b>Date: </b>Tuesday, October
8, 2024 at 8:47 AM<br>
<b>To: </b>Ilona Levine <a href="mailto:levine@isoc.org" target="_blank"><levine@isoc.org></a>,
Ted IETF <a href="mailto:ted.ietf@gmail.com" target="_blank"><ted.ietf@gmail.com></a><br>
<b>Cc: </b>Chapter Delegates <a href="mailto:Chapter-delegates@elists.isoc.org" target="_blank"><Chapter-delegates@elists.isoc.org></a>,
Sally Wentworth <a href="mailto:wentworth@isoc.org" target="_blank"><wentworth@isoc.org></a><br>
<b>Subject: </b>Re: Follow-up
on Chapters Advisory Council
Meeting of 17 September 2024</span></p>
</div>
<div>
<p class="MsoNormal"> </p>
</div>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom:12pt">Dear
Ilona,<br>
<br>
Further to our discussion two weeks
ago regarding the definition of the
relationship between the Internet
Society and the Internet Society
Foundation, in the absence of your
response, I wish to reiterate the
need for a clear outsourcing
agreement between these entities. It
is recognised as good business
practice internationally to
establish such agreements to
delineate respective liabilities in
the execution of these contracts.<br>
<br>
Responding to your note: "<i>All
necessary legal documents,
including agreements, have been
put in place to respect the
separate nature of the two
organizations.</i>"<br>
<br>
All I am asking is for them to be
shared. If that is not possible,
even in a redacted manner, for
whatever reason, then please provide
a list of the agreements to which
you refer, including the date of the
agreement, the name of the
agreement, the signatory parties,
and a brief description of each
agreement.<br>
<br>
Looking forward to your prompt
response.<br>
<br>
Kindest regards,<br>
<br>
Olivier Crépin-Leblond<br>
<br>
<br>
<br>
</p>
<div>
<p class="MsoNormal">On 24/09/2024
17:22, Olivier MJ Crépin-Leblond
wrote:</p>
</div>
<blockquote style="margin-top:5pt;margin-bottom:5pt">
<p class="MsoNormal">Dear Ilona,<br>
<br>
Many thanks for your follow-up.<br>
<br>
The thread may not have come all
through. During the Chapter
Advisory Council call, Ted
mentioned the transfer of some
responsibilities in relation to
Communications from the Internet
Society to the Internet Society
Foundation. My initial question to
Ted was in regards to the
outsourcing agreement as follows:<br>
<br>
<i>"I was previously unaware of
this change. Although the
Internet Society Foundation may
have been designated by the
Internet Society as a
"supporting organisation" of the
Internet Society, it remains a
distinct and separate legal
entity. Therefore, I assume that
any "outsourcing" of
responsibilities such as
Marketing and/or Communications
would be defined in a written
"contract for services" between
the Parties setting out
(inter-alia) the terms, rights,
and obligations of each Party.
Could you please provide the
terms for such an agreement and
any limitations therein?<br>
<br>
My principal concern lies in
distinguishing between executing
the Communications Plan and
drafting the Communications
Plan. These are fundamentally
different tasks and would
undoubtedly be included in the
"contract for services"".</i> <br>
<br>
The top level responsibility of
the strategy of the Internet
Society remains within the
Internet Society. I find it
surprising that an outsourcing
entity would be able to dictate
that strategy without it being
agreed by the Internet Society
itself.<br>
The Internet Society has the
opportunity to outsource the
execution of its Communications
Plan to a supporting organisation
on the basis of terms and
conditions agreed between the
parties. This requires outsourcing
agreement(s) in order to know
where the boundaries and
responsibilities are between the
two organisations, including their
respective liabilities in the
execution of these agreement(s).<br>
<br>
For example: <br>
<br>
<br>
<br>
</p>
<h3 style="margin-right:0in;margin-bottom:0in;margin-left:0in;background:white">
<span style="font-family:Roboto;color:rgb(17,17,17)">Key Components of an
Outsourcing Communications
Agreement</span></h3>
<ol style="margin-top:0in;display:flex;font-variant-ligatures:normal;font-variant-caps:normal;text-align:start;text-decoration-style:initial;text-decoration-color:initial;word-spacing:0px" start="1" type="1">
<li class="MsoNormal" style="color:rgb(17,17,17);background:white"> <strong><span style="font-family:Roboto">Introduction
and Definitions</span></strong><span style="font-family:Roboto">:</span></li>
</ol>
<ol start="1" type="1">
<ol start="1" type="1">
<li class="MsoNormal" style="color:rgb(17,17,17);background:white"> <span style="font-family:Roboto">Clearly
define the parties involved.</span></li>
<li class="MsoNormal" style="color:rgb(17,17,17);background:white"> <span style="font-family:Roboto">Provide
definitions for key terms
used throughout the
agreement.</span></li>
</ol>
</ol>
<ol style="margin-top:0in" start="2" type="1">
<li class="MsoNormal" style="color:rgb(17,17,17);background:white"> <strong><span style="font-family:Roboto">Scope
of Services</span></strong><span style="font-family:Roboto">:</span></li>
</ol>
<ol start="2" type="1">
<ol start="1" type="1">
<li class="MsoNormal" style="color:rgb(17,17,17);background:white"> <span style="font-family:Roboto">Detail
the specific services to be
outsourced.</span></li>
<li class="MsoNormal" style="color:rgb(17,17,17);background:white"> <span style="font-family:Roboto">Include
service level agreements
(SLAs) to set performance
standards.</span></li>
</ol>
</ol>
<ol style="margin-top:0in" start="3" type="1">
<li class="MsoNormal" style="color:rgb(17,17,17);background:white"> <strong><span style="font-family:Roboto">Term
and Termination</span></strong><span style="font-family:Roboto">:</span></li>
</ol>
<ol start="3" type="1">
<ol start="1" type="1">
<li class="MsoNormal" style="color:rgb(17,17,17);background:white"> <span style="font-family:Roboto">Specify
the duration of the
agreement.</span></li>
<li class="MsoNormal" style="color:rgb(17,17,17);background:white"> <span style="font-family:Roboto">Outline
conditions for termination
by either party.</span></li>
</ol>
</ol>
<ol style="margin-top:0in" start="4" type="1">
<li class="MsoNormal" style="color:rgb(17,17,17);background:white"> <strong><span style="font-family:Roboto">Pricing
and Payment Terms</span></strong><span style="font-family:Roboto">:</span></li>
</ol>
<ol start="4" type="1">
<ol start="1" type="1">
<li class="MsoNormal" style="color:rgb(17,17,17);background:white"> <span style="font-family:Roboto">Define
the pricing structure and
payment schedule.</span></li>
<li class="MsoNormal" style="color:rgb(17,17,17);background:white"> <span style="font-family:Roboto">Include
any penalties for late
payments or performance
failures.</span></li>
</ol>
</ol>
<ol style="margin-top:0in" start="5" type="1">
<li class="MsoNormal" style="color:rgb(17,17,17);background:white"> <strong><span style="font-family:Roboto">Confidentiality
and Data Protection</span></strong><span style="font-family:Roboto">:</span></li>
</ol>
<ol start="5" type="1">
<ol start="1" type="1">
<li class="MsoNormal" style="color:rgb(17,17,17);background:white"> <span style="font-family:Roboto">Ensure
compliance with data
protection laws.</span></li>
<li class="MsoNormal" style="color:rgb(17,17,17);background:white"> <span style="font-family:Roboto">Include
confidentiality clauses to
protect sensitive
information.</span></li>
</ol>
</ol>
<ol style="margin-top:0in" start="6" type="1">
<li class="MsoNormal" style="color:rgb(17,17,17);background:white"> <strong><span style="font-family:Roboto">Intellectual
Property Rights</span></strong><span style="font-family:Roboto">:</span></li>
</ol>
<ol start="6" type="1">
<ol start="1" type="1">
<li class="MsoNormal" style="color:rgb(17,17,17);background:white"> <span style="font-family:Roboto">Clarify
the ownership of any
intellectual property
created during the
agreement.</span></li>
</ol>
</ol>
<ol style="margin-top:0in" start="7" type="1">
<li class="MsoNormal" style="color:rgb(17,17,17);background:white"> <strong><span style="font-family:Roboto">Warranties
and Liability</span></strong><span style="font-family:Roboto">:</span></li>
</ol>
<ol start="7" type="1">
<ol start="1" type="1">
<li class="MsoNormal" style="color:rgb(17,17,17);background:white"> <span style="font-family:Roboto">Outline
the warranties provided by
the service provider.</span></li>
<li class="MsoNormal" style="color:rgb(17,17,17);background:white"> <span style="font-family:Roboto">Define
the liability limits for
both parties.</span></li>
</ol>
</ol>
<ol style="margin-top:0in" start="8" type="1">
<li class="MsoNormal" style="color:rgb(17,17,17);background:white"> <strong><span style="font-family:Roboto">Monitoring
and Reporting</span></strong><span style="font-family:Roboto">:</span></li>
</ol>
<ol start="8" type="1">
<ol start="1" type="1">
<li class="MsoNormal" style="color:rgb(17,17,17);background:white"> <span style="font-family:Roboto">Establish
how performance will be
monitored and reported.</span></li>
<li class="MsoNormal" style="color:rgb(17,17,17);background:white"> <span style="font-family:Roboto">Include
provisions for regular
review meetings.</span></li>
</ol>
</ol>
<ol style="margin-top:0in" start="9" type="1">
<li class="MsoNormal" style="color:rgb(17,17,17);background:white"> <strong><span style="font-family:Roboto">Dispute
Resolution</span></strong><span style="font-family:Roboto">:</span></li>
</ol>
<ol start="9" type="1">
<ol start="1" type="1">
<li class="MsoNormal" style="color:rgb(17,17,17);background:white"> <span style="font-family:Roboto">Specify
the process for resolving
disputes.</span></li>
<li class="MsoNormal" style="color:rgb(17,17,17);background:white"> <span style="font-family:Roboto">Include
mediation or arbitration
clauses if applicable.</span></li>
</ol>
</ol>
<ol style="margin-top:0in" start="10" type="1">
<li class="MsoNormal" style="color:rgb(17,17,17);background:white"> <strong><span style="font-family:Roboto">Exit
Management</span></strong><span style="font-family:Roboto">:</span></li>
</ol>
<ol start="10" type="1">
<ol start="1" type="1">
<li class="MsoNormal" style="color:rgb(17,17,17);background:white"> <span style="font-family:Roboto">Plan
for the transition of
services back to the company
or to another provider.</span></li>
<li class="MsoNormal" style="color:rgb(17,17,17);background:white"> <span style="font-family:Roboto">Include
provisions for the transfer
of data and assets.</span></li>
</ol>
</ol>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom:12pt"><br>
<br>
I trust that you mentioned: "All
necessary legal documents,
including agreements, have been
put in place to respect the
separate nature of the two
organizations."<br>
Thus I would be interested in its
details as explained in my email.<br>
<br>
Kindest regards,<br>
<br>
Olivier<br>
<br>
<br>
</p>
<div>
<p class="MsoNormal">On 23/09/2024
18:36, Ilona Levine wrote:</p>
</div>
<blockquote style="margin-top:5pt;margin-bottom:5pt">
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:11pt">Dear
Olivier,</span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:11pt">I
understand that the nature of
your request is to assist the
Chapters Advisory Council and
Chris Locke in preparation to
his session on the
communication plan. The
agreement in place since 2018
between the Foundation and
Internet Society focuses on
the legal obligations in line
with the Foundation's role as
a 509(a)(3) and therefore,
won’t be useful for that
purpose.</span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:11pt">Best
regards,</span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:11pt">Ilona</span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:11pt"> </span></p>
<div style="border-width:1pt medium medium;border-style:solid none none;border-color:rgb(181,196,223) currentcolor currentcolor;padding:3pt 0in 0in">
<p class="MsoNormal"><b><span style="font-family:Calibri,sans-serif;color:black">From: </span></b><span style="font-family:Calibri,sans-serif;color:black">Olivier MJ
Crépin-Leblond <a href="mailto:ocl@gih.com" target="_blank"><ocl@gih.com></a><br>
<b>Date: </b>Sunday,
September 22, 2024 at 8:52
AM<br>
<b>To: </b>Ilona Levine <a href="mailto:levine@isoc.org" target="_blank"><levine@isoc.org></a>,
Ted IETF <a href="mailto:ted.ietf@gmail.com" target="_blank"><ted.ietf@gmail.com></a><br>
<b>Cc: </b>Chapter
Delegates <a href="mailto:Chapter-delegates@elists.isoc.org" target="_blank"><Chapter-delegates@elists.isoc.org></a>,
Sally Wentworth <a href="mailto:wentworth@isoc.org" target="_blank"><wentworth@isoc.org></a><br>
<b>Subject: </b>Re:
Follow-up on Chapters
Advisory Council Meeting of
17 September 2024</span></p>
</div>
<div>
<p class="MsoNormal"> </p>
</div>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom:12pt">Dear
Ilona,<br>
<br>
thank you for clarifying that
all necessary legal documents,
including agreements, have been
duly executed to respect the
separate nature of the two
organisations.<br>
<br>
I am aware of the publication of
the original IETF Administration
LLC agreements with the Internet
Society, specifically:<br>
<a href="https://www.ietf.org/media/documents/IETF_Funding_Agreement_-_Executed_-_20201123.pdf" target="_blank">IETF-ISOC
Funding Agreement (2020)</a><br>
<a href="https://www.ietf.org/media/documents/IETF_ISOC_Funding_Amendment_Amendment_-_20201222.pdf" target="_blank">IETF-ISOC
Funding Agreement Amendment
(2020)</a><br>
<a href="https://www.ietf.org/media/documents/ISOC-IETF_Amended_Funding_Agreement_-_20240103_-_Redacted_Executed.pdf" target="_blank">IETF-ISOC
Funding Agreement Amended and
Restated (2024)</a><br>
<br>
These documents are accessible
on the IETF Administration LLC’s
website at <a href="https://www.ietf.org/administration/overview/" target="_blank">
https://www.ietf.org/administration/overview/</a>.<br>
<br>
Could you kindly confirm whether
the agreements between the
Foundation and the Internet
Society are also publicly
available? I have been unable to
locate them on either website.<br>
<br>
I would appreciate it if you
could provide a list of the
agreements to which you refer,
including the date of the
agreement, the name of the
agreement, the signatory
parties, and a brief description
of each agreement.<br>
<br>
I look forward to your kind
response.<br>
<br>
Kindest regards,<br>
<br>
Olivier<br>
<br>
<br>
<br>
</p>
<div>
<p class="MsoNormal">On
20/09/2024 19:48, Ilona Levine
wrote:</p>
</div>
<blockquote style="margin-top:5pt;margin-bottom:5pt">
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:11pt">Hi
Olivier, thank you for your
follow up email. You noted
that you are aware of the
tax requirements that apply
to supporting
organizations. Mainly,
those requirements relate to
supporting the mission of
its supported entities. In
this case, the Internet
Society. </span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:11pt"> </span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:11pt">As
part of that support, the
Foundation provides grants
to other organizations that
have missions consistent
with the Internet Society’s
in order to fund programs
that further the Internet
Society’s purposes. The
Foundation also engages in
activities that support
Internet Society directly.
For example, the Foundation
engages in fundraising and
communication activities for
the benefit of the Internet
Society.</span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:11pt"> </span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:11pt">As
you also pointed out, the
Foundation is a separate
legal entity. It is a
controlled subsidiary of
Internet Society. All
necessary legal documents,
including agreements, have
been put in place to respect
the separate nature of the
two organizations.</span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:11pt"> </span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:11pt">I
trust this answers your
question.</span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:11pt"> </span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:11pt">Best
regards,</span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:11pt">Ilona</span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:11pt"> </span></p>
<div>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:11pt"> </span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:11pt"> </span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:11pt"> </span></p>
<div style="border-width:1pt medium medium;border-style:solid none none;border-color:rgb(181,196,223) currentcolor currentcolor;padding:3pt 0in 0in">
<p class="MsoNormal"><b><span style="font-family:Calibri,sans-serif;color:black">From: </span></b><span style="font-family:Calibri,sans-serif;color:black">Olivier MJ
Crépin-Leblond <a href="mailto:ocl@gih.com" target="_blank"><ocl@gih.com></a><br>
<b>Date: </b>Friday,
September 20, 2024 at
11:38 AM<br>
<b>To: </b>Ted IETF <a href="mailto:ted.ietf@gmail.com" target="_blank"><ted.ietf@gmail.com></a>,
Ilona Levine <a href="mailto:levine@isoc.org" target="_blank"><levine@isoc.org></a><br>
<b>Cc: </b>Chapter
Delegates <a href="mailto:Chapter-delegates@elists.isoc.org" target="_blank"><Chapter-delegates@elists.isoc.org></a>,
Sally Wentworth <a href="mailto:wentworth@isoc.org" target="_blank"><wentworth@isoc.org></a><br>
<b>Subject: </b>Re:
Follow-up on Chapters
Advisory Council Meeting
of 17 September 2024</span></p>
</div>
<div>
<p class="MsoNormal"> </p>
</div>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom:12pt">Dear
Ted,<br>
<br>
thank you for your follow-up
on this matter. I am aware of
the special tax terms in
relation to "supporting
organisations". <br>
<br>
That being said, the Internet
Society Foundation is a
distinct and separate legal
entity to the Internet
Society, irrespective of the
relationship between them. As
a result, any outsourcing task
undertaken by one, for the
other entity, would be defined
in a contract, whether
written, verbal or otherwise.
If not, there is a lack of
clarity and expectations about
the relationship, which brings
potential liability and risk
that both entities are
subjected to, in relation to
the other's actions. Any
lawyer would tell you that it
is highly advisable to have a
written contract, if only for
legal protection.<br>
<br>
Thanks for letting me know
that you are travelling. I am
copying President and CEO
Sally Wentworth in case you're
unavailable for a length of
time.<br>
<br>
Kindest regards,<br>
<br>
Olivier</p>
<div>
<p class="MsoNormal">On
20/09/2024 13:12, Ted Hardie
wrote:</p>
</div>
<blockquote style="margin-top:5pt;margin-bottom:5pt">
<div>
<div>
<div>
<p class="MsoNormal">Hi
Olivier,</p>
</div>
<div>
<p class="MsoNormal"> </p>
</div>
<div>
<p class="MsoNormal">A
supporting
organization is a term
of art in US tax law,
please see:</p>
</div>
<div>
<p class="MsoNormal"> </p>
</div>
<div>
<p class="MsoNormal"><a href="https://www.irs.gov/charities-non-profits/charitable-organizations/supporting-organizations-requirements-and-types" target="_blank">https://www.irs.gov/charities-non-profits/charitable-organizations/supporting-organizations-requirements-and-types</a></p>
</div>
<div>
<p class="MsoNormal"> </p>
</div>
<div>
<p class="MsoNormal">and</p>
</div>
<div>
<p class="MsoNormal"> </p>
</div>
<div>
<p class="MsoNormal"><a href="https://www.irs.gov/charities-non-profits/section-509a3-supporting-organizations" target="_blank">https://www.irs.gov/charities-non-profits/section-509a3-supporting-organizations</a></p>
</div>
<div>
<p class="MsoNormal"> </p>
</div>
<div>
<div>
<p class="MsoNormal">Explaining
how the two relate
is complicated
enough that there
are legal briefs on
it; I have cc'ed the
Society's chief
counsel in case you
would like that
level of detail.
The summary,
however, is that a
supporting
organization is a
charity because it
supports the
charitable purpose
of the main
organization. As a
result, it can
provide services to
the main
organization under
the special tax
rules noted above. </p>
</div>
<div>
<p class="MsoNormal"> </p>
</div>
<div>
<p class="MsoNormal">Note
that I am traveling
and will generally
be slow to respond
for a few days, but
hopefully the links
above will get you
started and Ilona
can provide more
detailed legal
information as
needed.</p>
</div>
<div>
<p class="MsoNormal"> </p>
</div>
<div>
<p class="MsoNormal">regards,</p>
</div>
<div>
<p class="MsoNormal"> </p>
</div>
<div>
<p class="MsoNormal">Ted
Hardie</p>
</div>
<div>
<p class="MsoNormal"> </p>
</div>
<div>
<p class="MsoNormal"> </p>
</div>
</div>
</div>
<div>
<div>
<p class="MsoNormal">On
Fri, Sep 20, 2024 at
6:24<span style="font-family:Arial,sans-serif"> </span>AM Olivier MJ
Crépin-Leblond <<a href="mailto:ocl@gih.com" target="_blank">ocl@gih.com</a>> wrote:</p>
</div>
<blockquote style="border-width:medium medium medium 1pt;border-style:none none none solid;border-color:currentcolor currentcolor currentcolor rgb(204,204,204);padding:0in 0in 0in 6pt;margin:5pt 0in 5pt 4.8pt">
<div>
<p class="MsoNormal">Dear
Ted, </p>
<div>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom:12pt"><br>
During this week’s
Chapters Advisory
Council call, you
mentioned that the
Internet Society
Foundation, as a
"supporting
organisation" of
the Internet
Society, is
managing the
communications
department for the
Internet Society.
<br>
<br>
Upon seeking
clarification, you
explained that the
Internet Society
Foundation
comprises two
elements: one
philanthropic
(grant-making) and
the other as a
"supporting
organisation" of
the Internet
Society. "This
implies that many
of the supporting
functions for the
Internet Society
as a whole are now
part of the
Foundation,
primarily because
the Foundation can
provide these
services to the
Internet Society
at no cost".<br>
<br>
You further
elaborated that
this "arrangement"
allows the
Internet Society
to allocate its
budget more
effectively.<br>
<br>
I was previously
unaware of this
change. Although
the Internet
Society Foundation
may have been
designated by the
Internet Society
as a "supporting
organisation" of
the Internet
Society, it
remains a distinct
and separate legal
entity. Therefore,
I assume that any
"outsourcing" of
responsibilities
such as Marketing
and/or
Communications
would be defined
in a written
"contract for
services" between
the Parties
setting out
(inter-alia) the
terms, rights, and
obligations of
each Party. Could
you please provide
the terms for such
an agreement and
any limitations
therein?<br>
<br>
My principal
concern lies in
distinguishing
between executing
the Communications
Plan and drafting
the Communications
Plan. These are
fundamentally
different tasks
and would
undoubtedly be
included in the
"contract for
services". <br>
<br>
The "contract for
services"
(together with any
relevant
supporting
information) will
be helpful input
for both the
Chapters Advisory
Council and also
for Chris Locke
and his Team
(including for the
current "branding"
presentations) in
preparation for
the promised
session from Chris
Locke to the
Chapters Advisory
Council. <br>
<br>
I look forward to
your response and
to receiving a
copy of the
"contract for
services"
agreement,
together with any
relevant
supporting
information as
requested above.<br>
<br>
Kindest regards,<br>
<br>
Olivier</p>
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