<div dir="ltr"><div dir="ltr"><div><div class="gmail_default" style="font-family:"trebuchet ms",sans-serif">Hi</div><div class="gmail_default" style="font-family:"trebuchet ms",sans-serif"><br></div><div class="gmail_default" style="font-family:"trebuchet ms",sans-serif">He came to NY and is visiting other chapters. He is smart, hardworking, and listens. I was really impressed when he calmly addressed one of our angriest members and engaged with him despite some very harsh comments. He knows how to work in organizations.</div></div><div class="gmail_default" style="font-family:"trebuchet ms",sans-serif"><br></div><div class="gmail_default" style="font-family:"trebuchet ms",sans-serif">We all know how badly things have been going. Everyone gave him an earful. His response was that he couldn't fix the past but he intended to do much better going forward.</div><div class="gmail_default" style="font-family:"trebuchet ms",sans-serif"><br></div><div class="gmail_default" style="font-family:"trebuchet ms",sans-serif">Fundraising is a big part of his job. <i>He is looking for projects with impact</i>- results, not just proposals that sound good on paper. </div><div class="gmail_default" style="font-family:"trebuchet ms",sans-serif"><br></div><div class="gmail_default" style="font-family:"trebuchet ms",sans-serif">Many of our best members give up because we can't get information, funding, or basic respect. </div><div class="gmail_default" style="font-family:"trebuchet ms",sans-serif"><br></div><div class="gmail_default" style="font-family:"trebuchet ms",sans-serif">It's hard to turn around the Titanic, but ISOC is worth fighting for. Our $60M/year from .org is more money than any other organization ultimately dedicated to a better Internet.</div><div class="gmail_default" style="font-family:"trebuchet ms",sans-serif"><br></div><div class="gmail_default" style="font-family:"trebuchet ms",sans-serif">He's already doing some positive things. Chapters will now be eligible for up to %50,000/year. It takes at least 6 weeks even for the smallest grants that are supposed to be almost automatic. Some of the most qualified are turned down. By policy, reasons are never provided. He promised those and similar would be corrected. He even said chapters will have at least some say in how their funding is spent. </div><div class="gmail_default" style="font-family:"trebuchet ms",sans-serif">------------</div><div class="gmail_default" style="font-family:"trebuchet ms",sans-serif">How can we help him do a good job? First, please treat him with courtesy and respect, even when you disagree. Second, look for possible solutions rather than demanding the impossible. Provide concrete, sensible ways to make things better. </div><div class="gmail_default" style="font-family:"trebuchet ms",sans-serif"><br></div><div class="gmail_default" style="font-family:"trebuchet ms",sans-serif">An enormous amount of what we do today has minimal impact. Let's help him change that.</div></div>
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