[Chapter-delegates] Chapter financing - step 2

[Carlos Vera Quintana]

Agree. Good start. 

Carlos Vera
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El 18/04/2013, a las 10:06, Jordi Iparraguirre <ipa at josoc.cat> escribió:

> Dear all,
> 
> thanks a lot for speaking up and sharing your ideas.
> It seems there are some chapters in the same situation.
> 
> In order to move forward I'd propose (but do feel free to comment and improve, it's just a quick and dirty move ahead so we all visualize it better):
> 
> 
> 1- Let's use a shared spreadsheet
> 
> https://docs.google.com/spreadsheet/ccc?key=0AnRJRsFhZnz-dEZMd3lkbm9xLWc0WjR3eS1sdTRBakE&usp=sharing
> 
> to write down the actions we'd like to delegate so we can focus on mission. Seeing each other's needs and ideas may help us to nail it down.
> 
> In the spreadsheet
> - add a column for your chapter
> - add actions as rows if needed
> - write *estimated* hours/month needed on that task for your chapter (intersection cell between your chapter and a given action)
> 
> In the bottom orange area of the spreadsheet:
> - add gross (ie. taxes included) *estimated* cost/hour in local currency
> - add approximated conversion factor to USD
> 
> Figures do not need to be perfect right now, rough estimates will help us to size the quantity and efforts we are talking about. It's just a back of the envelope calculation, we'll refine it later on.
> 
> 
> 2 Let's give us 2 weeks to fulfill it and consider the spreadsheet completed, closing on May 5th.
> 
> 
> 3- Then we'll have:
> a) a list of typical tasks chapters have to do but would be much more efficient if being done by someone else as paid professional
> b) an estimated total cost for ISOC
> 
> 
> 4- Work with staff to write a formal proposal to Board that could be included in ISOC's 2014 budget (when is the deadline?).
> Get proposal ready by June 30th so we can discuss it in a face to face meeting in ICANN's Durban meeting
> 
> 
> 5- Assuming the/a model is accepted by HQ:
> 
> - Money goes from HQ to chapter, never to individuals.
> - It's a chapter issue to find the person and to legally pay and set the work relation.
> - That person has to learn, understand and follow ISOC values processes, etc (ie. training needed)
> - Payment to chapter is done if and only if chapter is able to meet or exceed pre-defined agreed metrics and reports them to HQ. (Partial payment if goals aren't met at 100% but are above a minimum?)
> - Not all chapters will sign for the same actions to be done and measured.
> - This plan should not be an obstacle for chapters to look for other revenue streams, but a way to break the deadlock and be able to charge a membership fee, look for partners, corporate sponsors, etc. ASAP
> - We could have it running for one year (2014) and then evaluate results
> 
> 
> This is just a quick brain dump, sure it needs to be improved and modified, may be totally. There were many good ideas in several previous emails on that topic, but I cannot recover them all right now, do feel free to bring them back.
> 
> Let's keep the ball rolling.
> 
> cheers,
> jordi
> 
> -- 
> Jordi Iparraguirre
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