[Chapter-delegates] Role of chapters

[Victor Ndonnang]

+1 Narelle and Ousmane.
Thank you very much Narelle for sharing your thoughts and Chapter running
experience. Many Chapters need mentors and advisors like you. :-) . Anyway
the Chapter-delegates list has been created for that purpose I guess. 
Once again, there are many ideas about how to successfully run a Chapter in
the "Internet Society International Chapter Handbook":
http://www.internetsociety.org/internet-society-international-chapter-handbo
ok . Chapters Leaders should take time to read it! ISOC "Chapter dedicated
staff" put a lot of resources end energy to produce such tools and we have
to use them!
http://www.internetsociety.org/who-we-are/chapters/lead/chapter-resources 
Best regards,
Victor Ndonnang.

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De : chapter-delegates-bounces at elists.isoc.org
[mailto:chapter-delegates-bounces at elists.isoc.org] De la part de Narelle
Clark President ISOC-AU
Envoyé : mardi 1 octobre 2013 09:42
À : Ousmane MOUSSA TESSA
Cc : chapter-delegates at elists.isoc.org
Objet : Re: [Chapter-delegates] Role of chapters


On Tue, October 1, 2013 5:53 pm, Ousmane MOUSSA TESSA wrote:
> To end my thought, let's me assume that question has a quick response :
> "each chapter has the right and the duty to set up ITS ACTIVITIES and 
> ultimately to find means to overcome financial and human resources 
> difficulties encountered".

That is the approach that we in Australia have always taken. We understand
our environment, and there is a reasonably mature legal framework within our
country to support not-for-profit, non government organisations. We don't
have the 'regulatory' difficulties that other chapters have. We've also
found it very easy to work with the broader ISOC, too. Chapters, org
members, staff and management.

We've also been lucky in the past, and mostly at present, to be able to tap
sources of income to support our work. Though, of course, over the years
that has ebbed and flowed... We've also been prepared to do different
things. At present raising money through events hasn't been as effective, as
people expect things to be BIG, don't want to pay much, and that takes a lot
of sponsorship, marketing and promotional effort, and that costs a LOT.
Either in time or money or both. It is also a very crowded market - who
wants to compete against CeBIT for attendees??!! Not me. It's too hard!

We charge membership dues, but they have stayed the same for quite a few
years. I find, too, the biggest impact on our membership numbers is our
participation in the media and that is dependent on issues! Luckily(?) we
never seem to be short of those. Where media becomes challenging is the time
it takes, and the potential for real and perceived conflicts of interest
with employment and private business interests.

We've been able to get government and other grants, too, but these can often
take more time than they fund, so you need to be really careful.

Anyway - just a few thoughts from a chapter leader :-)


Narelle


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Narelle Clark
President
Internet Society of Australia

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