[Chapter-delegates] Recent Correspondence from the Cambodian Chapter

[Veni Markovski]

Christian,
we have a similar saying in Bulgaria, but the thing is that actually 
since the foundation of the chapters, ISOC HQ has been benefiting much 
more from them, then the chapters from the HQ.
One example only - if it wasn't for the chapters to drive the support 
from around the world towards HQ in somewhere 2000, ISOC may have not 
received the .org, with all consequences. One must remember, that ISOC 
had very strong competition, which was technically equally or more 
skilled, and the thing they missed was the overwhelming support from 
chapters, governments, academia, non-profits around the world.

Some time ago someone here suggested that ISOC allocates 2-3 % of their 
budget to support chapters. I haven't heard any progress on that 
proposal. You?

v.

On 09/29/13 06:04, Christian de Larrinaga wrote:
> Would it be fair to characterise the main points from this debate as
> Chapters must be independent from ISOC on the one hand and on the other
> Chapters must receive administrative financial funding from ISOC?
>
> I don't see how "direct" funding from ISOC to chapters for such basic
> local organisational requirements satisfies that description.
> There is an English expression "Who pays the piper plays the tune".
>
> What might work is for ISOC to establish a chapter secretariat service
> that allows chapters to outsource some routine basic administrative
> tasks in particular those that relate to their ISOC relationship and
> agenda building.
>
> This could be budgeted and valued in some way to be determined between
> ISOC and chapters. It could also potentially be managed regionally
> although local data protection and security laws would need to be taken
> into account.
>
> It could also be useful to provide access for chapters to a shared
> resource perhaps outsourced for expert marketing, event development and
> fund raising support. This could help build local self sustainability as
> well as guide and develop local skills in these tasks.
>
> Chapters could then be sure they are managing their own agenda and have
> their own administration but benefit from having access to a shared ISOC
> chapter secretariat available to outsource to. Some chapters might be
> sufficiently established that they can manage this basic level of
> administration internally without recourse to the secretariat. Others
> might benefit significantly.
>
>
>
>
> Christian
>
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