[Chapter-delegates] Recent Correspondence from the Cambodian Chapter

[John More]

+1

A good model would be for ISOC to train and make available persons who could be seconded to every Chapter that raises a certain percentage of the persons salary with the rest provided by ISOC. This would provide the sort of continuity and support for building capacity that every volunteer organization needs.  Volunteers almost always have other full-time jobs and cannot be expected to devote themselves on a daily basis to the affairs of the Chapter.

Also, interesting point about the budget.  I am unaware of what the ISOC budget is, although clearly there is a budget for Chapter support and grants.

John More

On Sep 29, 2013, at 7:04 AM, Veni Markovski <veni at veni.com> wrote:

> 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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