[Chapter-delegates] My comment to the the board re:supporting chapters

[Ernesto Cruz]

Dave-

I completely support your position, as it is a good example of shared
leadership as it demonstrates -by way of economic empowerment- the
multistakeholder nature of our organization.  As for the accountability,
your comment is spot on...transparency is not a complicated issue provided
there is a will to do/be so.

My only suggestion would be to make sure that expenditures are directly
tied to ISOC's mission statement, and, as Carlos said, fostering change at
the local chapter level, none of which should be difficult to support or
implement.

Thank you for your efforts.

Ernesto R. Cruz
ISOC Puerto Rico



On Tue, Apr 12, 2016 at 1:01 PM, Carlos Raul Gutierrez <crg at isoc-cr.org>
wrote:

> Excellent Dave!
>
> Chapters should do their local homework first and more often (after
> sending in their applications for travel support to go to international
> meetings). And even when they come back fro international merits they
> should think about local implications of what they heard abroad. Otherwise
> the only value adding they do is supporting their Governmental Reps in
> international meetings...........
>
> Carlos Raúl Gutiérrez
> ISOC Costa Rica Chapter
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> On Fri, Apr 8, 2016 at 2:22 PM, Dave Burstein <daveb at dslprime.com> wrote:
>
>> Folks
>>
>> Later today, following up on a discussion at the North American chapters,
>> I'm going to suggest this to the board. Improvements welcome but I'm moving
>> quickly. If you have opinions, I suggest you write board members directly
>> or ask a question in the open, web streamed meeting. I'm happy to share the
>> emails of board members who make them publicly available, which is most.
>>
>> My suggestion on how to move forward:
>>
>> First, that ISOC start immediately on a program to allow chapters to
>> decide how to spend, say, 3% of the ISOC budget.
>>
>> I suggest the first step should be modest, perhaps a $2,000-$10,000
>> allocation to each *active* chapter. The guideline would be to spend the
>> money as ISOC is currently spending on chapter support: events, expenses to
>> F2F events, web sites, necessary fees for non-profit status, ...
>>
>> It should be accompanied by serious but easy to follow rules on
>> accountabilty.  For example, any amount spent above petty cash must be
>> reported on a simple web form within 30 days and posted so others can see
>> where the money is going, Someone independent should check the accuracy of
>> the bank account fairly regularly.
>>
>> Sure there will be some wastage, but there's some waste in everYthing we
>> do. Modest supervision should keep it under control.
>>
>> Second, that staff discuss in depth with the relevant chapters any major
>> policy move, *before the policy is decided.* (Unless it's urgent.) This
>> is the right way to run the organization. It also will lead to better
>> policy choices.
>>
>> Our staff is skilled but not expert in everything. For example, a top
>> staffer made a forceful policy recommendation that would have resulted in
>> 30-50% less wireless capacity in Kenya. (LTE Carrier Aggregation efficiency
>> takes some study to understand,) We particularly lack detailed knowledge of
>> the networks in other countries. In an ITU filing, we insisted on
>> competition as the solution. The cintext was mostly about bringing
>> broadband to rural regions that have difficulty attracting even a single
>> provider. Competition can be great but doesn't work everywhere.
>>
>> ----------------------
>>
>> Kathy has done an excellent job getting members to speak up. If we are to
>> be a bottom-up, multi-stakeholder, however, we need to get the stakeholders
>> involved in decisionmaking as well.
>>
>> Everyone, including the board, has been in general agreement on deepening
>> the chapter role. A former board member tells me this has been an issue for
>> over a decade.
>>
>> TIme to make it so.
>>
>> Dave Burstein
>>
>>
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