[Chapter-delegates] Bank Accounts was - deadline for admin funding

[Andrew Sullivan]

Hi,

On Mon, Jul 13, 2020 at 09:37:41PM +0530, sivasubramanian muthusamy wrote:
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>alter the way Chapters worked.  Ten years ago "Chapter Support" was
>supportive, fully recognizing the independence of the Chapter and the value
>of the work done by Chapters.  A little later, gradually, there was an
>unspoken thought that Chapters are peripheral to the central work that
>Staff do.

I understand what this claim says, but I don't understand what it means.  Can you please tell me _how_ the current arrangements (not the last 10 years, please, about which I can do nothing, but the _current_ arrangements) do not recognize the independence of Chapters or the value of the work they do?

The current charter letter is quite explicit about this, and that's why it is at such pains to state with precision what the rights and obligations on each side are.  Clarity in the relationship between two independent allies is important, and it seems to me that such clarity is a sign of respect by each of the other party.

>It was at this point of time that the Internet Society redefined
>itself as a "mission-driven,, or mission based" organization, which in
>effect redefined its legal status and 'style' of working as more of a Staff
>centric organization.

[…]

>There have been more positive support to Chapters, more responsive support,
>I have not found any difficulty dealing with Staff, but the overall
>framework is now changed, from that of Chapter-Support to
>Chapter-Adminstration.

It would help staff to respond to this if there were something concrete you were stating you wanted to be different.  You say that there is more positive support, more responsive support, but somehow that this is bad style.  I don't understand what action you would like, so I can't really respond to whether it is possible.

Thanks,

A

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