[Chapter-delegates] FINAL REMINDER: Call for Nominations, ISOC Board of Trustees

[Hank Nussbacher]

On 06/01/2022 07:44, Hank Nussbacher wrote:
> On 06/01/2022 03:36, John More wrote:
>> Hank
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>> I fully agree that ISOC should compensate Trustees.  There is no 
>> reason not to and every reason to do so to enable a broader group of 
>> people to run as Trustees. At a minimum, I would suggest $150,000 a 
>> year.
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> I  am not sure if you made that last sentence in cynicism since that 
> was totally not my intention to compensate Trustees at $150K/yr.  I 
> was thinking more on the order of $50K/yr for the 50hr/month = $83/hr.


See: 
https://www.payscale.com/research/US/Job=Director_Non-Profit_Organization/Salary

for further details.


Regards,

Hank


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> Regards,
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> Hank
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>> John More
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>>> On Jan 5, 2022, at 11:10 AM, Hank Nussbacher via Chapter-delegates 
>>> <chapter-delegates at elists.isoc.org> wrote:
>>>
>>> On 04/01/2022 04:58, George Sadowsky via Chapter-delegates wrote:
>>>
>>> Hi George,
>>>
>>> I assume many of you also follow the ICANN at-large list and their 
>>> "multistakeholderism" discussions this past week.
>>>
>>> In order to be a proper candidate, one that is involved and not just 
>>> a figurehead, you have to assume at least 50 hr/month of work at 
>>> being a Trustee.    Other than travel there is no reimbursement for 
>>> time spent working as  a Trustee.  So who can volunteer and who cannot:
>>>
>>> - who can volunteer:
>>>     - a retired person with a pension (George Sadowsky)
>>>     - a person whose company/organization is willing to fund his/her 
>>> time as a trustee (Richard Barnes/Cisco, Paul Ebersman/Neustar, 
>>> Brian Haberman/JHU, Ted Hardie/Cisco, Robert Pepper/FB, Jon 
>>> Peterson/Neustar, Laura Thomson/Fastly)
>>>     - A person whose organization may not be completely aware of the 
>>> immense time spent on ISOC Trustee needs, yet their goals are 
>>> consistent with the goals of ISOC and allow their staff some leeway 
>>> into such participation (Ndeye Maimouna Diop/Sonotel, Luis 
>>> Martinez/Professor in Mexico, Muhammad Shabbir)
>>>
>>> Every company has a Board of Directors who are paid for being a 
>>> Board member (not a lot but not nothing).  As long as ISOC has a 
>>> policy not to compensate Trustees, we will end up whereby ISOC is 
>>> indirectly controlled by large technological companies.
>>>
>>> In order to attract those 35-55 year olds who work 50+ hrs/week and 
>>> who don't have an employer to back them, ISOC needs to change its 
>>> policy and begin to compensate trustees.
>>>
>>> Regards,
>>> Hank
>>>
>>>> Dear Colleagues,
>>>>
>>>> This is a final reminder that the call for nominations for the 
>>>> Internet Society Board of Trustees 2022 elections closes at 15:00 
>>>> UTC on Friday, 7 January.
>>>>
>>>> If you or someone you know is interested in serving on the board, 
>>>> please see the official call for nominations, additional 
>>>> information and links to the online nomination forms at:
>>>> http://www.internetsociety.org/trustees
>>>>
>>>> Best regards,
>>>>
>>>> George Sadowsky
>>>> 2021-2022 Nominations Committee Chair
>>>> Internet Society
>>>>
>>>>
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