[ga] Funding

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This message regarding funding has just been circulated to the NCDDHC
membership.  This funding issue affects all of us.  Proposed solutions or
resolutions might be in order.  Thoughts?


Dear NCDNHC members:

The Fundraising Committee of the NCDNHC is soliciting voluntary membership
contributions. The DNSO Names Council has decided that every constituency
must pay an equal share of the DNSO's operating costs.* We need to raise
$29,500 by December 2001 to keep our voting rights in the DNSO Names
Council.

We expect to discuss contributions and their relationship to membership at
the Stockholm ICANN meeting. For the time being, however, we are suggesting
the following minimum contribution levels:

Large organizations: $300  Small organizations: $50

These are the suggested levels. We will accept contributions larger or
smaller than the suggested amount. Some large organizations are pledging
several thousand dollars. Many small organizations have paid $100 in the
past.

If you are concerned about bank fees or currency exchange fees, and you plan
to attend the constituency meeting in Stockholm, please consider making your
contribution in cash at the meeting. We will be issuing receipts. Also,
ICANN is implementing a capability for credit card payment. That may be
ready by Stockholm, or shortly after.

You can "pledge" a specific contribution by email. Address your pledges to
ncdnhc-discuss@lyris.isoc.org. Put the following text in the subject:

Voluntary Contribution

And in the body of the message please include:

Name of Contributor:
Mailing Address (to send invoice):
E-mail address of responsible party (to be contacted later for details):
Amount of the contribution in US$:

*The operating costs of the DNSO includes:
Hosting of Internet Services by AFNIC (including web and mailing lists for
General Assembly and Names Council); Secretariat of Names Council and
General Assembly (including all support for Internet Services, and
organizational tasks at all Names Council and General Assembly physical
meetings and Names Council teleconference), perfomed by AFNIC, Webcasting of
General Assembly and Names Council meeting performed by Harvard Berkman
Center.

Regards,
NCDNHC Fundraising Committee (Adam Peake, Nilda Vany Martinez, Milton
Mueller, Dany Vandromme)





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