RE: [nc-budget] Job Description for DNSO Secretariat/ budget

["Peter de Blanc" <pdeblanc@usvi.net>]

Ken, as we all know, unless there is a "pay to play" scenario, the job does
not get done.

I'd rather see a line item in the budget for the translations from the
start.

Then, we get some organization to donate (underwrite, sponsor, etc) that
item,
or a percentage of the entire budget.

Let's put the money in place to buy the services we need, and not rely on
the pro bono volunteers. That way we will have a consistent result- because
if we don't get the proper service we just hire another contractor.

Actually, I find it a lot easier to raise money ( actual cash ) than to find
volunteers to perform a service, let alone to guarantee that the (pro bono)
service will be performed in a consistent, timely manner.

peter



-----Original Message-----
From: owner-nc-budget@dnso.org [mailto:owner-nc-budget@dnso.org]On
Behalf Of Ken Stubbs
Sent: Friday, September 01, 2000 , 10:11 AM
To: Peter de Blanc; 'Philip Sheppard'; nc-budget@dnso.org
Subject: Re: [nc-budget] Job Description for DNSO Secretariat/ budget


that is an excellent idea peter...

 if you can find someone to facilitate this function on a "pro bono basis"
then we would be most happy to put this is place

ken stubbs


----- Original Message -----
From: "Peter de Blanc" <pdeblanc@usvi.net>
To: "'Philip Sheppard'" <philip.sheppard@aim.be>; <nc-budget@dnso.org>
Sent: Thursday, August 31, 2000 8:57 AM
Subject: RE: [nc-budget] Job Description for DNSO Secretariat/ budget


> Greetings:
>
> Please excuse any repetition here, as i am new to this list.
>
> From the ccTLD perspective, we've learned that participation increases
when
> some of the material, position papers, proposed policies, etc of our
> constituency were translated into a few languages other than english.
> Increasing participation also tends to make it easier to get needed
funding.
>
> Is there (going to be) any provision in the budget for some translations
or
> other kind of outreach?
>
> peter de Blanc
> .VI
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: owner-nc-budget@dnso.org [mailto:owner-nc-budget@dnso.org]On
> Behalf Of Philip Sheppard
> Sent: Friday, September 01, 2000 9:27 AM
> To: nc-budget@dnso.org
> Subject: Re: [nc-budget] Job Description for DNSO Secretariat/ budget
>
>
> Further to Roger's e-mail I have sketched out a simple but useful budget
> structure for the DNSO and am starting to put it in a way that allows
> changes based on scenarios: ie what if we do this?; what if we got in this
> money?
>
> I will delay sending this through until we have signed off on the job
> description as I want to get the two to link clearly to the four
objectives.
> I guess Chuck may be making some revision following Elisabeth's
suggestions
> today.
> Philip
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