[registrars] Fw: [council] LAUNCH OF DNSO FUND-RAISING EFFORT

["erica" <erica.roberts@bigpond.com>]

The NC has now launched a DNSO fund raising effort - see below.

Funds are sought to enable the NC to employ professional support staff for the DNSO. This will enable the DNSO to transition from a primarily volunteer organisation to an effective voice within the ICANN process.  Registrars stand to gain much from a more effective NC and I urge you to donate to this cause.

Verisign has promised a donation of up to $100,000 on condition it is matched by other donations - which means that for every dollar you donate the NC will receive $2.  Donation are tax deductable in the US and details on how to make a donation are below.

 

erica

 

 

---- Original Message -----

From: Cochetti, Roger

To: 'Philip Sheppard' ; NC (list)

Sent: Friday, June 29, 2001 8:18 PM

Subject: [council] LAUNCH OF DNSO FUND-RAISING EFFORT

As you know, after quite a few months of preparation, we are now about to launch the fund-raising efforts for voluntary donations to the DNSO.  These funds, which will be matched by donations from VeriSign Global Registry Services for up to $100,000, are primarily designed to cover the costs of providing professional support to the Names Council.  Without them, baring any other changes, we will continue to operate on a primarily volunteer basis.

 

The purpose of this note is to alert you to the fact that the fund-raising effort will now begin and ask that you raise this with all of the members of your Constituency.  A fund-raising document is attached.  Contributions, which are tax deductible in the United States, should be made payable to “ICANN DNSO ACCOUNT” and mailed to ICANN.  Alternatively, donors may wire transfer their donations as follows:

 

Information for wire transfer to ICANN account:

Account number 09146-11724

Routing indicator 121000358

Bank of America Branch 0914

4754 Admiralty Way

Marina del Rey, CA  90292  USA

Telephone +1/310/247-2080

When making wire transfers, please send tracking information to

<accounting@icann.org>.

 

 

Raising money for the operation of the DNSO and the Names Council is important.  I think that we all agree that our ability to operate successfully is hindered by our all-volunteer support and that increased professional support is necessary to our success.  While I know that many businesses and organizations   -including many large businesses who benefit greatly form the successful operation of the domain names system-  will claim that they have no funds available for such donations, if each organization/person who attends Names Council meetings would only donate one fifth of the amount of money that they spend on travel and entertainment for ICANN meetings to this effort, we will be amply funded.

 

Please ask each of your members to make a contribution and help us push them a little on this.

 

Roger Cochetti

Chair

Budget Committee

 

 

 

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