[NA-Discuss] Financial Contribution & Assessment of Dues

[Thompson, Darlene]

Danny,

Maybe where you come from but certainly not where I come from.  Our
"responsible" organizations look after their members, they don't ensure
lack of participation through user fees.  That is the cruel truth in the
non-profit world.

N-CAP certainly hasn't got anywhere near the funds to be looking at
"charitable giving" or anything like that.  Most of our members are
keeping their doors open by footing costs through their own personal
bank accounts and Visas.  Even I, myself, do so on occasion in order to
keep the doors open.  Not to mention all of the work on the weekends and
evenings for which I never get paid.

And you expect N-CAP to give ANYTHING to a company that has its OWN
income stream???

Oh, my.

Darlene A. Thompson
Community Access Program Administrator
Nunavut Department of Education/N-CAP
c/o P.O. Box 1000, Station 910
Iqaluit, NU  X0A 0H0
Phone:  (867) 975-6531
Fax:  (867) 979-8870
dthompson at gov.nu.ca

-----Original Message-----
From: Danny Younger [mailto:dannyyounger at yahoo.com] 
Sent: Wednesday, June 13, 2007 2:26 PM
To: Thompson, Darlene; NA Discuss
Subject: Re: [NA-Discuss] Financial Contribution & Assessment of Dues

Darlene,

Most responsible organizations assess membership fees.
 Such fees are used for a variety of purposes
including paying for the cost of non-profit
incorporation and for charitable giving, among other
sundry purposes.  

If you are asking why we should be financially
supporting ICANN at a time when they are bootstrapping
the at-large and paying a massive amount to cover ALS
travel expenses, my answer would be:  because it's the
right thing to do.  

By making a financial commitment, ICANN will think
hard about the value that the NARALO actually
delivers, and that would be a good thing.  

  


--- "Thompson, Darlene" <DThompson at GOV.NU.CA> wrote:

> But you still haven't answered WHY???
> 
> As John L, pointed out, they have plenty of money,
> so why would this
> kind of pittance and accounting nightmare be
> desirable to them?
> 
> Darlene A. Thompson
> Community Access Program Administrator
> Nunavut Department of Education/N-CAP
> c/o P.O. Box 1000, Station 910
> Iqaluit, NU  X0A 0H0
> Phone:  (867) 975-6531
> Fax:  (867) 979-8870
> dthompson at gov.nu.ca
> 
> -----Original Message-----
> From: na-discuss-bounces at atlarge-lists.icann.org
> [mailto:na-discuss-bounces at atlarge-lists.icann.org]
> On Behalf Of Danny
> Younger
> Sent: Wednesday, June 13, 2007 2:00 PM
> To: 'NA Discuss'
> Subject: Re: [NA-Discuss] Financial Contribution &
> Assessment of Dues
> 
> Eduardo,
> 
> There are currently 16 accredited North American
> ALss
> (with more on the way).  Dividing $500 amongst this
> group amounts to no more than $30 per year per
> organization... (and most organizations have more
> than
> a handful of members).
> 
> As ICANN is prepared to spend $760,000 on the
> at-large
> this year (or $152,000 per region) for staff support
> and travel funds, I view a modest membership fee as
> eminently reasonable.  
> 
> 
> 
> --- " Eduardo Diaz, PE" <ediaz at dconsultinggroup.com>
> wrote:
> 
> > Danny:
> > 
> > We are an all volunteer organization that
> > participates in the NARALO. As
> > such, our funds are almost non-existent.
> Therefore,
> > what you are proposing
> > (or asking) is no-pay = no participation. 
> > 
> > Eduardo Diaz
> > President
> > ISOC-PR
> > 
> 
> 
> 
>  
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