[NA-Discuss] Financial Contribution & Assessment of Dues

[Robert Guerra]

I think Danny's suggestion has merit, as it brings in an  
accountability mechanism.

Paying a yearly fee would , perhaps ,give an incentive for  
organizations to get involved and commit icann to attend to the  
concerns of the only constituency who is actually a paying a  
membership fee.

Then again, the fee could be increased in the future and used as a  
mechanism to remove all non profits and/or those who can't pay the  
large membership fee.

worth discussing further

regards,

Robert
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On 13-Jun-07, at 2:26 PM, Danny Younger wrote:

> 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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