Well, for discussion purposes, I would think that it would have to be individual ALSs applying/receiving the funding as they would probably be incorporated bodies. However, I agree with several statements put out there that it would be rather a conflict of interest for ALSs to be funded by ICANN. It was just a rather odd thing that came out of Dubai. I'm sure it was a mistake. D Darlene A. Thompson Community Access Program Administrator Nunavut Dept. of Education / N-CAP P.O. Box 1000, Station 910 Iqaluit, NU X0A 0H0 Phone: (867) 975-5631 Fax: (867) 975-5610 E-mail: dthompson@gov.nu.ca -----Original Message----- From: Jacqueline A. Morris [mailto:jam@jacquelinemorris.com] Sent: Tuesday, April 08, 2008 7:46 AM To: Thompson, Darlene Cc: Danny Younger; cheryl@hovtek.com.au; At-Large Worldwide Subject: Re: [At-Large] Grant Funding to Support ALS Activities That's the position - no funding from ICANN for ALS activities. Haven't seen a change in the bylaws indicating that ICANN will fund ALSes... and I would strongly disagree with it were it suggested. Have any of you seen any information from ALAC re applying for grant funding? There was some discussion a while ago as to the viability of so doing in some of the RALOs, but ALAC isn't a fiscal organisation to apply for grants - it would have to be ICANN applying, wouldn't it? Jacqueline Thompson, Darlene wrote:
Wow!
This is sure news to me. When we were being courted to become an ALS we were told that there was no possibility at all of getting grant funding from ICANN for our own internal projects. We were distinctly told that all ALSs have to be self supporting.
D
Darlene A. Thompson Community Access Program Administrator Nunavut Dept. of Education / N-CAP P.O. Box 1000, Station 910 Iqaluit, NU X0A 0H0 Phone: (867) 975-5631 Fax: (867) 975-5610 E-mail: dthompson@gov.nu.ca
-----Original Message----- From: alac-bounces@atlarge-lists.icann.org [mailto:alac-bounces@atlarge-lists.icann.org] On Behalf Of Danny Younger Sent: Friday, April 04, 2008 6:57 PM To: cheryl@hovtek.com.au Cc: At-Large Worldwide Subject: [At-Large] Grant Funding to Support ALS Activities
Cheryl,
The info below appeared on a slide entitled "Why Become an ALS?" presented by Bilal Beiram at the Dubai Regional session -- http://public.icann.org/files/Bilal_Dubai08_Presentation.pdf
* Representation in ICANN at the regional and international level, plus your group's members will be eligible to serve on important regional and international decision-making bodies in ICANN; * A free web page and other Internet-based mechanisms to support your group's work; * Opportunities for grant funding to support some of your group's activities (ALAC is applying for grant funding).
Is the ALAC really trying to recruit ALSs by pitching the possibility of grant funding for ALS projects? This strikes me as a rather deceptive and unethical recruiting practice...
To whom has the ALAC applied for grant monies? Has a grant application or disbursement policy been created? Is there something here that I'm misunderstanding?
regards, Danny
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