<html><body style="word-wrap: break-word; -webkit-nbsp-mode: space; -webkit-line-break: after-white-space; "><div>Funding is needed. I agree. There is lot of work to do in IGC. I also thought that eric's comments were pertinent too. </div><div><br></div><div>The voluntary donation is also a good idea. </div><div><br></div><div>There might be nice projects to be implemented too. Online Remote Participation can be one of those projects, for example.</div><div><br></div><div>Your UNOG ideas seems interesting too. However, as far as I know there are not enough funding for the Secretariat to carry out its own activities. </div><div><br></div><div><div>On Dec 8, 2009, at 8:50 AM, Tracy F. Hackshaw @ Google wrote:</div><br class="Apple-interchange-newline"><blockquote type="cite">Further clarification ... my suggestions regarding Member contributions should not be read as dues or fees - but rather, voluntary donations as per the successful Wikipedia model. In other words, if you want to and can, feel free - donate as little or as much as you want - no strings attached. If don't want to, or can't, no stress.<div> <br></div><div>With respect to funding for the IGC directly from, for example, the UNOG (IGF Secretariat) I do personally think that funding of this nature would help better structure the IGC and afford it the ability to perhaps consider implementation of a small project or two which will treat with, </div> <div><br></div><div>"<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Verdana; font-size: 12px; color: rgb(73, 73, 73); line-height: 20px; ">Collaborate with other stakeholders in the implementation of agreed projects and policies towards better Internet governance." (source: IGC Charter)</span></div> <div><font class="Apple-style-span" color="#494949" face="Verdana" size="3"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: 12px; line-height: 20px;"><br></span></font></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Verdana; font-size: 12px; color: rgb(73, 73, 73); line-height: 20px; ">for example.<span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: rgb(0, 0, 0); font-family: arial; font-size: small; line-height: normal; "> </span></span></div> <div><br></div><div>Best,</div><div><br></div><div>Tracy</div></blockquote><br><blockquote type="cite"><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="-webkit-text-stroke-width: -1; ">____________________________________________________________</span></div>You received this message as a subscriber on the list:<br> <a href="mailto:governance@lists.cpsr.org">governance@lists.cpsr.org</a><br>To be removed from the list, send any message to:<br> <a href="mailto:governance-unsubscribe@lists.cpsr.org">governance-unsubscribe@lists.cpsr.org</a><br><br>For all list information and functions, see:<br> <a href="http://lists.cpsr.org/lists/info/governance">http://lists.cpsr.org/lists/info/governance</a><br></blockquote></div><br></body></html>