[governance] Re: CSTD Q5-Financing the forum

[Charity Gamboa]

Hi Marilia, here are my thoughts on the funding issue:

[1] Does IGF follow a certain funding model? I see a lot of government
donors from the list so I am assuming only that the funding is for policy
innovation. If funding is relied on governments there is a strong
determination to prove that whatever program there is should really work
(impact and cost). So I take it that there is a need to define and implement
a funding model.

[2] What is the funding needed for? To be more specific on what it is needed
for might narrow down a list of organizations to approach. Most of these
organizations have probably laid out their plans for philanthropy so we're
looking at a few research work needed to check out these organizations.

The institution I work for here in Texas gets most of our funding from
federal grants and private donors. We get a lump of our state funding from a
title grant that hands out the funds to priority institutions - think of it
as an "improvement" grant that includes professional development and
partnerships in learning communities. Bottom line is, we have grant writers
who write, research and report because most grants are competitive. Here in
Texas, educational insitutions use a Texas-design transformation or
turnaround model for implementation.

Anyhow, these are just my thoughts on the matter. I'm not sure how the UN
does it, but it would be helpful if clarified. Thanks.

Regards,
Charity Gamboa-Embley


On Mon, Jan 24, 2011 at 12:38 PM, Marilia Maciel <mariliamaciel at gmail.com>wrote:

> Does anyone know if this list of donnors is updated?
> http://intgovforum.org/cms/funding
> Is there any more relevant source about it?
>
> I have never actually participated on reflections regarding the funding of
> the IGF, I am trying to understand what are the issues and the scope of
> changes that can be introduced to improve the current voluntary trust fund.
> Any comments are very welcome
>
>
> On Mon, Jan 24, 2011 at 12:33 AM, Marilia Maciel <mariliamaciel at gmail.com>wrote:
>
>> * **Financing the Forum (exploring further voluntary options for
>> financing)*
>>
>> Summary (sorry if I missed something):
>>
>> -          Public funds
>>
>> -          Voluntary contributions allowed, but on a transparent manner
>>
>>
>> --
>> Centro de Tecnologia e Sociedade
>> FGV Direito Rio
>>
>> Center for Technology and Society
>> Getulio Vargas Foundation
>> Rio de Janeiro - Brazil
>>
>
>
>
> --
> Centro de Tecnologia e Sociedade
> FGV Direito Rio
>
> Center for Technology and Society
> Getulio Vargas Foundation
> Rio de Janeiro - Brazil
>
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