[governance] NetMundial funding - information requested

[parminder]

Someone who is not in these civil society circles, and who had sought 
funding support on registering for NetMundial, asked me information 
about how funding support works. Since I am not able to help that person 
with this information, may I request those involved with the meeting to 
provide it. Please note that this is urgent. (The concerned person has 
received an email from ICANN informing him that ICANN would support 
her/his travel for the meeting.)

It will be useful to know full details about how the funding process 
worked. Was there a pool of donations? Who picked up the participants 
who were offered funding? What kind of criteria was used? Why individual 
funders are approaching participants with funding support, and why a 
centralised approach from the meeting organisers was not made/ 
considered?  Whether there are other funders too making such a direct 
approach? Who are the funders and what amounts have been committed?

If say an Internet company was to approach a civil society participant 
declaring that it will fund her/ his travel, it could create a potential 
problem because many civil society groups have limitations on what kind 
of funding for travel etc they can accept from private companies, 
especially those who work in their own activity area , and under what 
conditions.

I request early information on the above since the person who has asked 
for this information and her/his organisation needs to make an early 
decision about accepting the funding, given the short period to the meeting.

Thanks

parminder

PS: It is not a personal gripe because two persons from IT for Change 
have been offered support in a similar way and we have accepted it.
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