Re: [Iasa20] Memo exploring options for IASA 2.0 models

[Bob Hinden <[e-mail]>]

Glenn,

> On Feb 17, 2018, at 12:42 PM, Glenn Deen <[e-mail]> wrote:
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>> On Feb 16, 2018, at 3:00 PM, Bob Hinden <[e-mail]> wrote:
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>> Seems to me that as long as ISOC provides most of the support for the IETF (and I think that true in each options presented), doesn’t this just morph into "ISOC is paying for the IETF, I gave money to the ISOC, why are you asking me again?".  Unless we are financially independent of ISOC, I don’t think moving to a new entity will really change this.
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>> Bob
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> There are different degrees of independence as represented by the three models.
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> While financial independence comes with the real responsibility to live within our budgets and foundational moneys like any mature organization has to, it does permit donors to directly know that what they give to the IETF really grows the IETF budget and not simply offset money ISOC would have otherwise contributed were it not for the donation.

Yes, but only if ISOC then stops picking up a deficit too.  We can’t have it both ways.  Otherwise the donors will know that if they don’t give, ISOC will pick up the difference.

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> It may actually help us raise funds more easily in some circles.

I hope so.  However, I still think this is not the main reason we have trouble funding the IETF.  There are changes in the industry that have reduced the number of possible donors and many of the traditional donor's business is not growing.

Bob


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> Glenn Deen
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