[foundation-board] OKFN-DE funding proposal take two

Thu Jul 5 15:01:14 UTC 2012

Can I ask where we are with this? Are other Board members awaiting an
answer to Martin's's enquiries before they cast a vote, has this
dropped off the radar, or has this been resolved through another
channel? I understood this was a matter of some urgency. I remain
happy to follow Laura's recommendations.

On 25 June 2012 18:41, Martin Keegan <martin at no.ucant.org> wrote:
>
>
> On Wed, 20 Jun 2012, Laura James wrote:
>
>> Nothing has changed since last week.
>>
>> My concerns are that the original proposal was judged weak by the board,
>> and
>> despite some efforts the present version is little improved in the aspects
>> felt weak at the time(unclear figures; hard to tell what happens if
>> funding
>> is not secured). As such I feel unable to back it strongly. Nonetheless we
>> run a risk if we do not offer some support; it seems the group is
>> struggling. I would hope that by offering a modest sum we show goodwill,
>> but
>> also by applying conditions we encourage the group to pull themselves
>> together.
>
>
> What is this risk we are running? Is there a danger the group will collapse
> if we don't fund both proposals? Might it undergo a more financially astute
> collapse if we only fund one of them?
>
>
> Mk
>
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