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

[Laura James]

I'm afraid I've not been able to get responses from all board members as is
required for an electronic resolution. Martin has been most helpful with
phoning Paula & Jordan this week though, for which many thanks.

I'll give it until tomorrow, but without responses in writing from everyone
I will contact OKFN-DE tomorrow to say we were unable to approve their
funding request at this time. I can point them at the seed funding
application form (for modest sums as agreed at the last board meeting) and
encourage them to work with me/OKFN-UK to refine their major funding
proposal. Even with careful handling,  I expect the negative response will
be a blow to them and I'm not sure what the longer term impact on the
chapter will be.

Laura

-- 

Dr Laura James
Foundation Coordinator, Open Knowledge Foundation

http://okfn.org


On 5 July 2012 16:01, Becky Hogge <becky.hogge at gmail.com> wrote:

> 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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