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

Fri Jul 6 19:12:50 UTC 2012

It seems a shame that a technicality like this should influence what
is an important and sensitive relationship. If it really is impossible
to get Paula, Rufus and Jordan to cast a vote online, could we
schedule a vote on this for the August meeting, or will that then be
too late for OKF-DE?

It seems incongruous that financial decisions with a far greater
impact on the organisation are take without the Board's needing to
come together in full online, and yet we can't move forward with this
proposal.

Is the issue that we haven't ben able to get hold of Paula and Jordan?
Or is it that they have extant questions that the management team have
been unable to resolve?

On 6 July 2012 19:35, Laura James <laura.james at okfn.org> wrote:
> 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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