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Sam I am sure you"ll do a great job.
Congratulations again on this position !
Le 3 juillet 2016 13:29:56 GMT+01:00, Sam Lanfranco <[log in to unmask]> a écrit :
>I would like to thank those who have wished me well in the position as
>Chair of the NCSG finance committee and take this opportunity to make a
>
>short assessment of the issues and challenges to be faced. First, here
>is a bit of background. I am the long serving treasurer for a small
>community museum support group whose budget amounts are similar to
>those
>involved in this position. I have been on non-profit boards with annual
>
>budgets of several million dollars , and with a past as board chair I
>am
>well aware of the transparency and accountability requirements for
>fiduciary responsibility.
>
>I am now also the treasurer for NPOC and will represent NPOC on the
>finance committee. Tapani, as chair of NCSG, is on the committee. NCUC
>will designate a person to the committee.
>
>Initially I have two goals. The first is to propose a reporting scheme
>for NCSG, NCUC and NPOC to report out financial information in ways
>that
>support transparency and accountability, as a matter of best practice
>and not because of any worries about accountability. The second is look
>
>for possible improvements for how the modest (minimal) funding is
>administered. That involves dealing with a number of minor but
>bedeviling issues. None of our three entities has an independent legal
>status (we are not NGO’s). Thus, most financial systems will not allow
>us to have independent bank accounts. At the moment the NPOC account is
>
>held by an individual, as is the case I believe for NCSG and NCUC.
>Also,
>for such accounts national tax authorities may treat deposits as
>“personal income” and impose taxes. The committee will explore (the
>rather limited) options for independent bank accounts. The occasional
>suggestion that NCSG, et. al., look to incorporation as not-for-profit
>entities brings additional complications and is an unlikely option.
>
>Some of the comments have brought up the prospects for “fund raising”.
>Certainly, if George Soros turned up with his Open Government support
>cheque/check book, we would figure out how to be grateful recipients,
>but that is unlikely. At the moment the activities of our groups may
>have modest ongoing financial support from some quarters, but we mainly
>
>gain effectiveness in outreach and engagement by partnering in with
>others to do what we do. That is probably where we best continue our
>efforts to leverage our effectiveness in outreach and engagement, and
>in
>recruiting support for engagement within ICANN's activities. I note
>that
>“partnership” is goal #17 in the UN’s list of 17 Sustainable
>Development
>Goals (SDGs).
>
>It is beyond the scope of the finance committee but we might
>collectively consider doing an annual report of such collaborative
>outreach and engagement to document the extent of our multistakeholder
>engagement with our constituencies and their interests in Internet
>governance, interests that in their case may go well beyond ICANN’s
>internal remit. Such a report would be in addition to ICANN's efforts
>at internal Key Performance Indicators (PKIs). Lastly, any and all
>suggestions are gratefully accepted.
>
>Sam Lanfranco, NCSG Finance Committee
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