-----BEGIN PGP SIGNED MESSAGE----- Hash: SHA512 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 @__f_f__ Sent from my android mobile device using K-9. Excuse for brievety. ============================ Farell FOLLY Africa 2.0 Foundation Chapter Head - Technology Champion t: +22997 248100 s : Skype: farellf m: [log in to unmask] w :www.africa2point0.org l : www.linkedin.com/in/farellf tt : www.twitter.com/__f_f__ -----BEGIN PGP SIGNATURE----- Version: APG v1.1.1 iQJEBAEBCgAuBQJXeQZLJxxGYXJlbGwgRk9MTFkgPGZhcmVsbEBiZW5pbjJwb2lu dDAub3JnPgAKCRADALvXOayAVcyVD/9fUZ5d35aLTSpFTg5twDt1naxIoabQQJP0 hfxnBaCcnDC/xu9c0mU3TuZuPfoiYA3S8A7ROTdL3Ge2R/kANeoG94BWtfECcd+F q70hD7liByF2CO0G2RQr1JY78zMZP9uD0ZN21PAnsTp6ui5uNcf3NPkm6UoUImPJ CBugiRKtEAoVS6u24TbMkJy3yKJrNYdSH6Wk8UEQSNAWejqUGIrD0jYkRdM49DGq oWk/pLthA0ZGp9ApJ+Q+xjiTfzV2mzAjxhz6JMstiyuLfDAbDyqCYEa3Ce+/RBxw SOZmhqeCdA0n/qUzNFyUS+FRtSDewgQvqBcpc4LLD7AfJdYPrnP6rA4JczNy6wJp Sx9YS1VSNZxzAyaiA8+stBAd7VjIRvYra483IiytSFlENFQNs5+Wy5cdzrCAU8ay XQCnfpEDsbFVYhrYMVrnxtjmzlPR9ZL/N4diDfRx6OHJI8pk2xEvOTj2ZHdgIn10 E7z/iTWLO3CJ5DJdfuVfF2B5eUQE9WbFnpUBqMog2tKhrhcouKHb9QOSSpEpn9u5 EXUQuemXnvih7GpVMWmD09ezN2VPl7DrkGU2OFLNgZRtQrdyIPQbngCU092YbBQQ SYMb2OzVrcolJTcY0vjKQy/Hjf7XoE3/MsUJZvgsTTjhl3AzfdoAi42+E5AwJLkd jy4OzQWdZA== =/69d -----END PGP SIGNATURE-----