Re: [Membership] Re: Individual Memberships

[edyson@edventure.com (Esther Dyson)]

There's no sponsorship money on the table. It takes a lot of effort to get it!

Esther

At 08:12 PM 15/02/99 -0000, Dr Nii Quaynor wrote:
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>>They can be contained in three  ways:
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>>1 - disclosure (as we are doing on our Website).
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>>2- proper behavior: We have to remember that we do not owe the donors any
>>favors.
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>>3 - time limits.  We need to move forward with plans to be funded by
>>registry/registrar fees, among other sources, so that we no longer need
>>donations.
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>I see the objective. So, other questions. Why should ICANN leave
>(sponsorship) money on the table when it can be used to do some good? Is
>this a matter of being politically correct or a challenge of structuring how
>the funds are handled for a sponsor who obtains an "ICANN brand"?
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>Nii
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