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Date: Wed, 22 Feb 2017 07:05:21 -0600
Subject: Sarah Berg - ICANN contractor
From: Marika Konings &lt;marika.konings@icann.org&gt;
To: &quot;ccwg-auctionproceeds@icann.org&quot; &lt;ccwg-auctionproceeds@icann.org&gt;
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Thread-Topic: Sarah Berg - ICANN contractor
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Dear All,

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As noted in the Charter development phase, the work of the CCWG and the ult=
imate recommendations will carry important legal and financial implications =
for ICANN as an organization and also upon the fiduciary  duties and respons=
ibilities of the ICANN Board Members and ICANN Officers.=20

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There are also practical aspects to the CCWG=E2=80=99s anticipated recommendation=
s, such as understanding basic tenets and practices of the grant-making and =
philanthropic giving space. In preparing to support this  CCWG, ICANN recogn=
ized that this is not a core skill or knowledge base within the ICANN organi=
zation Therefore, to prepare ICANN to understand this space, ICANN has contr=
acted with a resource with a lot of experience on the grant-making/philanthr=
opic giving  side.  This resource will be available, as necessary, to provid=
e the ICANN organization and Board answers, guidance, and research on these =
topics.

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Sarah Berg is the Principal of Ponsonby Partners in Washington D.C.- a cons=
ultancy firm providing  philanthropic advisement and strategic planning to h=
igh net-worth clients, nonprofits, and foundations. A Certified Financial Pl=
anner (CFP) from Georgetown, Sarah spent 8 years working for Keel Point LLC =
wealth management advisory company for individuals and  families. In her rol=
e as Wealth Advisor and subsequently Senior Wealth Advisor, Sarah was respon=
sible for strategy and execution of financial decisions for multinational, m=
ultigenerational ultra-high net worth families ($100m+). This included manag=
ing direct  investments, international businesses, private equity, tradition=
al investing, commercial and residential real estate, tax and estate structu=
ring, risk management, impact investing, philanthropic administration, and f=
amily governance.

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Sarah has had experience creating multiple non-profits both domestically in=
 the U.S. and internationally. She is well versed in grant processes and Cal=
ifornia rules and regulations in regards to non-profits  and has experience =
serving on not-for-profit Boards. Her focus at Keel Point allowed her to rep=
resent clients and work with stakeholders primarily in Asia, Africa, and Eur=
ope- so she is used to working across varying cultures and timezones.

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While Sarah has been contracted to provide the ICANN organization with supp=
ort, we wanted to update the CCWG and offer that she be added to the CCWG=E2=80=99=
s list of Experts as a potential additional expertise resource.   The CCWG c=
an explore if it would like to avail of her expertise on specific topics.=20

=20

ICANN=E2=80=99s contracting with Sarah to provide inputs internally is not intend=
ed to replace any other expertise or resources that the CCWG has identified,=
 but as an additional potential avenue for input alongside  others. To facil=
itate the CCWG=E2=80=99s consideration of reference of questions to/inputs from Sa=
rah, we will request that Sarah fills out the expertise survey so that the C=
CWG can have more insight on where her expertise lies.

=20

Best regards,

=20

Marika

=20

Marika Konings

Senior Policy Director &amp; Team Leader for the GNSO, Internet Corporation for=
 Assigned Names and Numbers (ICANN)=20

Email: marika.konings@icann.org =20

=20

Follow the GNSO via Twitter @ICANN_GNSO

Find out more about the GNSO by taking our interactive courses and visiting=
 the GNSO  Newcomer pages.=20

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&lt;p class=3D&quot;MsoNormal&quot;&gt;&lt;span style=3D&quot;font-size:11.0pt&quot;&gt;As noted in the Cha=
rter development phase, the work of the CCWG and the ultimate recommendatio=
ns will carry important legal and financial implications for ICANN as an or=
ganization and also upon the fiduciary
 duties and responsibilities of the ICANN Board Members and ICANN Officers.=
&nbsp;&lt;o:p&gt;&lt;/o:p&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p class=3D&quot;MsoNormal&quot;&gt;&lt;span style=3D&quot;font-size:11.0pt&quot;&gt;&nbsp;&lt;o:p&gt;&lt;/o:p&gt;&lt;/=
span&gt;&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p class=3D&quot;MsoNormal&quot;&gt;&lt;span style=3D&quot;font-size:11.0pt&quot;&gt;There are also prac=
tical aspects to&nbsp;the CCWG=E2=80=99s anticipated recommendations, such =
as understanding basic tenets and practices of the grant-making and philant=
hropic giving space. In preparing to support this
 CCWG, ICANN recognized that this is not a core skill or knowledge base wit=
hin the ICANN organization Therefore, to prepare ICANN to understand this s=
pace, ICANN has contracted with a resource with a lot of experience on&amp;nbsp=
;the grant-making/philanthropic giving
 side. &nbsp;This resource will be available, as necessary,&nbsp;to provide=
 the ICANN organization and Board answers, guidance, and research on these =
topics.&lt;o:p&gt;&lt;/o:p&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p class=3D&quot;MsoNormal&quot;&gt;&lt;span style=3D&quot;font-size:11.0pt&quot;&gt;&nbsp;&lt;o:p&gt;&lt;/o:p&gt;&lt;/=
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://www.linkedin.com/in/sarah-berg-cfp%C2%AE-24b9203&quot;&gt;Sarah Berg&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;=
/u&gt;&lt;span style=3D&quot;font-size:11.0pt&quot;&gt;&nbsp;is the Principal of Ponsonby Part=
ners in Washington D.C.- a consultancy firm providing
 philanthropic advisement and strategic planning to high net-worth clients,=
 nonprofits, and foundations. A Certified Financial Planner (CFP) from Geor=
getown, Sarah spent 8 years working for Keel Point LLC wealth management ad=
visory company for individuals and
 families. In her role as Wealth Advisor and subsequently Senior Wealth Adv=
isor, Sarah was responsible for strategy and execution of financial decisio=
ns for multinational, multigenerational ultra-high net worth families ($100=
m&#43;). This included managing direct
 investments, international businesses, private equity, traditional investi=
ng, commercial and residential real estate, tax and estate structuring, ris=
k management, impact investing, philanthropic administration, and family go=
vernance.&lt;o:p&gt;&lt;/o:p&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p class=3D&quot;MsoNormal&quot;&gt;&lt;span style=3D&quot;font-size:11.0pt&quot;&gt;&nbsp;&lt;o:p&gt;&lt;/o:p&gt;&lt;/=
span&gt;&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p class=3D&quot;MsoNormal&quot;&gt;&lt;span style=3D&quot;font-size:11.0pt&quot;&gt;Sarah has had exper=
ience creating multiple non-profits both domestically in the U.S. and inter=
nationally. She is well versed in grant processes and California rules and =
regulations in regards to non-profits
 and has experience serving on not-for-profit Boards. Her focus at Keel Poi=
nt allowed her to represent clients and work with stakeholders primarily in=
 Asia, Africa, and Europe- so she is used to working across varying culture=
s and timezones.&lt;o:p&gt;&lt;/o:p&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p class=3D&quot;MsoNormal&quot;&gt;&lt;span style=3D&quot;font-size:11.0pt&quot;&gt;&nbsp;&lt;o:p&gt;&lt;/o:p&gt;&lt;/=
span&gt;&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p class=3D&quot;MsoNormal&quot;&gt;&lt;span style=3D&quot;font-size:11.0pt&quot;&gt;While Sarah has bee=
n contracted to provide the ICANN organization with support, we wanted to u=
pdate the CCWG and offer that she be added to the CCWG=E2=80=99s list of Ex=
perts as a potential additional expertise resource.
 &nbsp;The CCWG can explore if it would like to avail of her expertise on s=
pecific topics.&nbsp;&lt;o:p&gt;&lt;/o:p&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p class=3D&quot;MsoNormal&quot;&gt;&lt;span style=3D&quot;font-size:11.0pt&quot;&gt;&nbsp;&lt;o:p&gt;&lt;/o:p&gt;&lt;/=
span&gt;&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p class=3D&quot;MsoNormal&quot;&gt;&lt;span style=3D&quot;font-size:11.0pt&quot;&gt;ICANN=E2=80=99s con=
tracting with Sarah to provide inputs internally is not&nbsp;intended to re=
place any other expertise or resources that the CCWG has identified, but as=
 an additional potential avenue for input alongside
 others.&nbsp;To facilitate the CCWG=E2=80=99s consideration of reference o=
f questions to/inputs from Sarah, we will request that Sarah fills out the =
expertise survey so that the CCWG can have more insight on where her expert=
ise lies.&lt;o:p&gt;&lt;/o:p&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/p&gt;
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&lt;p class=3D&quot;MsoNormal&quot;&gt;&lt;span style=3D&quot;font-size:11.0pt&quot;&gt;Best regards,&lt;o:p&gt;&lt;=
/o:p&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/p&gt;
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&lt;p class=3D&quot;MsoNormal&quot;&gt;&lt;span style=3D&quot;font-size:11.0pt&quot;&gt;Marika&lt;o:p&gt;&lt;/o:p&gt;&lt;/=
span&gt;&lt;/p&gt;
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&lt;p class=3D&quot;MsoNormal&quot;&gt;&lt;b&gt;&lt;i&gt;&lt;span style=3D&quot;font-size:11.0pt&quot;&gt;Marika Koning=
s&lt;o:p&gt;&lt;/o:p&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/i&gt;&lt;/b&gt;&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p class=3D&quot;MsoNormal&quot;&gt;&lt;i&gt;&lt;span style=3D&quot;font-size:11.0pt&quot;&gt;Senior Policy Di=
rector &amp; Team Leader for the GNSO,&nbsp;Internet Corporation for Assign=
ed Names and Numbers (ICANN)&nbsp;&lt;o:p&gt;&lt;/o:p&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/i&gt;&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p class=3D&quot;MsoNormal&quot;&gt;&lt;i&gt;&lt;span style=3D&quot;font-size:11.0pt&quot;&gt;Email: &lt;a href=
=3D&quot;mailto:marika.konings@icann.org&quot;&gt;
&lt;span style=3D&quot;color:#0563C1&quot;&gt;marika.konings@icann.org&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&nbsp;&amp;nbs=
p;&lt;o:p&gt;&lt;/o:p&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/i&gt;&lt;/p&gt;
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&lt;p class=3D&quot;MsoNormal&quot;&gt;&lt;i&gt;&lt;span style=3D&quot;font-size:11.0pt&quot;&gt;Follow the GNSO =
via Twitter @ICANN_GNSO&lt;o:p&gt;&lt;/o:p&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/i&gt;&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p class=3D&quot;MsoNormal&quot;&gt;&lt;i&gt;&lt;span style=3D&quot;font-size:11.0pt&quot;&gt;Find out more ab=
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nso&quot;&gt;&lt;span style=3D&quot;color:#0563C1&quot;&gt;interactive courses&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&nbsp;and =
visiting the&nbsp;&lt;a href=3D&quot;http://gnso.icann.org/sites/gnso.icann.org/fil=
es/gnso/presentations/policy-efforts.htm#newcomers&quot;&gt;&lt;span style=3D&quot;color:#0=
563C1&quot;&gt;GNSO
 Newcomer pages&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/a&gt;.&nbsp;&lt;o:p&gt;&lt;/o:p&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/i&gt;&lt;/p&gt;
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