[UA-discuss] Preparing a Budget request

[Christian Dawson]

I believe Don has already been collecting some of this info. If the structure in the Charter stands, each Project Group Coordinator will submit budget requests to the Steering Group Chair, who will formulate the total ask. 

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> On Feb 26, 2015, at 4:51 PM, Richard Merdinger <rmerdinger at godaddy.com> wrote:
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> All,
> I like the idea of reaching out to Cyrus and Akram regarding the budget submission mechanics as well as to get their input on how to best craft the request such that it will be seen as complementary to the UA-ICANN joint effort.
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> What do thers thisk of Kurt’s suggestion?
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> --Rich
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> Richard Merdinger
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> From: ua-discuss-bounces at icann.org [mailto:ua-discuss-bounces at icann.org] On Behalf Of Kurt Pritz
> Sent: Wednesday, February 25, 2015 5:08 PM
> To: UA-discuss at icann.org
> Subject: [UA-discuss] Preparing a Budget request
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> Hi Everyone:
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> I am writing to request your input on an approach to making a budget / funding request to ICANN. I make some recommendations below but am open to others.
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> During the Singapore meeting many identified the formulation of a budget or funding request to ICANN as a high-priority item: high priority because funding of a communication effort is required to promote Universal Awareness of the issue and and also because ICANN's budgeting season is in full swing and the ICANN timetable calls for "community" budget requests very shortly.
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> I recommend that our immediate action is to write to Akram & Cyrus, who kicked off the UA session in Singapore with a commitment of ICANN support to let them know we are formulating a request and ask them how we should submit it. I'd be happy to draft that.
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> I also recommend that we form a team to formulate a proposal. There are a number of marketing and communications professionals on our UA team and, believing the most significant portion of the proposal will have to do with communication, we should recruit them into this effort. We can utilize the existing UA-Comms email list to conduct the discussion and add those that want to participate. I can work with Don Hollander to coordinate the launch of that discussion. 
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> Besides a communications effort, there might be other efforts:
> building and staffing a UA issues desk of the handling "complaints" about UA issues
> building software or other tools 
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> Please reply with funding efforts you think could be funded. 
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> I hope this is helpful and in line with the thinking of others.
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> Best regards,
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> Kurt
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> Kurt Pritz
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