[Ccwg-auctionproceeds] Sarah Berg - ICANN contractor

[Douglas Onyango]

Hi Marika,
Having Sarah on board is definitely a welcome development -- resources
with her expertise are definitely needed.
However, given the CCWG mandate, our outputs are also going to be
considered as advise to the board, which makes duplication of efforts
and conflict a real possibility.

My thinking and advice is for Sarah to join and advise the CCWG, such
that her input complements the efforts of the WG, rather than creating
a parallel, and potentially competing reporting structure.

Regards,

On 22 February 2017 at 16:05, Marika Konings <marika.konings at icann.org> wrote:
> Dear All,
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> As noted in the Charter development phase, the work of the CCWG and the
> ultimate recommendations will carry important legal and financial
> implications for ICANN as an organization and also upon the fiduciary duties
> and responsibilities of the ICANN Board Members and ICANN Officers.
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> There are also practical aspects to the CCWG’s anticipated recommendations,
> such as understanding basic tenets and practices of the grant-making and
> philanthropic giving space. In preparing to support this CCWG, ICANN
> recognized that this is not a core skill or knowledge base within the ICANN
> organization Therefore, to prepare ICANN to understand this space, ICANN has
> contracted with a resource with a lot of experience on the
> grant-making/philanthropic giving side.  This resource will be available, as
> necessary, to provide 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
> consultancy firm providing philanthropic advisement and strategic planning
> to high net-worth clients, nonprofits, and foundations. A Certified
> Financial Planner (CFP) from Georgetown, Sarah spent 8 years working for
> Keel Point LLC wealth management advisory company for individuals and
> families. In her role as Wealth Advisor and subsequently Senior Wealth
> Advisor, Sarah was responsible for strategy and execution of financial
> decisions for multinational, multigenerational ultra-high net worth families
> ($100m+). This included managing direct investments, international
> businesses, private equity, traditional investing, commercial and
> residential real estate, tax and estate structuring, risk management, impact
> investing, philanthropic administration, and family 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
> California 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 represent clients and work with stakeholders primarily in Asia,
> Africa, and Europe- 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
> support, we wanted to update the CCWG and offer that she be added to the
> CCWG’s list of Experts as a potential additional expertise resource.  The
> CCWG can explore if it would like to avail of her expertise on specific
> topics.
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> ICANN’s contracting with Sarah to provide inputs internally is not intended
> to replace any other expertise or resources that the CCWG has identified,
> but as an additional potential avenue for input alongside others. To
> facilitate the CCWG’s consideration of reference of 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 expertise lies.
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> Best regards,
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> Marika
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> Marika Konings
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> Senior Policy Director & Team Leader for the GNSO, Internet Corporation for
> Assigned Names and Numbers (ICANN)
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> Email: marika.konings at icann.org
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