Re: [ALSC-Forum] Passing around the hat

[Jeff Williams]

Pinder and all stakeholders of interested parties,

  It would be inappropriate to commit funds unless or until a funding
plan/model is determined.  I have put forth one such proposal
already 3 days ago.

Mr Pindar Wong wrote:

> ----- Original Message -----
> From: "Jefsey Morfin" <jefsey@wanadoo.fr>
> To: <forum@atlargestudy.org>
> Sent: Tuesday, February 19, 2002 7:44 PM
> Subject: [ALSC-Forum] Let get real: a last attempt to get back on track
>
> >
> > Dear ALSC Folks and List Members,
> > I suppose all this goes to nowhere. ALSC people are without illusion.
> Ghana
> > is at hand. There are  no members. All the money has been spent. We do not
> > even know how to gather the money for Denise's salary.
>
> Folks,
>
> Let's simply start passing around the virtual hat ...
>
> i.e. pledging whether you're prepared to contribute money/effort towards
> starting an ALSO.
>
> The ALSC has contacted a number of groups and we've got some 50 replies... I
> guess that's the number to beat.
>
> So how about starting right here -- right now.
>
> I've pledged $1000 ... and think I remember seeing Mike Roberts
> (lightning-rod Mike) come up to bat with matching funds.
>
> Any other pledges out there?  :)
>
> While I'm at it ...  how about pledging any of the following
> resources/skills that you may have or would like to develop (in the
> semi-random order that I think of them)
>
> *) nifty domain name for the at large
>
> How about using at-large.org?
>
> Kent: Sorry for putting you on the spot, but are you willing to contributing
> the domain name?
>
> *) web design  time (need graphic design skills, develop @large logo, look
> and feel of website)
>
> *) UNIX sys-admin skills (know how to lock down a freebsd? box, look after
> care and feeding of resources)
>
> *) Generic UNIX box(s) ( fast disks, plenty of ram, decent network cards) --
> the old Pentium-Pro box that's heating your desk would do fine.
>
> *) Connectivity (well connected, multi-homed, secure rack somewhere with
> reliable power and cooling  -- alternatively some well connected closet
> somewhere).
>
> *) Editor, Translators ( willing to translate core materials from English
> into language of preference (and back again) )
>
> *) Database admin (look after care and feeding of front and back-end
> databases)
>
> *) Security Geek
>
> *) Customer support folk (patient folk to look after FAQs, email, )
>
> *) Mailing list admin (looking after care and feeding of mailing lists)
>
> *) Project Management skills (keeping things on track, sending nasty emails
> that volunteers were late and things were due yesterday)
>
> *) Public Relations Skills ( 'the-face-of-the-at-large', good press
> contacts, knows how the system works, wears sandals, knows when to shut-up)
>
> *) Fund raising ( thick skinned, well connected, knows how to not to write a
> proposal, never gives up)
>
> *) Finance ( so you're from Arthur Andersens eh? Hmmm)
>
> *) Human Resources ( the really hard job)
>
> *) [If you just happen to be TPC, free international minutes +
> teleconferencing system]
>
> *) Airmiles? [use them or lose them]
>
> *) Legal  (heavyweight)
>
> E) All of the above  [ ]
>
> You get the picture...
>
> p.

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