[Fundraising] Re: Motion: Adopt Project Sponsorship Proposal

[Tyler Mitchell]

Hi Frank,
I wouldn't see this as a lack of leadership on the chair's part.  A committee will happen, or not, based on its membership.  Putting forward this document and encouraging discussion and voting is all you can do (other than phoning them, I guess).
 
I suggest that you review the membership of the committee.  I reviewed the mailing list archive and see that some non-members are more active that some members.  Alain, Ed and R. Paul appear to be completely inactive for some reason.  I suggest contacting them directly to check/ensure whether their status is going to change or not.  You, Dave, Gary and Michael are the most engaged - do you need more?  If so, then perhaps confirm whether the others are able to become more engaged or if not then you could actively seek to replace them with others who have more time.
 
I am personally interested but need to clear a few things off my plate over the next few weeks before I can really get involved.

Just some personal thoughts on it, take what you will.

Tyler

----- Original Message -----
From: Frank Warmerdam <warmerdam at pobox.com>
Date: Wednesday, October 18, 2006 8:59 pm
Subject: [Fundraising] Re: Motion: Adopt Project Sponsorship Proposal

> Frank Warmerdam wrote:
> > Folks,
> > 
> > I'd like to return to the project sponsorship proposal.
> > 
> >   http://wiki.osgeo.org/index.php/Project_Sponsorship
> > 
> > Motion:
> >   I move to adopt the Project Sponsorship as proposed in the Wiki.
> > 
> > Please review, and discuss or vote.  If discussion shows a need for
> > revision, I'll withdraw the motion update, possibly holding an IRC
> > meeting for further work.  Lets consider the motion to be open 
> for voting
> > till Wednesday evening (Oct 18th).
> 
> Folks,
> 
> Well, it's Wednesday evening and by my count I got a +1 from 
> Michael. I
> got some questions from Gary, but no clear support for the motion. 
> No
> one else responded.
> 
> I'm going to take this as the motion being *defeated* for lack of 
> supporteven though there were no objections.  I don't feel a major 
> program can
> be recommended to the board without more support from within the 
> committeethan this.
> 
> At this point, I'm feeling quite ineffective in the role of 
> Fundraisingchair, and I'd like to solicit volunteers to take the 
> chair, though I'm
> fine to stay as a member of the committee.
> 
> Dave, you expressed an interest before, would you be willing to 
> take the
> reigns?  I think we likely need to arrange a new meeting, but our old
> meeting time is apparently in conflict with a recurring meeting of 
> Gary'sso we should likely pick a new time slot.
> 
> Best regards,
> -- 
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