<div dir="ltr">Thanks Stephen<div><br></div><div>It's interesting issue and I don't know how many chapters or people from the FDC\GAC are members here, so it may be better to have it also in a wider community.</div>
<div><br></div><div>1. Why there is diffrent between what allow under money that comes from the FDC and the GAC? I thought the problem is the WMF finance something that is not legal under the U.S law - but it both of the cases the money come from the same source.</div>
<div><br></div><div>2. "<span style="background-color:rgb(255,255,255)"><font color="#222222" face="arial, sans-serif">Grants for such activities (when permitted under U.S. law and IRS regulations)" - so, back again to the question - if in IL is legal to NGO and non profit NGO to support lobbying such as what we did, and you say that according to the U.S law - it's not allow - it mean that also the GAC is not allow to finance it? </font></span> </div>
<div><br></div><div>Itzik</div><div><br><div class="gmail_quote">On Thu, Dec 20, 2012 at 6:23 PM, Stephen LaPorte <span dir="ltr"><<a href="mailto:slaporte@wikimedia.org" target="_blank">slaporte@wikimedia.org</a>></span> wrote:<br>
<blockquote class="gmail_quote" style="margin:0 0 0 .8ex;border-left:1px #ccc solid;padding-left:1ex"><div class="im">On Thu, Dec 20, 2012 at 7:48 AM, Itzik Edri <span dir="ltr"><<a href="mailto:itzik@infra.co.il" target="_blank">itzik@infra.co.il</a>></span> wrote:<br>
</div><div class="gmail_quote"><div class="im"><blockquote class="gmail_quote" style="margin:0 0 0 .8ex;border-left:1px #ccc solid;padding-left:1ex">
Amgine, Of course the US law not apply on IL, but every entity that get budget from the FDC confirm that he will not be involve in politics lobbing. It seem that what is not consider political lobbing in Israel is consider true in US, so we need to see that we not clash with the FDC rules.</blockquote>
<div><br></div></div><div>FDC funds may not be used for political campaign activity or lobbying, but lobbying activity may be covered by project grants from the GAC or other funding sources. Here is the line on the FDC request form:</div>
<div><br></div></div><blockquote class="gmail_quote" style="margin:0px 0px 0px 0.8ex;border-left-width:1px;border-left-color:rgb(204,204,204);border-left-style:solid;padding-left:1ex">The term “political or legislative activities” includes any activities relating to political campaigns or candidates (including the contribution of funds and the publication of position statements relating to political campaigns or candidates); voter registration activities; meetings with or submissions and petitions to government executives, ministers, officers or agencies on political or policy issues; and any other activities seeking government intervention or policy implementation (like “lobbying”), whether directed toward the government or the community or public at large. Grants for such activities (when permitted under U.S. law and IRS regulations) should be sought from the GAC.</blockquote>
<blockquote style="margin:0 0 0 40px;border:none;padding:0px"><div class="gmail_quote"><div><br></div></div></blockquote><a href="http://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/Funds_Dissemination_Committee/Grant_application_form" target="_blank">http://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/Funds_Dissemination_Committee/Grant_application_form</a> <div>
<br></div><div>See also <a href="http://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/Funds_Dissemination_Committee/Framework_for_the_Creation_and_Initial_Operation_of_the_FDC#General_versus_project_funding" target="_blank">http://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/Funds_Dissemination_Committee/Framework_for_the_Creation_and_Initial_Operation_of_the_FDC#General_versus_project_funding</a><div>
<br>I cannot provide you legal advice, but I am happy to discuss the issue with you in detail if you are concerned.</div><div class="im"><div><br>-- <br><span style="font-family:arial,sans-serif;font-size:13px"><span style="background-image:initial"><div>
<span style="font-family:arial,sans-serif;font-size:13px"><span style="background-image:initial">Stephen LaPorte</span></span></div>Legal Counsel</span></span><div><span><div style="font-family:arial,sans-serif;font-size:13px">
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