On 1/31/12, Galileo Vidoni galio2k@gmail.com wrote:
I agree with both of you. Most of our discussions took place when the situation regarding fundraising, funds dissemination and the perceived attitude of the Foundation towards the chapters' model in general was fairly different (and we had no influence on such changes).
Yes (and yes). I am not sure that the Foundation's attitude towards the chapters model has changed in the past year, but its perceived attitude certainly has, thanks to significant changes in communication and planning. This issue will be addressed this weekend and at the fundraising summit, and will take some time to work out, since parties involved are not always using the same language with one another or over time.
I don't find it acceptable that some potentially outdated proposals are taken as the current, global and final position of this working group
Don't worry, they will not be taken that way.
aren't applicable now, but because if we had discussed them later our conclussions could have been somewhat different.
Considering and reaching such different conclusions is important.
Lodewijk writes:
we should indeed be careful to push too much too quickly. Although there is some momentum for change, the situation is also potentially combustible.
Ideally we would help find ways to reduce combustion.
S