On 16 June 2016 at 15:24, Laura Vargas <la...@somosazucar.org> wrote:
> > > 2016-06-15 8:38 GMT+08:00 Dave Crossland <d...@lab6.com>: > >> On 11 June 2016 at 11:12, Sean DALY <sdaly...@gmail.com> wrote: >> > Dave - I don't agree that whomever submits a grant application becomes >> the >> > treasurer for those funds. >> >> Fair enough :) I am merely observing what I see as current practice >> with the Trip Advisor grant :) >> >> > What should happen is a sales cycle: if there is >> > interest, the SLOBs should be in the loop so they can assist with >> > face-to-face meetings, followup documents, and Adam/SFC liaison issues. >> > > This is probably the key point to ensure funds actually get to the active > members. It will require 100% transparency of grants documents and SCF > management issues. > > >> > Document signings involving Walter require prior SFC review. In my view, >> > disbursal of funds from a successful grant should be managed by >> SFC/SLOBs >> > (perhaps primarily in the role of a Finance Manager or Treasurer), as >> per >> > Gould or TripAdvisor. >> >> Please could you clarify why Walter (or any other SLOB) would >> specifically need to be signing documents; I understand that that >> Conservancy signs the documents, because legally Conservancy is the >> party to them and neither SLOBs nor Members are agents of Conservancy >> and lack signing authority. > > >> Conversely, I don't see why SLOBS or Conservancy would be involved in >> the management of a project; they only and merely approve the funding, >> and until a Financial Manager is in place, this is done by regular >> motion. >> >> > What is proposed in the new "by funds structure" is to keep a Project > Leader per Project as the Treasurer of that Project's fund. For general > purpose expenses SL already have the SLOBs who act as Treasurers of the > General Funds fund. > > Project Leaders-Treasurers should be encouraged to present time-cycle > required Budgets to the SL Funding/Grants Committee. > > Each Project Leader may approve or not an specific grant or grant > percentage to get into his/her Project Fund for N periods of time. By > approving the incoming of funds into the project, the Project Leader shall > agree to make his/her best effort to deliver the grant's desired results on > each time cycle as well as of course to share the results openly. > > That said and according to current SLOBs requirements, SLOBs approval will > get a long tale as according to current motions system it requires that (A) > each disbursement motion gets to be seconded by one SLOB + (B) the motion > gets 4 affirmative votes. > > > On 11 June 2016 at 16:44, Caryl Bigenho <cbige...@hotmail.com> wrote: >> > >> > What does the SFC say about the management of grant funds? >> >> I understand their policy is that spends have to be agreed by SLOB >> within the terms of the grant. >> >> -- >> Cheers >> Dave >> > > > > -- > Laura V. > I&D SomosAZUCAR.Org > IRC kaametza > > Happy Learning! > > -- Cheers Dave
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