you are point on On 2/23/11, Achile Fendru <fend...@gmail.com> wrote: > Good people of West Nile, > > > > On or about February 03, 2011, in a discussion that was going on between, > Aggrey Adrale, Vasco Oguzua and others at large, Vasco raised some very good > points in his last posting about WNF and WNFIC that I thought deserved some > response or at least mention from the current leadership of WNF, but to the > best of my knowledge has not been responded to. In a nutshell Vasco wanted > very clear and concrete information or resolution to the following; > > > > *(1) Who is a member of WNF? * > > *(2) What is the agreed membership fee for one to be considered a member of > WNF?* > > *(3) Will paying membership to WNFIC constitute membership to WNF as these > two seem to be two different entities which all require membership?* > > (4) *Since the registration of WNF sometime last year, how far has the > organization gone in the direction of establishing a well > constituted Leadership structure of WNF?* > > * * > I also remember the excitement and euphoria that gripped the members of the > community when it was announced that from one of the science café > discussions resulted in a resolution for the birth of the WNFIC. This I > quote from the posting at the time “*A lesson we all learned is to focus > more on innovation of ideas and getting down to action when still hot, > otherwise we face the risk of them being watered down by “Analysis by > paralysis” a common management problem*.” Around the same time there was > talk of us moving with high speed and lift off the ground as quickly as > possible and start investing by the month of March. We are at the end of > February and March is just around the corner, may we know what has come of > all these? > > I know with the just concluded elections in the country a lot of effort, > attention and concetration may have been diverted somewhere else, but I > think it is essential that the members of the West Nile community be > provided with regular, relevant information in order to make informed > decisions about active participation in the affairs of the WNF. Only with > constant information will the members feel engaged, that they have control, > and can measure how the foundation is doing, and accept the complete > responsibility of being a member > > Engaged members feel valued and are willing to put forth their best efforts, > thoughts, and initiatives. These members can serve as dynamic role models > for others. When a member believes that he or she creates real value that > helps drive the objectives of the foundation through the results of his or > her efforts, there will be positive ripple effect for the foundation in > terms of image and outlook. > > Since engagement is rooted in relationships, it is not something that can be > mandated, forced, imposed on the people just like the WNF. Building a > community based on effective all out communication -- where there is open, > honest exchange of ideas, information and learning from others-- is central > for engaging a community like ours. It's equally important to empower > members through continuous, accurate developments, not only about the > membership choices, but also about the overall environment in which the > foundation operates. > > I may have missed some mails or postings, and therefore stand corrected if > need be. > _______________________________________________ WestNileNet mailing list WestNileNet@kym.net http://orion.kym.net/mailman/listinfo/westnilenet
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