Thirty years ago when I worked at EDC our overhead (indirect cost) rate was something like 100% of all direct labor costs. I wonder if that's changed, or if it varies for this project. It would be nice to know that in advance of martialling volunteers, since, if it's high, perhaps another nonprofit could manage those services at a lower rate for greater flexibility in direct expenses; if it's low, perhaps we could raise regional funds to decentralize some of the expenses and develop a fee structure to cover those that serve the entire international community.
Before, like Judy & Mickey, we "put on our own show in the backyard," it's good to find out what other circumstances are working. Joe Beckmann Oekos Foundation -----Original Message----- From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of Andy Carvin Sent: Thursday, September 15, 2005 1:34 PM To: The Digital Divide Network discussion group Subject: [DDN] Cedar Pruitt's departure from DDN Hi everyone, As all of you know, the last several years have been challenging ones for nonprofits involved in bridging the digital divide. Funding priorities of many donors have shifted, resulting in a shrinking pool of financial resources. We at DDN have always prided ourselves on running the site in a lean, nimble fashion to avoid cutting back services or staff. Unfortunately, the current funding environment has put pressure on us, like so many other organizations, forcing us to make difficult choices. So it is with great sadness and regret that I have to announce that DDN editor Cedar Pruitt will be leaving the Center for Media & Community at EDC effective September 20. Over the last year and a half, Cedar has been an extraordinary asset to DDN, helping shepherd the relaunch of the site last December and growing the network to nearly three times its previous size. Both Andrea and I have thoroughly enjoyed working with her, and I have no doubt that list members appreciate all the great work Cedar has done for the network. We are truly sorry about her departure and wish her all the best. Meanwhile, I think that we, as a list, need to have a public discussion about strategies for making DDN sustainable during lengthy periods of funding cutbacks. For example, should we explore having volunteers take over certain editorial duties? Should we make some of the site's homepage more blog-like, so articles get posted there automatically rather than manually? Should we explore a wikipedia-like model that allows all members to have equal editorial privileges? These are just a few ideas off the top of my head - not necessarily good ones, but ones I hope will help begin a discussion on the matter in the coming weeks. Please join me in thanking Cedar for her time here at DDN - she will be missed by all of us. thanks, andy -- ----------------------------------- Andy Carvin Program Director EDC Center for Media & Community acarvin @ edc . org http://www.digitaldivide.net http://katrina05.blogspot.com Blog: http://www.andycarvin.com ----------------------------------- _______________________________________________ DIGITALDIVIDE mailing list DIGITALDIVIDE@mailman.edc.org http://mailman.edc.org/mailman/listinfo/digitaldivide To unsubscribe, send a message to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with the word UNSUBSCRIBE in the body of the message. _______________________________________________ DIGITALDIVIDE mailing list DIGITALDIVIDE@mailman.edc.org http://mailman.edc.org/mailman/listinfo/digitaldivide To unsubscribe, send a message to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with the word UNSUBSCRIBE in the body of the message.
