Re: [IAEP] [SLOBS] Motion: to undertake a fund raising drive.

2016-06-24 Thread Sean DALY
Hi Dave, sorry whatever is not in the Marketing mail archive will be in the Marketing IRC logs, for a while we had momentum of a meeting every week. It would be far more efficient to do a call (recorded even) and for me to answer questions. But really, my advice is to not waste time documenting t

Re: [IAEP] [SLOBS] Motion: to undertake a fund raising drive.

2016-06-23 Thread Dave Crossland
Hi Sean I am absolutely certain that I have not seen a reply from you regarding the email below. If I have missed your reply, please send me a link to it on a web archive, or simply resend it as a reply to this email :) On 6 June 2016 at 10:22, Dave Crossland wrote: > On 6 June 2016 at 06:04, Se

Re: [IAEP] [SLOBS] Motion: to undertake a fund raising drive.

2016-06-21 Thread Dave Crossland
Hi Sameer! Would you be able to attend? On 9 June 2016 at 05:59, Sean DALY wrote: > OK for me, Sameer does this work for you? > > Sean > > > On Wed, Jun 8, 2016 at 4:43 AM, Dave Crossland wrote: >> >> On 6 June 2016 at 08:30, Sean DALY wrote: >> > sorry, June 14th is a Tuesday... can't do it t

Re: [IAEP] [SLOBS] Motion: to undertake a fund raising drive.

2016-06-21 Thread Walter Bender
On Sun, Jun 19, 2016 at 12:47 AM, Laura Vargas wrote: > > > 2016-06-09 6:21 GMT+08:00 Walter Bender : > >> Laura, >> >> Do you know when in November this meeting is? It was not apparent to me >> looking at the website. >> >> > Walter, > > Are you planning to attend? > I don't know if I can. I am

Re: [IAEP] [SLOBS] Motion: to undertake a fund raising drive.

2016-06-18 Thread Laura Vargas
2016-06-09 6:21 GMT+08:00 Walter Bender : > Laura, > > Do you know when in November this meeting is? It was not apparent to me > looking at the website. > > Walter, Are you planning to attend? > -walter > > On Wed, Jun 8, 2016 at 4:14 PM, Dave Crossland wrote: > >> On 8 June 2016 at 10:37, La

Re: [IAEP] [SLOBS] Motion: to undertake a fund raising drive.

2016-06-09 Thread Sean DALY
OK for me, Sameer does this work for you? Sean On Wed, Jun 8, 2016 at 4:43 AM, Dave Crossland wrote: > On 6 June 2016 at 08:30, Sean DALY wrote: > > sorry, June 14th is a Tuesday... can't do it the 13th. Starting time > between > > 9:30PM and 11PM (UTC+2) OK for me that day > > Will 11PM UTC+

Re: [IAEP] [SLOBS] Motion: to undertake a fund raising drive.

2016-06-08 Thread Laura Vargas
The Sugar Summit is proposed to take place 3 days ahead of the Cumbre, see under the "Dates" title: Dates[edit | edit source

Re: [IAEP] [SLOBS] Motion: to undertake a fund raising drive.

2016-06-08 Thread Laura Vargas
Yes, it is documented at https://wiki.sugarlabs.org/go/Sugar_Summit/2016-11 "From 14 to 18 of November 2016, in Bolivia will take place the "III Cumbre Continental de Comunicación Indígena", a very relevant event for indigenous languages that already considers a technical space to talk about free

Re: [IAEP] [SLOBS] Motion: to undertake a fund raising drive.

2016-06-08 Thread Walter Bender
Laura, Do you know when in November this meeting is? It was not apparent to me looking at the website. -walter On Wed, Jun 8, 2016 at 4:14 PM, Dave Crossland wrote: > On 8 June 2016 at 10:37, Laura Vargas wrote: > > > > First, please let me clarify that the event I'm proposing would take > pl

Re: [IAEP] [SLOBS] Motion: to undertake a fund raising drive.

2016-06-08 Thread Dave Crossland
On 8 June 2016 at 10:37, Laura Vargas wrote: > > First, please let me clarify that the event I'm proposing would take please > in Bolivia YES! Bolivia!! Sorry about that 'think-o' :) I meant to write Bolivia!! XD > in anticipation to the III Cumbre de Comunicación de las Lenguas > Indígenas de A

Re: [IAEP] [SLOBS] Motion: to undertake a fund raising drive.

2016-06-08 Thread Laura Vargas
2016-06-08 23:03 GMT+08:00 Dave Crossland : > On 8 June 2016 at 07:33, Walter Bender wrote: > > On Tue, Jun 7, 2016 at 10:38 PM, Dave Crossland wrote: > >> > >> On 4 June 2016 at 15:25, Walter Bender wrote: > >> > I am all for raising funds but we need to articulate the reason why > we > >> >

Re: [IAEP] [SLOBS] Motion: to undertake a fund raising drive.

2016-06-08 Thread Dave Crossland
On 8 June 2016 at 07:33, Walter Bender wrote: > On Tue, Jun 7, 2016 at 10:38 PM, Dave Crossland wrote: >> >> On 4 June 2016 at 15:25, Walter Bender wrote: >> > I am all for raising funds but we need to articulate the reason why we >> > need >> > them. >> >> I feel frustrated that no one has sec

Re: [IAEP] [SLOBS] Motion: to undertake a fund raising drive.

2016-06-08 Thread Walter Bender
On Tue, Jun 7, 2016 at 10:38 PM, Dave Crossland wrote: > On 4 June 2016 at 15:25, Walter Bender wrote: > > I am all for raising funds but we need to articulate the reason why we > need > > them. > > I feel frustrated that no one has seconded this motion. > > The 2 emails below are the reason th

Re: [IAEP] [SLOBS] Motion: to undertake a fund raising drive.

2016-06-07 Thread Dave Crossland
On 6 June 2016 at 08:30, Sean DALY wrote: > sorry, June 14th is a Tuesday... can't do it the 13th. Starting time between > 9:30PM and 11PM (UTC+2) OK for me that day Will 11PM UTC+2 on June 14th work for you? http://www.timeanddate.com/worldclock/meetingdetails.html?year=2016&month=6&day=14&hour

Re: [IAEP] [SLOBS] Motion: to undertake a fund raising drive.

2016-06-07 Thread Dave Crossland
On 5 June 2016 at 12:34, Dave Crossland wrote: > Where are the strategic plans for previous years that include Vision, > Mission, Goals, Objectives and Tasks? :) I am keen to see these :) ___ IAEP -- It's An Education Project (not a laptop project!) IAE

Re: [IAEP] [SLOBS] Motion: to undertake a fund raising drive.

2016-06-07 Thread Dave Crossland
On 4 June 2016 at 15:25, Walter Bender wrote: > I am all for raising funds but we need to articulate the reason why we need > them. I feel frustrated that no one has seconded this motion. The 2 emails below are the reason that I began discussing the solicitation of donations from members, and h

Re: [IAEP] [SLOBS] Motion: to undertake a fund raising drive.

2016-06-06 Thread Dave Crossland
On 6 June 2016 at 10:15, José Miguel García wrote: > On 5 June 2016 at 16:30, Sean DALY wrote: >> >> We need to do a phone call or face-to-face of some type. > > Llamadas face-to-face son imposibles para quienes usamos traductores para la > comunicación. Mi preferencia es para el correo electrón

Re: [IAEP] [SLOBS] Motion: to undertake a fund raising drive.

2016-06-06 Thread José Miguel García
Hola! On Jun 4, 2016 2:29 PM, "Dave Crossland" wrote: > Motion: to undertake a fund raising drive. Arrangements will be made to > enable on-line contributions by PayPal, debit or credit card or > other means. Once the means to make contributions is in place, the > Financial Manager will initiate

Re: [IAEP] [SLOBS] Motion: to undertake a fund raising drive.

2016-06-06 Thread Sean DALY
sorry, June 14th is a Tuesday... can't do it the 13th. Starting time between 9:30PM and 11PM (UTC+2) OK for me that day Sean On Mon, Jun 6, 2016 at 4:00 PM, Dave Crossland wrote: > > On 6 June 2016 at 06:08, Sean DALY wrote: > >> I think you mean Monday June 14th, not tomorrow. >> > > What tim

Re: [IAEP] [SLOBS] Motion: to undertake a fund raising drive.

2016-06-06 Thread Dave Crossland
On 6 June 2016 at 06:04, Sean DALY wrote: > On Mon, Jun 6, 2016 at 5:13 AM, Dave Crossland wrote: >>> I developed the Sugar on a Stick strategy in 2009 >> >> Where can I read this? > > The Marketing mailing list, 2009 I searched the 2009 mailing list for "sean strategy" and didn't find anything.

Re: [IAEP] [SLOBS] Motion: to undertake a fund raising drive.

2016-06-06 Thread Dave Crossland
On 6 June 2016 at 06:08, Sean DALY wrote: > I think you mean Monday June 14th, not tomorrow. > What time on June 14th will work for you? ___ IAEP -- It's An Education Project (not a laptop project!) IAEP@lists.sugarlabs.org http://lists.sugarlabs.org/l

Re: [IAEP] [SLOBS] Motion: to undertake a fund raising drive.

2016-06-06 Thread Sean DALY
On Mon, Jun 6, 2016 at 5:11 AM, Dave Crossland wrote: > I propose Monday at 7pm EST > I think you mean Monday June 14th, not tomorrow. I'm sorry, 1AM is too late for me. Sean ___ IAEP -- It's An Education Project (not a laptop project!) IAEP@lists.s

Re: [IAEP] [SLOBS] Motion: to undertake a fund raising drive.

2016-06-06 Thread Sean DALY
On Mon, Jun 6, 2016 at 5:13 AM, Dave Crossland wrote: > Where can I read this? The Marketing mailing list, 2009 ___ IAEP -- It's An Education Project (not a laptop project!) IAEP@lists.sugarlabs.org http://lists.sugarlabs.org/listinfo/iaep

Re: [IAEP] [SLOBS] Motion: to undertake a fund raising drive.

2016-06-05 Thread Laura Vargas
2016-06-06 12:31 GMT+08:00 Dave Crossland : > > On 5 June 2016 at 22:26, Laura Vargas wrote: > >> +1 for a Global Sugar Summit to build our strategic plan. >> >> If we can't make it to MIT in October there is another interesting option >> for November 2016, as in Bolivia will take place the "III

Re: [IAEP] [SLOBS] Motion: to undertake a fund raising drive.

2016-06-05 Thread Dave Crossland
On 5 June 2016 at 22:26, Laura Vargas wrote: > +1 for a Global Sugar Summit to build our strategic plan. > > If we can't make it to MIT in October there is another interesting option > for November 2016, as in Bolivia will take place the "III Cumbre > Continental de Comunicación Indígena", a very

Re: [IAEP] [SLOBS] Motion: to undertake a fund raising drive.

2016-06-05 Thread Dave Crossland
On 5 June 2016 at 09:48, Walter Bender wrote: > Dave - Walter means how we articulate to potential donors, i.e. the >> compelling story I have mentioned. It's a marketing problem and rushing >> through a motion is not the solution - we need to be clear what our vision >> and major goals are, and

Re: [IAEP] [SLOBS] Motion: to undertake a fund raising drive.

2016-06-05 Thread Laura Vargas
2016-06-05 23:48 GMT+08:00 Walter Bender : > > > On Sun, Jun 5, 2016 at 6:26 AM, Sean DALY wrote: > >> >> On Sun, Jun 5, 2016 at 6:47 AM, Dave Crossland wrote: >> >>> On 4 June 2016 at 15:25, Walter Bender wrote: >>> I am all for raising funds but we need to articulate the reason why we >

Re: [IAEP] [SLOBS] Motion: to undertake a fund raising drive.

2016-06-05 Thread Dave Crossland
On 5 June 2016 at 16:30, Sean DALY wrote: > I developed the Sugar on a Stick strategy in 2009 Where can I read this? ___ IAEP -- It's An Education Project (not a laptop project!) IAEP@lists.sugarlabs.org http://lists.sugarlabs.org/listinfo/iaep

Re: [IAEP] [SLOBS] Motion: to undertake a fund raising drive.

2016-06-05 Thread Dave Crossland
On 5 June 2016 at 16:30, Sean DALY wrote: > We need to do a phone call or face-to-face of some type. I propose Monday at 7pm EST https://plus.google.com/events/c3qn7hksl71offj7jitkjb81aa4 http://www.timeanddate.com/countdown/generic?p0=1440&iso=20160613T23&msg=Sugar%20Labs%202016%20Vision%20P

Re: [IAEP] [SLOBS] Motion: to undertake a fund raising drive.

2016-06-05 Thread Sean DALY
Dave - I developed the Sugar on a Stick strategy in 2009 on the basis of great work by the developers at that time. The rise & fall of that effort can be painstakingly documented from the lists, but the most efficient way to do it is in a discussion. There were some important learnings: * Some of

Re: [IAEP] [SLOBS] Motion: to undertake a fund raising drive.

2016-06-05 Thread Dave Crossland
On 5 June 2016 at 10:12, Sameer Verma wrote: > The strategic plan for Sugarlabs, which should include Vision, Mission, > Goals, Objectives and Tasks can not only act as a roadmap (time frame 3 to > 5 years) but also then justify request for funds for said Tasks. The funds > can be through a fundr

Re: [IAEP] [SLOBS] Motion: to undertake a fund raising drive.

2016-06-05 Thread Sameer Verma
On Sun, Jun 5, 2016 at 3:26 AM, Sean DALY wrote: > > On Sun, Jun 5, 2016 at 6:47 AM, Dave Crossland wrote: > >> On 4 June 2016 at 15:25, Walter Bender wrote: >> >>> I am all for raising funds but we need to articulate the reason why we >>> need them. >>> >> To pay for labour to achieve goals,

Re: [IAEP] [SLOBS] Motion: to undertake a fund raising drive.

2016-06-05 Thread Walter Bender
On Sun, Jun 5, 2016 at 6:26 AM, Sean DALY wrote: > > On Sun, Jun 5, 2016 at 6:47 AM, Dave Crossland wrote: > >> On 4 June 2016 at 15:25, Walter Bender wrote: >> >>> I am all for raising funds but we need to articulate the reason why we >>> need them. >>> >> To pay for labour to achieve goals,

Re: [IAEP] [SLOBS] Motion: to undertake a fund raising drive.

2016-06-05 Thread Dave Crossland
On 5 June 2016 at 04:26, Sean DALY wrote: > On Sun, Jun 5, 2016 at 6:47 AM, Dave Crossland wrote: > >> On 4 June 2016 at 15:25, Walter Bender wrote: >> >>> I am all for raising funds but we need to articulate the reason why we >>> need them. >>> >> To pay for labour to achieve goals, such as t

Re: [IAEP] [SLOBS] Motion: to undertake a fund raising drive.

2016-06-05 Thread Sean DALY
On Sun, Jun 5, 2016 at 6:47 AM, Dave Crossland wrote: > On 4 June 2016 at 15:25, Walter Bender wrote: > >> I am all for raising funds but we need to articulate the reason why we >> need them. >> > To pay for labour to achieve goals, such as the existing translations and > finance manager roles

Re: [IAEP] [SLOBS] Motion: to undertake a fund raising drive.

2016-06-04 Thread Dave Crossland
On 4 June 2016 at 15:25, Walter Bender wrote: > I am all for raising funds but we need to articulate the reason why we > need them. > To pay for labour to achieve goals, such as the existing translations and finance manager roles and perhaps others in the future; to find out which members are ac

Re: [IAEP] [SLOBS] Motion: to undertake a fund raising drive.

2016-06-04 Thread Walter Bender
I am all for raising funds but we need to articulate the reason why we need them. On Jun 4, 2016 2:29 PM, "Dave Crossland" wrote: > Motion: to undertake a fund raising drive. Arrangements will be made to > enable on-line contributions by PayPal, debit or credit card or > other means. Once the me