RALO Requests for Funding to support an Outreach Activity

 This Budget allocation consist of a total of $  10,000 to assist RALOs in their continuing work with individual/local community requests

 Criteria 

1.0  Purpose of the Discretionary Funding

To provide opportunities for NARALO members to do local outreach and engagement about ICANN and ICANN policy related issues within the region.

Please refer to the Finance and Budget Subcommittee (FBSC) Proposal, page 7 HERE for more details.

2.0 Selection Criteria

1. The applications for funding support for the local  ALS activity must come from a certified ALS that has demonstrated to be active by consistently participating in the regional monthly calls at least once every 3 months.

2. The ALS has organized or attending a special event with tangible outreach and engagement activities with specific expected results.

3. The funds should be a portion of the full budget for the event  

3.0 Application Process

1. A Google form - HERE - needs to be fill out to initiate the process.
2. The form is automatically sent to Silvia Vivanco, Manager Staff and Heidi Ulrich Director, ICANN, and the NARALO Chair and Secretariat
3. Approval (or not) will be informed via email to the organization representative that made the request

4.0 Approval Process

1. Staff determines if request follows the established criteria. Consult with the region officials if in doubt.

2. Staff determines if there are sufficient funds available to support the request. If not, the maximum allowed for the request will be what is available in the fund at the moment of the request.

3. Staff coordinates a conference call with NARALO officials and the person(s) making the request with the purpose of gathering more details about the utilization of the funds, if necessary.

5.0 Reporting

1. All requests and its final approval (or not) is to be published in a WIKi page for transparency purposes.

2. ALS must produce,not later than 15 days after the end of the engagement, a one page contact report summarizing its outreach efforts and possible outcome.

RALO Request Form

 

REQUEST FORM

 NARALO  Requests