I personally am upset that some CCs are soliciting ANY kinds of funds! As Kimm mentioned, from the beginning, we have advertised ourselves as providing FREE genealogical help and information. Joan Brausch ASC MIGenWeb -------Original Message------- From: Kimm Antell <kantell@austin.rr.com> Sent: 08/18/03 10:10 AM To: STATE-COORD-L@rootsweb.com Subject: RE: [STATE-COORD] Mr National Coordinator if you would please answer a few? > > I always thought that the whole solicit funds thing was so that coordinators could receive a stipend from a local genealogical group to maintain the website. I know I have talked to some Texas CCs in the past who maintain their sites with close connection to their county's genealogical group. One such site has a coutner that the group requires so that they can see how many vists per month. I think that this kind of solicitation is okay. But asking any user for funds seems a bit unethical to me. We have always claimed that we are offering genealogy for free on the internet to help spread genealogical information and I think we should stick by that. I have a phrase on my two sites that says "Made by volunteers, for volunteers. Keep genealogy free." Maybe we just need to clarify what kind of solicitation is okay. On another note... who was the originator of the e-mail? Was he a cc? If so, maybe this discussion should be taken off this list and be something private between him and the SC? How did he get onto this list anyway? Is he an SC? > -----Original Message----- > From: Angie Rayfield [mailto:angie@inmyattic.com] > Sent: Monday, August 18, 2003 5:59 AM > To: STATE-COORD-L@rootsweb.com > Subject: RE: [STATE-COORD] Mr National Coordinator if you would please > answer a few? > > > That shouldn't be an issue, because a CC shouldn't be soliciting, or > accepting, funds personally. > > Angie Rayfield > NCGenWeb > > >-----Original Message----- > > > >I do consider this an important topic for the SC list, and imagine > >that some SC/ASC's have no clue what this discussion is about. > >What will we do the first time some researcher writes to complain > >about how a CC "ripped them off financially???" > > > > --- > Outgoing mail is certified Virus Free. > Checked by AVG anti-virus system (http://www.grisoft.com). > Version: 6.0.507 / Virus Database: 304 - Release Date: 8/4/2003 > > > --- Outgoing mail is certified Virus Free. Checked by AVG anti-virus system (http://www.grisoft.com). Version: 6.0.510 / Virus Database: 307 - Release Date: 8/14/2003 >

----- Original Message ----- From: Joan Brausch <brauschj@earthlink.net> > I personally am upset that some CCs are soliciting ANY kinds of funds! As Kimm mentioned, from the beginning, we have advertised ourselves as providing FREE genealogical help and information. > > Joan Brausch > ASC MIGenWeb ***********************REPLY SEPARATOR************************** I think we were there years back, Joan! Glad it's over. <grin> In response to Rich Howland's one post, where he questions what's next - I would have to say that Friends of IAGenWeb sets a very bad precedent, in that, could I, or anyone else for that matter then establish a Friends of Mecosta Co., MIGenWeb site and solicit donations for more materials to go online. Funds to offset copies, books, transportation, phone calls, etc? Or should I wish to place this site on my own domain, then solicit for cost of the server space? This is not my intention, but, wouldn't it be basically the same thing? Jan Cortez SC MIGenWeb

To further what Jan said, I also wonder who gets paid what amounts for research and data online? How much of the money collected by Friends of IAGenWeb actually makes it to the CC's to help offset these costs? Is it based on need? Is it based on the volume of data? Is it based on some identified criterion? Is a request made? Is there accountability for these monies? Is this information made available? Lots of questions here. Are there any answers? Richard Pettys, Jr. ---------- Original Message ----------- From: "Jan & Glenn" <cristian@netonecom.net> To: STATE-COORD-L@rootsweb.com Sent: Mon, 18 Aug 2003 18:58:51 -0400 Subject: Re: RE: [STATE-COORD] Mr National Coordinator if you would please answer a few? > ----- Original Message ----- > From: Joan Brausch <brauschj@earthlink.net> > > > I personally am upset that some CCs are soliciting ANY kinds of funds! As > Kimm mentioned, from the beginning, we have advertised ourselves as > providing FREE genealogical help and information. > > > > Joan Brausch > > ASC MIGenWeb > > ***********************REPLY SEPARATOR************************** > > I think we were there years back, Joan! Glad it's over. <grin> > > In response to Rich Howland's one post, where he questions what's > next - I would have to say that Friends of IAGenWeb sets a very bad > precedent, in that, could I, or anyone else for that matter then > establish a Friends of Mecosta Co., MIGenWeb site and solicit > donations for more materials to go online. Funds to offset copies, > books, transportation, phone calls, etc? Or should I wish to place > this site on my own domain, then solicit for cost of the server space? > > This is not my intention, but, wouldn't it be basically the same thing? > > Jan Cortez > SC MIGenWeb ------- End of Original Message -------