[Imc-communication] UC-IMC the headquarters of indymedia?

[Brian Hagy]

sorry, toya.  didn't mean to be vague.

i wasn't exactly sure what you were meaning, but the general sentiment i 
recognized was whether or not the 5% is a donation and whether or not 
it's taken from the grant request.  the 5% is not a "cut" but is written 
on top of the grant request (so, if a grant request is being proposed at 
$100, then it's written for $105, if that 5% is what has been agreed to 
prior to the writing of the grant by all parties involved), and this 5% 
extra is donated back to the uc-imc for their assistance.  if we can't 
write the 5% (or whatever is agreed to, it's UP TO 5%) on top of the 
requested amount, then we work with the folks who are requesting the 
grant to find a reasonable solution (including us not including any 
percentage, if necessary).  as far as i know, we don't bill anyone for 
the service of fiscal sponsorship.  the 5% then goes to cover the admin 
costs of any fees the uc-imc occured for writing the grant, and for doing 
the paperwork (including the proposal, the final reports, and any other 
forms necessary), and for a pool in case we need legal assistance due to 
a project we've fiscally sponsored.

there is a lot of work involved with fiscally sponsoring something.  i 
think it's fairly reasonable to request some contribution to acknowledge 
that.  however, we are definitely reasonable, and have foregone the 
percentage if that meant saving the grant proposal.

hope this helps.  if not, i'll keep explaining, if necessary.

brian


On Mon, 23 May 2005, deva wrote:

>
> On May 22, 2005, at 6:59 PM, Brian Hagy wrote:
>
>> 
>>> bout the 5% thing i think  that is a mistake bout it...as far as i
>>> understood..5% of the donations to UC IMC not to the global imc..is
>>> taken as a payemente for the person who does it's contability...
>>> so this is a "simbolic" payment for its works...
>>> but this isnt global money..those are the donations maded to the uc
>>> imc..
>>> as far as i understand it..
>> 
>> something to that affect.
>
> something to that effect? it is either that, or something else. I would 
> appreciate a clear statement of the arrangement
>
> thanks
> deva
>