[Advisors] a foundation funding model

[Peter Frampton]

After chatting on the phone today
and understanding how IDRC could be a model for this foundation
and given that the CAP door, while closing, seems to still be open
(there exists the chance that we are an irritant they are not sure  
what to do about)

this may be the perfect answer

so 500 million gets us to today's levels of service....

interesting?

a way out for them?

Peter Frampton
Executive Director
The Learning Enrichment Foundation
116 Industry St.
Toronto, Ontario, M6M 4L8

P: 416-769-0830
E: pframpton@lefca.org
www.lefca.org




On 13-Dec-11, at 10:45 AM, Marita Moll wrote:

>
> I have looked over discussion we had exactly this time last year on  
> a new vision for CAP.  It pointed right back to a document developed  
> by Garth a few years ago.  It has lots of nice elements and we could  
> improve and wordsmith it forever.  A copy is attached but let`s not  
> go back there right now.  If we want to continue to benefit from a  
> federal contribution to this program, it seems pretty clear that we  
> need to propose a new funding model!!! that they can buy into.
>
> So, just to get us all started, here is one idea:
>
> We suggest that funding be continued under the infrastructure  
> program for one more year.  I'm not sure who is ultimately in charge  
> of the infrastructure funding -- if it is Treasury Board (Clement)  
> we would be lucky.
>
> Over the next year, a foundation structure should be set up to take  
> over the program.  This foundation could be kick started with $1B??  
> from the upcoming spectrum auction.  Whatever the amount, it should  
> be enough to generate income that would provide core funding at the  
> current level for about 3500 sites across the country and residual  
> funds that could act as a micro loan agency to community sites  
> needing help setting up income generating services to grow the  
> centers.  The CRTC also has funding pockets that could feed into  
> such a model -- if they wanted to.
>
> A new name?  How about the Community Online Internet Legacy (COIL)  
> fund.
>
> If we do some agreement here, let's remember that the kiss of death  
> to any strategy is its adoption by the opposition.  Whatever the  
> idea, we need to get it to inside champions and see if it flies  
> (maybe even this fellow Winchester we met with).  If we can't keep  
> the program alive during this government's mandate, well .....  I'll  
> let you fill in the rest.
>
> Your thoughts
>
> Marita  <CAPvision-Internet Tree.doc>