Guide to Board of Trustees Session Types:
- Closed Executive Session: board members only.
- Open to Observers Session: local and remote attendees welcome to listen in.
- Open Forum Session: local and remote attendees welcome to ask questions, provide input, and discuss with the board.
Note: there were no Open Forum Sessions scheduled for this meeting.
Trustees Present:
Olufunke Baruwa
Ramanou Biaou
Brian Haberman
Ted Hardie
Maureen Hilyard
Russ Housley
Victor Kuarsingh
Barry Leiba
Charles Mok
Kathleen Moriarty
Caleb Ogundele
Laura Thomson
Sagarika Wickramasekera
President and CEO Sally Wentworth (ex officio, non-voting)
Staff Members Present:
Katie Bengaard, Senior Vice President, Internet Society (ISOC)
Yogesh Khanna, Managing Director, ISOC
Ilona Levine, General Counsel and Corporate Secretary, ISOC
Chris Locke, Managing Director, ISOC Foundation
Sae Park, Chief Financial Officer, ISOC
Lauren Terrell, Director of Governance, ISOC
Open to Observers Session
1. Welcome, Apologies, and Declaration of Conflicts – Ted Hardie
Mr. Hardie called the ISOC Foundation Board of Trustees meeting to order in Open to Observers Session on Sunday, 7 September at 16:07 UTC.
No conflicts were declared.
2. Approval of Board Designated Funds – Ted Hardie
Resolution F2025-X: Approve Redistribution of Board Designated Funds
WHEREAS, via resolutions F2024-8 and F2025-1, the Board of Trustees approved the designation of certain funds to the Foundation’s philanthropic programs;
WHEREAS, the Internet Society Foundation’s Philanthropy team recommends the redistribution of board designated funds to better align with program needs;
RESOLVED, that the Board of Trustees hereby approves:
- Releasing $1,100,000 from the Resilience and Responding to Emergencies (RARE) program fund;
- Releasing $250,000 from the Research program fund;
- Adding $945,000 to the Strengthening Communities/Improving Lives and Livelihoods (SCILLS) program fund;
- Adding $320,000 to the Building Opportunities/Leveraging Technologies (BOLT) program fund; and
- Adding $85,000 to the Opportunities fund for new initiatives.
The resolution passed unanimously.
3. Adjournment – Ted Hardie
With no other business, Mr. Hardie adjourned the meeting at 16:10 UTC.