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Operations Manual to Operate a School of Internet Governance

Introduction The delivery of a successful school (regardless the length) requires a substantial amount of planning and execution to be successful. Most schools have been the inspiration and dedication of a small determined group of individuals inventing the process of operating a school by trial and error. The goal of this document is to provide key ideas to setup and run a successful school. Obviously the granularity of a school is a reflection of the personality type of the founder. No single answer is completely right or wrong but lots of shades of grey

Operations Plan

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Recruitment of Core Team Roles and Responsibilities of Core Team

Program Development

== Sponsorship == A critical part of any school if

Sponsorship/Grant Requests are an important task that requires a significant amount of time to raise the necessary funds to operate successfully. Many of the sponsors have rigid requirements and payment processes to obtain the funds. Sponsors demand by sponsorship contract the following -Signed sponsorship agreement -Showcase on website, printed materials and signage of the company sponsorship -Speaking opportunities at the event -Clarify what restrictions you will have on the use of the funds

Suggestions -Creation of a Sponsorship Q and A document( See Q and A document) -Creation of a well written letter of introduction with timelines and sponsorship request -Send invoice and details for bank wire transfer

Fellowship

The fellowship application should be made available six months in advance of the Month One- Creation of Fellowship Application Form ( See Google Form) Month One- Establish fellowship selection committee Month One to Three- Promote and Open Fellowship Month Four- Selection of fellows Month Four- Send letter of acceptance and detail the type of fellowship , partial, full or other( Letter should be adequate for Visa ( See same Letter)

Promotion and Advertising

Month One- Obtain domain name of IG School and Facebook Group Month 1-12- Updates on websites Month 4- Press Release announcing the fellowship selection

Logistics

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