What will the eventual organization look like? ICANN needs to be assured that the namespace will be properly managed, and that the company won't fall apart.

This aspect of dotCity is a bit harder to generalize than the other aspects. We're going to focus on planning for .nyc for now, and hope that it serves as a useful case study for other groups.

Here's what we know:

• We're a non-profit.
• We're committed to allocating domain names according to principles of community service and civic involvement.
• We want to push the limits of democratic governance of our resources, and experiment with open enterprise models.
  

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Responsibilities

The Enterprise working group owns the following responsibilities. It's members may organize themselves in any way necessary to meet these responsibilities.

• Devise a full business plan for the long term administration of the company
• Devise a domain name allocation plan that meets legal standards, and the needs of the ICANN
  
• Manage the finances of the current campaign

Enterprise Projects

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Project: Business Plan and Model

Project: Fundraising

Project: Finance

Revenues and costs.

Project: Domain Name Allocation Plan

This project is currently focused mostly on governance issues. The enterprise group needs to make their concerns heard on this crucial aspect.

Project: Alternative Operating Models

While we see the not-for-profit model providing the best future for New York City's residents and organizations, we also recognize other views exist. Click on this project to discuss this.