> Maybe offering some sort of premium on something (discounts on CLUGwear, > etc.) to members would give more value to the membership.
CLUGwear is already pretty near cost. It was not meant as a money-making venture and it is unlikely that we will completely recoup costs as it is. > I would have no problem pitching a toonie or a loonie in a hat at each > meeting/installfest/BBQ/event (as a suggested donation) to help build a > project fund or something like that... on top top of what i would pay for > a > membership as well. And lets say we bring someone to a meeting...we could > pay their way.. as they would be our guest. The typical costs a professional speaker require are return airfare and a hotel room while they are here. Some speakers will relent on the hotel and accept the accommodations of a generous member. We are still talking hundreds of dollars if not over a thousand. The past Executive did look into getting professional speakers and it was decided that it was too expensive for us at this time. I think that if we did have a project that required some serious capitol and we thought it was appropriate taking it to the group at-large this is a good idea. At present most of the monetary decisions are made by the Executive as they should be. I don't want to be bothered with every little thing they have to purchase. Jarrod _______________________________________________ clug-talk mailing list [email protected] http://clug.ca/mailman/listinfo/clug-talk_clug.ca Mailing List Guidelines (http://clug.ca/ml_guidelines.php) **Please remove these lines when replying
