On Mon, 22 Jul 2002, Bill Traynor wrote: > >> No, CLUE currently has no money. �However, one of the first projects > >> that will require attention in the coming weeks is funding. �Whoever > >> leads that project will need to determine how CLUE can use different > >> avenues to finance itself, such as:
> >> 1. �Membership fees. > >> 2. �Corporate sponsorship > >> 3. �LPI Affiliate status. > >Does that project involve actual fundraising or just making > >decisions on > >avenues for funding? > Both The folks who are specifically charged with doing fundraising won't necessarily be the (only) ones determining how the collected money gets spent. In fact, it's important that there be some specific separation between the process of collecting money and the process of prioritizing its use. This way there's less likelyhood that a company would be be able to sway the group in a certain direction simply by virtue of having contributed. > >I would suggest we look at membership > >fees as the main > >source of funding. IMO this is problematic as it runs in direct competiton with LUGs which themselves charge dues (ie, Vancouver). We could be seen as trying to cut into their revenue. - Evan --------------------------------------------------------------------- To unsubscribe, e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED] For additional commands, e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
