WAS - KFactor Now "Members"
Thomas C. Weedon
weedon at wwnet.net
Fri Nov 1 16:09:21 AKST 2002
At the Annual NSRCA meeting this last summer, I brought up the fact that
every time the dues go up, our membership goes down. I wanted the officers
to get on a budget program where we could go back to lower dues. District 4
had a large number of old, non-active members that kept their subscriptions
going while it was at a reasonable price, but when the dues hit $35, I had
at least 20 drop out in my district. I can name every one of them. Our
contest attendance continued to improve, but when the dues hit $38, I
witnessed a mutiny in District 4 as well as among another NSRCA volunteer
group. Actual contest flyers has pretty much stayed the same, or improved
over the last 5 to 6 years, and best of all, the number of contests has gone
up! So Pattern is in good health, it's just the NSRCA that is down.
Tom W.
-----Original Message-----
From: discussion-request at nsrca.org [mailto:discussion-request at nsrca.org]On
Behalf Of Maureen E. Dunphy
Sent: Thursday, October 31, 2002 9:37 PM
To: discussion at nsrca.org
Subject: Re: WAS - KFactor Now "Members"
The current NSRCA membership is 880 members. In 12/99 we had about 1350
members. I have prepared a history of NSRCA which will be published in the
K-Factor in early 2003 which will show the yearly membership since the early
years of NSRCA, and many other interesting items.
Maureen
----- Original Message -----
From: Bob Pastorello
To: discussion at nsrca.org
Sent: Thursday, October 31, 2002 8:11 PM
Subject: WAS - KFactor Now "Members"
Troy - you mention over 1100 a "few years ago", and now, approx. 600.
Is there a public number maybe Maureen could share? Curious - what exactly
HAVE the paid member counts been for the past 4 years ????
And does anyone KNOW if a decreased membership in NSRCA has ALSO
resulted in lower contest attendance? From what I hear/read, the average
attendance is relatively unchanged, isn't that right? So maybe we have just
lost members in the NSRCA and NOT "lost" Pattern fliers?
Any speculation on these points/questions?
Bob Pastorello
NSRCA 199, AMA 46373
rcaerobob at cox.net
www.rcaerobats.net
----- Original Message -----
From: Troy Newman
To: discussion
Sent: Thursday, October 31, 2002 1:36 PM
Subject: Re: KFactor
I think that it was mid-July the one that was circulated at the
NATS....I can't be for sure....there may have been one after that....I don't
think it was the July issue I think is was called the June issue.....but
that's the last one I have seen.
I don't always get them...I guess my mailman sucks...Seems to be the
typical answer. I think this year of 2002 I have received 3 or 4 KFs. I know
there have been more issues at least (6). I usually just borrow a buddies. I
would check and see what the last one was but they seem to be in high demand
out here in Colorado so I use it as a marketing tool....When I'm done I just
pass it along. The hope is eventually the guy that ends up with it who ever
he is might join up.
The guys will get something going. Heck dues are coming up in December
and I would hate to see the numbers if there is no KF...Right now I think we
are standing at about 600+ and just a few years ago we were well over 1100+.
Its a serious concern for those of us that have been involved and the
people that are still involved. Not to mention the advertising exposure that
the main supports are counting on....There are just a few companies that
have advertised in Every single KF and continue to do so. no matter what the
delivery schedule and no matter what the quality of the publication. These
are the guys and companies that have sustained the KF your dues are not
enough period..the Advertising dollars these guys like Central, Radio South,
and others...I don't want to leave any off but I know these 2 have never
missed an addition in the last save 5-6 years+.......these dollars have made
the KF possible so send them some business.
Troy
----- Original Message -----
From: GeorgeF.
Sent: Thursday, October 31, 2002 10:39 AM
To: discussion at nsrca.org
Subject: Re: KFactor
But what was the last one?
George
At 06:39 PM 10/30/2002 -0700, you wrote:
>That's the current story...hasn't been one in a while!
>
>Suppose to be one incoming and another soon to follow...but nothing
yet.
>Sorry.
>
>Good news is I heard that dues are going down.
>
>
>TN
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>----- Original Message -----
>From: GeorgeF.
>Sent: Wednesday, October 30, 2002 6:34 PM
>To: discussion at nsrca.org
>Subject: KFactor
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>What is the latest edition of KFactor? I don't remember getting
one in
>awhile, just wanted to make sure the mail-man didn't decide to take
my last
>copy....
>George
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