WAS - KFactor Now "Members"

[Gene Maurice]

Tom,

I do believe you've seen the light!!! Cost vs. Quantity (you neglected
/Quality in your equation). I content that the issue at hand isn't pure
Costs but a lack of Quantity/Quality. An extra $8 or $10 or even $15 per
annum in the socio-economic strata that pattern tends to draw from is not,
IMHO, going to be a deterrent AS LONG AS the perceived benefit remains AT
LEAST constant, IMHO. My contention is that the benefits of membership in
the organization, i.e. quantity of the "K-Factor"/quality of the leadership
etc., have failed to meet the expectations of its current members, let alone
the newcomer.

If you were to raise the dues to $45 WITHOUT improving, I agree many would
bolt. But I don't believe that it would be purely as a result of the
increased dues. I've hung around because I think there are people who are
trying desperatly to correct the problems.

Gene Maurice
AMA 3408
NSRCA 877
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  From: discussion-request at nsrca.org [mailto:discussion-request at nsrca.org]On
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  Sent: Saturday, November 02, 2002 5:11 AM
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  Gene,
  Raise the dues to $45 and see what happens. It's called "economics". Every
young freshman in Business College knows about the "Cost v.s. Quantity"
charts. Eight dollars dosen't mean much to you or me, but to the large
number of inactive members that we used to have, that supported us with
their dues, it meant they no longer saw the need to rejoin, and didn't.
Further, we have some on this list (I'll leave unnamed) who haven't renewed
in some time, because they just can't justify $38 to recieve a monthly
contest report.
  Tom W.
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    Sent: Friday, November 01, 2002 9:24 PM
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    Tom,

    Do you really think that $8.00 a year is the reason that people drop out
of NSRCA? IMHO it's hard to concieve that the cost of an OS "F" plug would
chase someone away. Could it be other factors?? Possibly, two years ago no
"K-Factor" at all for 6 months?? Possibly, the current "K-Factor" dilemma??
Possibly, backroom politicking which led to unpopular schedules?? Ad
nausium............................ Wadda ya thunk??

    I think it gets down to "What have you done for me lately"!!!!! That's
just my opinion, and hell, I'm probably wrong.

    Gene Maurice
    AMA 3408
    NSRCA 877
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[mailto:discussion-request at nsrca.org]On Behalf Of Thomas C. Weedon
      Sent: Friday, November 01, 2002 7:09 PM
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      Subject: RE: WAS - KFactor Now "Members"


      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.
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