WAS - KFactor Now "Members"

[Del Rykert]

Hi Tom.
     I guess some lose sight of the fact that many are just casual pattern fliers that don't go to every contest within 200 miles and never would consider going to the NATS. 
 
        Del


  ----- Original Message ----- 
  From: Thomas C. Weedon 
  To: discussion at nsrca.org 
  Sent: Saturday, November 02, 2002 3:11 AM
  Subject: RE: WAS - KFactor Now "Members"


  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.  
    -----Original Message-----
    From: discussion-request at nsrca.org [mailto:discussion-request at nsrca.org]On Behalf Of Gene Maurice
    Sent: Friday, November 01, 2002 9:24 PM
    To: discussion at nsrca.org
    Subject: RE: WAS - KFactor Now "Members"


    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
      -----Original Message-----
      From: discussion-request at nsrca.org [mailto:discussion-request at nsrca.org]On Behalf Of Thomas C. Weedon
      Sent: Friday, November 01, 2002 7:09 PM
      To: NSRCA Discussion List
      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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