[NSRCA-discussion] NSRCA Dues Increase

Mon Dec 25 06:55:04 AKST 2006

Ok, my 2 cents worth!!
As president of a local club, and Treasurer for VRCS for the past 6
years. Here is our main way of saving some $$.
frst: Have everyone who is able, receive the newsletter via e-mail. This
eliminates a lot of production cost, mailing costs, and prep cost.
second: go to bi-monthly, or quarterly publication. It is obvious that
bi-monthly will save us 50%.
third: cut out the frills, like color covers. If members select to get
the KF thru e-mail, then they can print it out and get color, without
additional cost to NSRCA.
In our club, eliminating the mailings saved us enough to stave off a dues
increase for 4 years. In VRCS, we have been able to produce a great
newsletter, thanks to Jim Quinn, and the dues are still the same as they
were 12 years ago. For a little under 400 members, we charge just $20 a
year. In the 6 years I have been treasurer we have not had to touch teh
the savings that had been built up in the past, and we operate just on
current dues income, with a few dollars from advertising, very few!!
It can be done, we, as members, just have to let the administration know
what we want. I, for one would vote for a bi-monthly, no frills
publication, made available primarily to members via E-mail.

Terry T.

On Sun, 24 Dec 2006 21:58:10 -0800 "Derek Koopowitz"
<derekkoopowitz at gmail.com> writes:
> Actually membership is up over the last couple of years but we do 
> have a lot
> of work ahead of us - it will be challenging to all of us, not just 
> the
> board, but for all members.  One of my goals is to increase revenue 
> with the
> K-Factor but I need someone for the Advertising Manager position - 
> this
> person must be passionate about this sport and must be a good 
> communicator -
> someone that can solicit new advertising to help build it up slowly. 
>  We did
> pick up a couple of new advertisers in 2006 - I think we can pick up 
> a
> couple more new advertisers in the next few months.  If anyone has 
> an
> interest in being our Ad Manager please contact me ASAP.
> 
> Wayne, I'm sorry to hear that you won't renew your membership - 
> hopefully
> you'll change your mind in the near future.  As to what I will do to 
> get us
> out of this pickle?  We ALL have to do something.  This is not 
> something
> that any one person can fix - if I could wave a magic wand, I would. 
>  We'll
> take the necessary steps on getting our finances in order - let me 
> tell you
> that it won't take much to see a difference.
> 
> 
> 
> -----Original Message-----
> From: nsrca-discussion-bounces at lists.nsrca.org
> [mailto:nsrca-discussion-bounces at lists.nsrca.org] On Behalf Of 
> Wayne
> Sent: Sunday, December 24, 2006 6:17 PM
> To: NSRCA Mailing List
> Subject: Re: [NSRCA-discussion] NSRCA Dues Increase
> 
> Don't worry Paul it wasn't announced in the KF either!
> 
> So you didn't miss anything.
> 
> I understand the need for increased dues. I also understand the need 
> for the
> NSRCA to give us something in return for our support. Today I don't 
> see much
> going on to PROMOTE pattern. While I wish to support pattern and 
> promote it
> I will take my $40 and spend it on attendance at an event rather 
> than the
> NSRCA.
> 
> Sorry but poor management of more of our funds are not going to get 
> it done.
> 
> 2 years ago when folks asked questions of Derek and Lamar the bank 
> account
> was sitting on a surplus of about $12,000 or so. If I remember the 
> numbers
> correctly. I'm going to go find the old KF that had this number in 
> it. Rusty
> Dose tells us last month that we are down over $15,000 is dues and
> advertising revenue. Looks to me like this has been a sinking ship 
> for some
> time. The very fact that I received a renewal notice with the $40 
> price tag
> on it a full week before we heard about it from the board is another 
> sign of
> mismanagement. A 30% increase in dues just because there has not 
> been a
> increase in many years is not the solution to our problems. Where is 
> the 30%
> increase going to help support precision aerobatics.
> 
> I think that with all products and services in the market place 
> today the
> NSRCA needs to show some value to the modelers out there. If this 
> happens
> then membership will grow. Revenue will increase. And Pattern flying 
> will
> prosper. I feel that I and other vote with our pocket books. The 
> reason
> advertising dollars are down, the reason dues dollars are down is 
> due
> directly to the product supplied.
> 
> Perhaps the NSRCA leadership is listening but instead we talk about 
> what a
> great job has been done and how far we have come. I'm not into 
> bashing the
> guy that just left but Derek we have seen nothing about how to get 
> us out of
> this pickle we are in. Therefore I elect not to renew at this time. 
> I think
> there are better places to spend our money to support Precision 
> Aerobatics.
> 
> 
> 
> Wayne
> ----- Original Message -----
> From: "Paul Brine" <pbrine at uoguelph.ca>
> To: "NSRCA Mailing List" <nsrca-discussion at lists.nsrca.org>
> Sent: Sunday, December 24, 2006 3:19 PM
> Subject: Re: [NSRCA-discussion] NSRCA Dues Increase
> 
> 
> > It also wasn't announced to the membership until Dec 22nd via 
> Lamar's 
> > email.
> > Remember not everyone (ie myself ) is in a position to download 
> and read 
> > the
> > k-factor on-line.
> >
> > Applying the increase to those who renewed before then is like you 
> signing
> > on the line to buy a car and being told a week later by the dealer 
> that 
> > the
> > price went up a $1000.
> >
> > Paul
> > ----- Original Message -----
> > From: Martin X. Moleski, SJ <moleski at canisius.edu>
> > To: NSRCA Mailing List <nsrca-discussion at lists.nsrca.org>
> > Sent: Sunday, December 24, 2006 1:07 PM
> > Subject: Re: [NSRCA-discussion] NSRCA Dues Increase
> >
> >
> >> Anthony Abdullah wrote:
> >>
> >> > Silly quesion:
> >>
> >> > After a long pattern lay off for grad school and such I am 
> returning in
> >> > full force. Part of that included renewing my NSRCA membership. 
> When I
> >> > downloaded and printed the form from the NSRCA website the dues 
> was
> >> > listed as $30.00 and that is how much the check was written for 
> (just
> >> > two days ago). Do I need to send an additional check for $10.00 
> or is
> >> > the price increse effective Jan 1?
> >>
> >> There was a missed communication between Lamar and myself early 
> in
> >> December, so I didn't hear about the change in dues until two or
> >> three days ago.
> >>
> >> The law is probably on your side, if you want to take the time
> >> to take it to court.
> >>
> >> It would be a huge kindness to simply send along another $10 
> check.
> >>
> >> I believe the forms have all been updated.
> >>
> >> I'm hoping to work on the Paypal front end over this vacation.
> >> It hasn't been satisfactory for a couple of years ... my bad.
> >>
> >> Marty
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