Re: Question about dues
Re: Question about dues
- Subject: Re: Question about dues
- From: Alex <email@hidden>
- Date: Mon, 5 Jul 2004 10:51:42 -0700
AMUG has maintained an annual membership fee of $39 for many years.
Unlike many of the groups on here, we have to pay for everything except
our web site. We pay rent for the monthly meeting, a Saturday SIG
meeting, and Wednesday SIG meeting. I buy refreshments and raffle items
for our meetings. Our magazine printing and mailing alone takes between
a third and half of the dues we collect.
Some may remember a discussion about insurance that I started on here
last year. We carry both liability insurance (our meeting facility
requires that in the amount of $1,000,000) and director's insurance.
Those two bills are over $2000 per year.
Our meetings are open to anyone though we limit participation in the
raffle to members. While we do offer family memberships at the same
price, there is no particular advantage to them because the spouse is
always welcome to come anyway and we still send out only one magazine.
We really haven't discussed a separate student or youth membership fee
since they are welcome to come with their parents.
As Sandy said in her note, things aren't getting any cheaper to run a
group but at least we are holding the line on any increases.
Alex Podressoff
President
Arizona Macintosh Users Group
On Jul 5, 2004, at 7:29 AM, email@hidden wrote:
I have a quick question about dues. It hasn't gotten any cheaper to
run a
group, but I have noticed that some groups are modifying their dues
because
they believe it has an impact on memberships.
Some give students a discount in order to increase youth members. Some
have
gone dues-free to compete with internet groups. So, I wonder if people
think
dues makes a difference? Does your group have folk that avoid paying
the few $ a
year? Give students a break?
thanks
sandy foderick
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