Leann, What is the yearly fee for the gekkota.com domain name? BTW, Brittney was right pointing out that .com is for commercial websites; non-profit sites shall end with .org. Best, Hervé
______________________________________________________________________________________________ Editor of the Global Gecko Association http://www.gekkota.com Administrateur du forum reptiles, rongeurs et amphibiens Les Dragons d'Asgard http://dragonsdasgard.actifforum.com > From: le...@daygecko.com > To: gecko@lists.gekkota.com > Subject: RE: [gecko]Chit Chat > Date: Mon, 28 Mar 2011 14:17:25 -0500 > > There is only one "yearly" (as in 12 months) expense for the GGA: the > website/domain name. > > After working on the budget now for two weeks, it is not all that complex > for someone with experience with finances. > > Since the only yearly expense is the website, then it's the GGA's > "overhead". All other expenses are directly related to membership. > > When we introduce gecko talks and such, then those become overhead. > > Leann > > -----Original Message----- > From: gecko-ad...@lists.gekkota.com [mailto:gecko-ad...@lists.gekkota.com] > On Behalf Of Melody Hartley > Sent: Monday, March 28, 2011 2:54 PM > To: gecko@lists.gekkota.com > Subject: Re: [gecko]Chit Chat > > Hi Leann, > > When you have time, after the geckos are fed (that comes first!) can we > get dates attached to these "years"? That would make it more > meaningful. Especially since our $-per-year income from memberships > can't be figured the way one normally would, this affects budgeting -- > we don't know how long a year is..... > > Thanks for all you do! > Melody > > On 3/28/2011 9:28 AM, Leann Christenson wrote: > > > > Ah, the membership year. It is not 12 months > > > > A GGA Membership year, to date, is based on publications. Sometimes > > it would take a year and a half to get 2 Gekko and 4 Chit Chats out, > > sometimes it would take four years. > > > > No kidding. > > > > Year 1 > > > > CC 1,2,3,4 > > > > Gekko 1.1, 1.2 > > > > Year 2 > > > > CC 5,6,7,8 > > > > Gekko 2.1, 2.2 > > > > Year 3 > > > > CC 9,10,11,12 > > > > Gekko 3.1, 3.2 > > > > Year 4 > > > > CC 13,14,15,16 > > > > Gekko 4.1, 4.2 > > > > Year 5 > > > > CC 17,18,19,20 > > > > Gekko 5.1, 6.1 > > > > Year 6 - Current year > > > > (in bold, publications not yet done) > > > > CC 21,22,23,*24* > > > > Gekko 6.1, *6.2 * > > > > -----Original Message----- > > From: gecko-ad...@lists.gekkota.com > > [mailto:gecko-ad...@lists.gekkota.com] On Behalf Of Jon & Stacy Boone > > Sent: Monday, March 28, 2011 10:28 AM > > To: gecko@lists.gekkota.com > > Subject: RE: [gecko]Chit Chat > > > > <<< Suggest this board focus on fulfilling Year 6 obligations. Makes > > > > Changes for Year 7>>>> > > > > Agreed. > > > > <<< Changes to Chit Chat and publications can be considered for Year > > 7. >>> > > > > Agreed. > > > > Does anyone know what the timeframe required for the GGA to fulfill its > > > > publication responsibilities - ex. Year 5 or 6, and how long did that > > > > membership year last? > > > > Thanks, > > > > Jon > > > > -----Original Message----- > > > > From: gecko-ad...@lists.gekkota.com > > [mailto:gecko-ad...@lists.gekkota.com] > > > > On Behalf Of Leann Christenson > > > > Sent: Sunday, March 27, 2011 7:16 AM > > > > To: gecko@lists.gekkota.com > > > > Subject: [gecko]Chit Chat > > > > Points to consider: > > > > Currently, this board has money to produce the final Chit Chat of the > > year: > > > > Chit Chat 24. This board does not have the money to print Gekko 6.2. > > > > To fulfill the Board's current obligations to Year 6, Chit Chat 23 and > > Gekko > > > > 6.2 are all that remains. > > > > Traditionally, renewal requests and voting ballots are put in the > > final chit > > > > chat of the year. CC 24 would be that publication. > > > > Suggest this board focus on fulfilling Year 6 obligations. Makes Changes > > > > for Year 7 > > > > ---------- > > > > Changes to Chit Chat and publications can be considered for Year 7. > > > > Year 7 obligations have not been made. Year 7 is an ideal time to make > > > > MAJOR changes. Planning should begin NOW. > > > > Appoint a Publications Committee (wow, almost sounds like the Editorial > > > > Board) to look at Chit Chat. Board is getting bogged down. > > > > All but one board member agrees that Chit Chat faces changes. > > > > ------ > > > > This board need to work on priorities: funding final publications, > > Election > > > > committee. > > > > _______________________________________________ > > > > Global Gecko Association > > > > Board of Directors > > > > http://www.gekkota.com > > > > _______________________________________________ > > > > Global Gecko Association > > > > Board of Directors > > > > http://www.gekkota.com > > > _______________________________________________ > Global Gecko Association > Board of Directors > http://www.gekkota.com > > > _______________________________________________ > Global Gecko Association > Board of Directors > http://www.gekkota.com
