Not sure of what I can do, but I am willing to help. Let me know when and where.
On Sat, Oct 8, 2022, 9:55 AM Eddie Runner via BVARC <[email protected]> wrote: > Some of you may know, there are two issues with printing the BVARC > newsletter – costs and labor required to produce it. Costs have skyrocketed > over the last year and it is getting harder to find volunteers for > production. Many ask why we still produce a paper newsletter and fight with > all those problems. The answer on these items is one simple answer – > maintaining membership. Many clubs that have had a printed newsletter and > changed to an electronic one experience a decrease in membership. The ARRL > talks about membership loss in their “club manuals.” Even our illustrious > editor witnessed a significant drop in membership at the Houston > Astronomical Society (long after he was president) when they went from > paper to electronic form. So, the question is, where do we go from here? > Here are few possible options: 1. Stay as a paper publication only (and > continue to have the same problems). 2. Change to an electronic publication > only. 3. Do a combination of sorts by allowing members to opt out of a > printed newsletter. The major problem here is that this does not help with > the labor portion and the costs do not go down proportionally. 4. Find a > benefactor that can pay the printing costs for the next 20 years. Keep in > mind, that this does not alleviate the labor problems cited below so they > must be resolved. I want to increase the visibility of the newsletter for > the amateur community. I want it to be something that other clubs will jump > on board and submit articles from the entire Houston area. I feel that > having a printed document is more beneficial to the hobby as whole. This a > club issue. I would like input from the membership as to what you think > should be a direction to go in. Send me an e-mail to [email protected] and > let me know your thoughts. During a BOD meeting, a comment was made that > only a few will respond to this request. I hope they are wrong. The other > challenge on the newsletter is to significantly increase the staff to that > required to reasonably produce it. Whether it is electronic or printed we > need people to help. We are also looking for several people to aggressively > solicit and manage advertising. For the printed format we need 5 or 6 > people to alternate handle logistics and getting the printing done and to > fold, tape, label, stamp and mail them. No matter what direction we go in, > we still need people to help with this endeavor. Also, just to let everyone > know, an anonymous donor has paid for the printing for the September > newsletter, which is only temporary solution, so the cost issues still > exist. Let me know if you are interested in helping. The club needs your > help. Mike Hardwick, N5VCX President Brazos Valley Amateur Radio Club > > ________________________________________________ > Brazos Valley Amateur Radio Club > > BVARC mailing list > [email protected] > http://mail.bvarc.org/mailman/listinfo/bvarc_bvarc.org > Publicly available archives are available here: > https://www.mail-archive.com/[email protected]/ >
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