Dr Heinz M. Kabutz wrote: > Ok, so it may be necessary if we had a membership fee? Or > could we operate as a club?
Not necessary if you're just collecting membership fees. Only necessary if you're (say) holding a raffle at the local mall to raise funds where you're asking the public for money. Don't overcomplicate this. On the subject of , I would strongly oppose a paid membership scheme as unnecessary and destructive of community-building. I see no problem with charging for specific events - e.g. Speakers from overseas - at least then individuals have the choice of participation in the single event without jeopardising their standing in the community. In the main, though, the expenses of local meetings are so trivial that sponsorship by local Java companies easily meets the need, and has never yet presented a problem. In my experience of numerous user-groups, community groups, etc., once money enters the picture the organisation goes downhill fast. -- mike morris :: mike.morris (at) cocosoft . co . za cOcO technologies :: www . coco-technologies . co . za http://braindump.coco.co.za/blojsom/blog/mike/ http://www.openseed.org/farm/ ----- A day without chillies is a day wasted ------ --~--~---------~--~----~------------~-------~--~----~ You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "CTJUG Forum" group. To post to this group, send email to [email protected] To unsubscribe from this group, send email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/CTJUG-Forum -~----------~----~----~----~------~----~------~--~---
