I think there are 2 relatively consequential points that may be getting glossed over in some of the discussion.
Whether lopsa needs an E.D. (debatable) is orthogonal to whether LOPSA can afford one. Given the salary needs of a good E.D. (evidence posted earlier by Adam et al.), this seems doubtful at the current time. There's a bit of a catch-22 in that getting things done increases value, which leads to money, which leads to being able to afford one. The previous discussion of making LOPSA free makes an E.D. totally untenable for the forseeable future, imho. Until that is resolved, it seems moot to consider hiring one. I'm quite sure that the board is aware of this. Certainly, there are things that an E.D. could help with. Are the finances available? Current evidence suggests no, regardless of the fact that the legal cash outlays are complete. Debating what an E.D. could or could not do for the organization is getting a bit ahead of other important decisions. I'm not saying that the debate shouldn't happen, but nobody should expect any immediate action to come out of these discussions. The current discussion is very much ahead of its practicality, in my opinion. On Mon, Mar 2, 2015 at 12:54 PM, Craig Constantine <cr...@constantine.name> wrote: > Having started this thread, this is a good spot to jump back in... > > I asked about a project manager because, although we absolutely need more > doers, we need more continuity so that the volunteer doers can do small > pieces. > > LOPSA needs to hire some doers. One (or more? I've no idea of the > economics) people to work where-the-rubber-meets-the-road. People to staff > booths if possible, answer emails, or chug through office administrivia > like -- well I dunno, processing members' payments was a recent issue, and > I can only imagine the long list of "keeps the lights on" sorts of things. > One of these paid-doers could at least keep watch over a master list of > actual projects in progress, and would give us improved continuity/progress > on projects. > > -- Craig Constantine, http://constantine.name > > > On Mar 2, 2015, at 12:48 PM, Martin James Gehrke <mar...@teamgehrke.com> > wrote: > > This is one man's opinion: What is the best use of our membership dues at > this moment? > > > _______________________________________________ > Discuss mailing list > Discuss@lists.lopsa.org > https://lists.lopsa.org/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/discuss > This list provided by the League of Professional System Administrators > http://lopsa.org/ > >
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