I'm going to respond in-line to your questions: On 03/31/13 08:42, Roswyne wrote: > And I read the minutes of all meetings I don't attend, and I still don't > know what's happening in this issue, so I assumed no one cares enough to > act. Do you care enough to act? Or just to send emails to discuss@? Because that doesn't help us very much.
> No, we aren't currently sustainable with existing membership levels. We are > fortunate to have enough of a buffer that will hopefully last until we > recruit more members. Are we actively recruiting? Are you? Members like Brittany and Jim have investigated getting tables at RRC and U of W to hand out pamphlets to helpless students passing by. Other members have planned and organized talks and special-purpose hackathons to attract people. We've even ordered a 3D printer with the knowledge that (as a side benefit) it may attract new members. > But that doesn't mean we should wait until membership increases to start > planning or fundraising. Fundraising takes a lot of time and effort and can > never be started too soon. So what's stopping you from starting fundraising? > One of the most attractive plans for fundraising was to help work a bingo > at the casino. If I remember correctly, we'll need a dozen volunteers to > work a single evening shift. But we have to apply, indicating what the > money will > be used for. Has anyone done this yet? If not, is there something > outstanding still required? Prepare a application letter with that information, and bring it to the next meeting, or send it to discuss@. The "something outstanding" is for somebody to actually *do it*. That's got your name written all over it. > > If there is no team working on fundraising of any sort (it doesn't have to > be a bingo), and it's just on the back burner for the directors to deal > with someday, it's simply not gonna happen. Someone has to give enough of > a fuck to go beyond talking. You're absolutely right. We need members with passion and drive (read: *you*) to step up and spearhead. TL;DR: Step up or shut up. Thanks, -Alex > > On Mar 30, 2013 7:37 PM, "Ron" <[email protected]> wrote: > >> On 2013-03-30 18:42, Roswyne wrote: >>> But my point was we're not taking any action towards fundraising to pay >> for >>> them. We've been at SkSp2 almost half a year now. How long-range are >> these >>> plans? Do we even have a strike force set up? >> We discuss our plans at meetings, and, if nobody else is, the admin@ >> team take it seriously and we've been slowly working toward it. Why do >> you think we are constantly talking about electrical work? >> >> We need 9 more members before we start breaking even. At that point, we >> can start spending money on more important things. As we've - particular >> Ian - said many times in the past, once we're financially sustainable, >> bringing our electrical up to par is going to be the first thing on our >> list. >> >> "There are others who don't do it" is a terrible reason. First of all, >> it's being discussed on a public mailing list. Second, we aren't in a >> position where we could fight any sort of legal action if it's brought >> against us. And finally, it's just the Right Thing To Do. We have to do >> our best to be good, responsible citizens. >> >> Ron >> _______________________________________________ >> SkullSpace Discuss Mailing List >> Help: http://www.skullspace.ca/wiki/index.php/Mailing_List#Discuss >> Archive: https://groups.google.com/group/skullspace-discuss-archive/ >> > > > > _______________________________________________ > SkullSpace Discuss Mailing List > Help: http://www.skullspace.ca/wiki/index.php/Mailing_List#Discuss > Archive: https://groups.google.com/group/skullspace-discuss-archive/ > _______________________________________________ SkullSpace Discuss Mailing List Help: http://www.skullspace.ca/wiki/index.php/Mailing_List#Discuss Archive: https://groups.google.com/group/skullspace-discuss-archive/
