Excellent. Courtney and Ian, can you please forward the information to me on how to apply for a bingo fundraiser, and the official quotes for the work we need done?
Who else wants to help run the bingo? I think we need a dozen people, but will keep you posted. How are the badge sales going? Are they being sold at cost, or is some profit being made towards SkSp expenses? Thank you to Brittany for taking over the food and drink sales. I know that's been a solid, reliable fundraiser. On Mar 31, 2013 11:25 AM, "Alex Weber" <[email protected]> wrote: > 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/ >
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