Leann,
What is the yearly fee for the gekkota.com domain name?
BTW, Brittney was right pointing out that .com is for commercial
websites; non-profit sites shall end with .org.
Best,
Hervé
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> From: le...@daygecko.com
> To: gecko@lists.gekkota.com
> Subject: RE: [gecko]Chit Chat
> Date: Mon, 28 Mar 2011 14:17:25 -0500
>
> There is only one "yearly" (as in 12 months) expense for the GGA: the
> website/domain name.
>
> After working on the budget now for two weeks, it is not all that
complex
> for someone with experience with finances.
>
> Since the only yearly expense is the website, then it's the GGA's
> "overhead". All other expenses are directly related to membership.
>
> When we introduce gecko talks and such, then those become overhead.
>
> Leann
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: gecko-ad...@lists.gekkota.com
[mailto:gecko-ad...@lists.gekkota.com]
> On Behalf Of Melody Hartley
> Sent: Monday, March 28, 2011 2:54 PM
> To: gecko@lists.gekkota.com
> Subject: Re: [gecko]Chit Chat
>
> Hi Leann,
>
> When you have time, after the geckos are fed (that comes first!) can we
> get dates attached to these "years"? That would make it more
> meaningful. Especially since our $-per-year income from memberships
> can't be figured the way one normally would, this affects budgeting --
> we don't know how long a year is.....
>
> Thanks for all you do!
> Melody
>
> On 3/28/2011 9:28 AM, Leann Christenson wrote:
> >
> > Ah, the membership year. It is not 12 months
> >
> > A GGA Membership year, to date, is based on publications. Sometimes
> > it would take a year and a half to get 2 Gekko and 4 Chit Chats out,
> > sometimes it would take four years.
> >
> > No kidding.
> >
> > Year 1
> >
> > CC 1,2,3,4
> >
> > Gekko 1.1, 1.2
> >
> > Year 2
> >
> > CC 5,6,7,8
> >
> > Gekko 2.1, 2.2
> >
> > Year 3
> >
> > CC 9,10,11,12
> >
> > Gekko 3.1, 3.2
> >
> > Year 4
> >
> > CC 13,14,15,16
> >
> > Gekko 4.1, 4.2
> >
> > Year 5
> >
> > CC 17,18,19,20
> >
> > Gekko 5.1, 6.1
> >
> > Year 6 - Current year
> >
> > (in bold, publications not yet done)
> >
> > CC 21,22,23,*24*
> >
> > Gekko 6.1, *6.2 *
> >
> > -----Original Message-----
> > From: gecko-ad...@lists.gekkota.com
> > [mailto:gecko-ad...@lists.gekkota.com] On Behalf Of Jon & Stacy Boone
> > Sent: Monday, March 28, 2011 10:28 AM
> > To: gecko@lists.gekkota.com
> > Subject: RE: [gecko]Chit Chat
> >
> > <<< Suggest this board focus on fulfilling Year 6 obligations. Makes
> >
> > Changes for Year 7>>>>
> >
> > Agreed.
> >
> > <<< Changes to Chit Chat and publications can be considered for Year
> > 7. >>>
> >
> > Agreed.
> >
> > Does anyone know what the timeframe required for the GGA to
fulfill its
> >
> > publication responsibilities - ex. Year 5 or 6, and how long did that
> >
> > membership year last?
> >
> > Thanks,
> >
> > Jon
> >
> > -----Original Message-----
> >
> > From: gecko-ad...@lists.gekkota.com
> > [mailto:gecko-ad...@lists.gekkota.com]
> >
> > On Behalf Of Leann Christenson
> >
> > Sent: Sunday, March 27, 2011 7:16 AM
> >
> > To: gecko@lists.gekkota.com
> >
> > Subject: [gecko]Chit Chat
> >
> > Points to consider:
> >
> > Currently, this board has money to produce the final Chit Chat of the
> > year:
> >
> > Chit Chat 24. This board does not have the money to print Gekko 6.2.
> >
> > To fulfill the Board's current obligations to Year 6, Chit Chat 23
and
> > Gekko
> >
> > 6.2 are all that remains.
> >
> > Traditionally, renewal requests and voting ballots are put in the
> > final chit
> >
> > chat of the year. CC 24 would be that publication.
> >
> > Suggest this board focus on fulfilling Year 6 obligations. Makes
Changes
> >
> > for Year 7
> >
> > ----------
> >
> > Changes to Chit Chat and publications can be considered for Year 7.
> >
> > Year 7 obligations have not been made. Year 7 is an ideal time to make
> >
> > MAJOR changes. Planning should begin NOW.
> >
> > Appoint a Publications Committee (wow, almost sounds like the
Editorial
> >
> > Board) to look at Chit Chat. Board is getting bogged down.
> >
> > All but one board member agrees that Chit Chat faces changes.
> >
> > ------
> >
> > This board need to work on priorities: funding final publications,
> > Election
> >
> > committee.
> >
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> >
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> >
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