On 6/20/07, Ted Roche <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > One of the ways GNHLUG could make a few bucks ...
What would we do with the bucks? I suspect if we had a serious need to generate cash, this group of people would have no trouble finding a way. But we don't have a compelling need. We just have a vague idea of, "It would be nice to have money." "Buy food for the barbecue" is one obvious answer. But we're already asking people to bring food, which they will have to buy. Asking for donations of money and then redistributing that would just be adding layers of administration to what we're already doing. So any proposed budget item has to be something that we're not already doing. > Has anyone done something similar or have some suggestions. Sell email addresses like <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> for $X per year. > An online web store would be kinda nice too. ... However, doing it > ourselves is a Bad Idea. For the volume I think we're likely to encounter, I suspect it's actually feasible to do the order taking and fulfillment administration ourselves. Maybe if we sell "paying memberships" to people, they get a T-shirt or something. Note that I'm not suggesting membership dues be required to be associated with GNHLUG. But if people are just itching to spend money, no reason we shouldn't take it from them. Of course, it might be easier if the 20 or so people who always speak up on this topic just got together some night and threw their cash in the middle of a table, and then drink until the money was gone. ;-) -- Ben _______________________________________________ gnhlug-org mailing list gnhlug-org@mail.gnhlug.org http://mail.gnhlug.org/mailman/listinfo/gnhlug-org/
