Jim Cheetham wrote: > On 15/08/07, Zane Gilmore <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > >> Has anyone done the bean counting lately? >> > > Yes, David Kirk is very good at maintaining the wiki page for the accounts :- > http://clug.net.nz/index.php/ClugAccounts > Balance end July $642.31 > > Sounds like an SFD advertising spend would be good, especially if the > CLUG follows up with some other advertising spend (like leaflets with > contact info to be distributed from coumpter shop counters, like the > PCUG does) > > -jim > The smallest coin's worth of input...
A quickish look through the transactions and balances over the last couple of years show the balance close to or slightly over $700. Following the domain renewal expense of $89 in August last year the balance has generally been low to mid $600. Some months donations don't quite cover expenses, others there's a small excess, no significant fluctuations in the closing balance. To my mind this is quite a comfortable situation for a non-existent organisation such as CLUG. For me personally any of the meetings are worth $5, I'm happy to contribute that much any time especially since I find the notion of only eating 2 biscuits to be preposterous/impossible. I do understand however that not everyone is in a position to do this and would hate for anyone to be turned away on the basis of the cost being more than gold coin. A common approach other places is eg $5 for those in paid employment, gold coin for those who are not. Something like that is an option for us too. The question of a donation to SFD has further implications though. Matching the $350 already pledged was suggested. I don't see it as possible more than this one time, clearly the prospect of another $350 donation again in a year would be unwise or impossible. It would leave around $300 for any other ventures or advertising. What about topping up the $350 by perhaps another $100? What sort of advertising space would SFD get for that? Cheers, Roger
