“DSA is in this position because of financial mismanagement by past terms of the NPC while membership dues were known to be declining. Our situation is not a surprise. DSA hired more people than our dues could sustain. The decisions made and why are important for membership to discuss, but in this moment we must look for solutions that ensure DSA will continue to exist at all. $3.6 million of the budget goes to personnel, by far the largest expense of our $5 million in income. Nothing else comes close. It is exceedingly unlikely we will balance the budget—and be able to stay in operation—without some kind of cut to personnel. The idea that we will fundraise ourselves out of the hole or run a deficit while our cash on hand dwindles is more of the same magical thinking that got us here.
We must find savings everywhere we can while preserving the member-led organizing that gives people a reason to be DSA members. We support ending the national office lease and the NHGO contract as soon as possible. The NPC should start talking to chapters to ask if they are able to voluntarily reduce or pause dues share for a set period of time. None of this does enough to ensure that DSA survives…” More @ https://www.marxistunity.com/light-and-air/fkvheb3igdf3v3zdnsigwwsn6t2neu -=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=- Groups.io Links: You receive all messages sent to this group. View/Reply Online (#28571): https://groups.io/g/marxmail/message/28571 Mute This Topic: https://groups.io/mt/103349197/21656 -=-=- POSTING RULES & NOTES #1 YOU MUST clip all extraneous text when replying to a message. #2 This mail-list, like most, is publicly & permanently archived. #3 Subscribe and post under an alias if #2 is a concern. #4 Do not exceed five posts a day. -=-=- Group Owner: [email protected] Unsubscribe: https://groups.io/g/marxmail/leave/8674936/21656/1316126222/xyzzy [[email protected]] -=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-
