'ere ya go.... --Ediger On Wed, Dec 16, 2009 at 7:20 AM, <[email protected]> wrote:
> Actually, Butch, I have received quite a few requests and have sent them > a PDF file of the newsletter for them to peruse. > > It saves the TSA stamps and printing costs and has resulted in some new > members, one being my son. > > I haven't kept statistics as to its effectiveness, but, heck, it's cheap > and it has worked! > > > Mark > > > > ------------------------------ > *From:* Butch Fralia [mailto:[email protected]] > *Sent:* Tue 12/15/2009 10:50 PM > *To:* 'Charles Goldsmith'; 'Gill Edigar' > *Cc:* [email protected] > *Subject:* RE: [Texascavers] Officer's powers > > On the home page: http://cavetexas.org/index.html of the TSA website > there's a note to prospective members who might like a copy to e-mail the > editor for such. I don't know if anyone has ever done this (asked for a > copy) but it's available from that note. > > Butch Fralia > > > -----Original Message----- > From: Charles Goldsmith [mailto:[email protected]<[email protected]> > ] > Sent: Tuesday, December 15, 2009 4:49 PM > To: Gill Edigar > Cc: [email protected] > Subject: Re: [Texascavers] Officer's powers > > Well Said Gill > > Charles > > On Tue, Dec 15, 2009 at 3:59 PM, Gill Edigar <[email protected]> wrote: > > An observation-- > > Officers are elected to run the day-to-day operations of companies, > > organizations, governments, and other such groups of people in lieu of > > having a council or committee mico-managing the trivial details. They are > > expected to make certain decisions on behalf of the organization without > > consulting the entire membership or executive council or board of > governors. > > For instance, they would be expected to go buy a roll of tape or box of > > staples if they were needed for the conduct of business. Likewise, if a > > special mailing were required for a safety alert or an election they > could > > conceivably be expected to spend $100 on postage stamps to see the > mailing > > got to the members--without asking anybody. That is their job. Along that > > same train of thought, I would suggest that if the Chairman and > newsletter > > editor decided to send out free digital copies as advertising to > prospective > > new members of the various college clubs they would have it completely > > within their powers to do so--and be praised for their > aggressiveness--and > > need to ask no one's permission. Indeed, there is a long and respected > > history of the TSA doing just that. No board action would be > necessary--or > > even expected, for that matter. Especially if no expenditures were > > required. > > Now then, I'm not a TSA member so I would never presume to tell the TSA > how > > to conduct its business. I'm merely speaking as an independent Texas > caver > > bystander and interested observer. So, I have been both TSA Chairman and > > TEXAS CAVER editor on more than one occasion over the years. I would > presume > > that most Texas cavers would suspect that I have a bit of experience with > > officer power and responsibilities and how they can get things > > constitutionally accomplished. Believe me, creativity can be a valuable > tool > > in the running of a volunteer organization. Both Davy Crockett and Sam > > Houston used to proclaim, "Be sure you're right and then go ahead." No > > officer will ever be chastised by the membership for handing out free > > advertising supporting the aims and goals of the organization and > > encouraging membership. It is the right thing to do. And no other current > > advertising brochure will fulfill that function better than a free > digital > > copy of The TEXAS CAVER sent (or made available) to all non-TSA-member > NSS > > cavers in Texas. So now, they can go ahead. No board action is required. > It > > is an officer responsibility. I'm looking forward to seeing old Sam and > Davy > > crack a smile over this one. > > --Ediger > > > > > > --------------------------------------------------------------------- > Visit our website: http://texascavers.com > To unsubscribe, e-mail: [email protected] > For additional commands, e-mail: [email protected] > > > --------------------------------------------------------------------- > Visit our website: http://texascavers.com > To unsubscribe, e-mail: [email protected] > For additional commands, e-mail: [email protected] > >
