Chadd Thompson wrote:
I will say this though - if you aren't a member, how do you have a say
in what the Org does?
Because the org is speaking on the behalf of all WISPS not just WISPA
members. If the org is speaking on the behalf of all WISPS then all WISPS
should be able to have some input on what is being taken to the table,
member or not.
It astounds me that you would make the statement above but not
understand why it is your obligation to pay the $25 a month it costs to
pay your part. If you cannot pay $25 a month for the things we are doing
then you are not seeing the bigger picture. You cannot afford not to pay
your dues. I have saved several times more than I pay in dues with what
I get from WISPA. If you don't then you have simply not looked at what
we are offering..
I offered to help with whatever I could when WISPA started,
but I was never taken up on my offer of time.
We have committees. Our membership helps with dues and time. Why can't
you offer a little of both?
We "my wife and I" have been in business for over four years now and have
just now gotten to the point that I could quit my Day job and focus on our
business. So yes the money is a big deal to some companies out there.
So $25 per month is a deal breaker? Maybe you need a stronger
association to work to find ways of making you more money. Then again if
you cannot see the value then why would you join?
I am not a WISPA member and I don't consider myself a freeloader here. If I
give input to one person a month on a problem they are having I have pulled
my weight.
Sorry. That is not enough. We need dues to do the work of what needs to
be done in WISPA. We all help each other on the lists. That goes both
ways You never get help from people on the lists?
That does not help lobby for change in regulatory or legislative
efforts. I work for free as basically an executive director for this
organization, Marlon works for free basically as a lobbyist. Rick
Harnish runs 60 list servers for free. Matt Larsen runs the WISPA
website. Do you think we do this so we can get an attaboy? We do this to
help guys like you. We won't be here doing it for free forever. Who does
the heavy lifting if we all decided to do it your way? Who pays the
bills then?
As I have mentioned before, everytime I get ready to open up the wallet to
join crap like this comes up and makes me wonder if it is a good investment.
Talk of free listserver members being freeloaders and not supporting the org
is sure as hell not a good way to drive up membership.
What is the "feel good" way for us to convince you that the $3000 worth
of free legal help we gave out for CALEA is worth the $250 a year? That
is just one thing WISPA has done for WISPs lately. We constantly work to
help. If you cannot see it then you just are not paying enough attention
to what we do for you guys here.
Scriv
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