Re: GWAPA

["S. Hieber" <shieber@yahoo.com>]

I boruhg tthe reg fee price up as a matter about promoting
membership, the Bonus Bucks were one  idea that came up i
response and now were back to talking about profit again.

My protestation is that that's the wrong focus. Am I
converted? I guess so. Do I think "profits" are inherently
bad?  Nope. But I'm connvinced membership is AGA's future
-- Convention "profits" are not.

BTW, since we are officially not-for-profit, we should
refer to the revenues that exceed expenses as "net
revenues". I'd hate to hear the IRS quote us. ;-\

sh
--- Kathy Olson <kathy@thekrib.com> wrote:
> I would be worried that if limited on some items in the
> auction it is 
> harder to track, creates more hassel.  I agree about
> limiting it to x 
> number of people.
> 
> Basically if we do 50 people with bonus bucks at $10
> each, that means it 
> is $500 less that the convention makes.  I like the idea
> of bonus bucks 
> and do think they are catchy, but in an organization
> where we are worried 
> about do we have enough to do everything we want how much
> can we afford to 
> do.  Maybe we do this for the first 20, or not at all.  I
> feel like a 
> stick in the mud on this, but it is just one more thing
> for them to worry 
> about.  Totally override me on this one....it is okay, my
> feelings are not 
> that strong.  It is just when we are counting pennies
> giving away dollars, 
> doesn't seem okay.  I know we think the convention should
> make money, but 
> we are facing more hotel fee's on this one, and nothing
> is certain.
> 
> Anyway, I feel like such a naysayer here, but $500 is
> $500 of profit.
> 
> Okay, back to doing my online continuing medical
> education here...have to 
> do that before Feb and not sure how much more time I will
> have!
> 
> Take care
> Kathy
> 
> 
> 
> On Wed, 7 Jan 2004, Karen Randall wrote:
> 
> > I think the bonus bucks idea is cute and catchy.  If we
> want to lessen it's
> > possible effects on the auction, we can always just
> allow the use of the
> > bonus bucks on certain donated items. But I think
> that's an idea that should
> > be presented to the committee, but not forced on them. 
> If they like it
> > fine, if not, that's OK too.
> > 
> > I have some other ideas based on the Q&A thing you sent
> us a few days ago,
> > but I haven't had time to type them up... After
> tomorrow I should be able to
> > get to it.
> > 
> > Karen
> > ----- Original Message ----- 
> > From: "S. Hieber" <shieber@yahoo.com>
> > To: <aga-sc@thekrib.com>
> > Sent: Tuesday, January 06, 2004 9:37 PM
> > Subject: Re: GWAPA
> > 
> > 
> > > As a group, we are absolutely definitely soft on $69.
> I
> > > think that's it.  Bonus bucks for the first 50?  They
> were
> > > planning of putting the early regs into a raffle for
> a
> > > prize. B-bucks sound better.
> > >
> > > s-trongly h-edging
> > >
> > >
> > > --- Karen Randall <krandall@rdrcpa.biz> wrote:
> > > > I could be swayed in either direction, but I think
> the
> > > > general "sway" was
> > > > toward it being OK.<g>
> > >
> > >
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