[Sugar-devel] [IAEP] [SLOBS] [SLOB] meeting reminder and some open issues to discuss

[Justin Overton]

I'm new around here, and it's been interested to passively follow the discussion. Just to clarify... what is a member? I really want to contribute to this project, but I don't want to have to pay to work for free. :)




---- On Wed, 11 May 2016 18:21:01 -0500 Dave Crossland <dave at lab6.com>wrote ---- 








On 11 May 2016 at 15:35, Laura Vargas <laura at somosazucar.org> wrote:





2016-05-12 2:08 GMT+08:00 Dave Crossland <dave at lab6.com>:


On 11 May 2016 at 14:05, Laura Vargas <laura at somosazucar.org> wrote:

there are ~US$65,000 available for planning/distributing among activities/teams/projects etc.


I think its essential that this be spent in ways that led directly to further income, to grow the project.

 



I agree that there is a need for income strategies as well. Still, the idea of annual budget is to plan the expenses so that the most areas of an organization can produce results in what they do.



It would be ideal to count with a somehow stable basic income, and therefore it would make sense to promote a motion for Lionel's idea of a yearly membership fee. Of course it would have to contemplate the exemptions of minors and members who actually don't have resources to pay.



Been more than 80 members, a yearly fee of US$100 with an estimated ~50% of exemptions would put in SL general fund ~US$4.000 per year, probably enough for basic operations.   






I think raising funds from members' dues is a fine idea :) 



Cheers

Dave 





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