<VV> Corsa Dues Increase

[AeroNed at aol.com]

I don't like the dues increase, but what else can we do?
 
CORSA is bleeding financially. At the current rate CORSA will be gone in a  
matter of years. The best solution would be to increase membership. The BOD has 
 tried that with giving away free "Corvair Basics" packages. We are still 
loosing  members faster than we are gaining new ones. Requiring members of local 
chapters  to be members of CORSA sounds like a good idea. However, based on my 
own data,  we could end up actually loosing more members than we gain. I've 
hear several  CORSA members say that they would quit both CORSA and the local 
if "forced" to  join both. Corvair people are just too independent, not that 
there's anything  wrong with that.
 
OK so we should cut costs, just what should we cut? Publishing the  
Communique only four times a year would save money. Printing few pages or using  
cheaper paper would also save money. We could get volunteers to do the work of  
Harry and Mike, but struggle to get members to run for the BOD, and trust me  
that's an easier job. Maybe we could get rid of the insurance. How many chapters  
actually use that for meeting or events? Well, none of those appeal to me.
 
So, what the big deal if CORSA goes under. Most members only see the  
Communique as the only benefit of CORSA. Most of the "Corvair fun" is had by and  at 
the local level. Well, first off, VV will go away or change to some yahoo  
group. The number of local events will be reduced because that insurance (that  
no one uses) won't be there. The sharing of Corvair ideas and events would be  
more difficult. Sure there's the Internet and it would still be used. Believe 
it  or not, but not every Corvair owner (or current CORSA member) is on-line. 
Some  may argue that if CORSA goes under, another club would replace it. How 
would  that club not face the same problems that CORSA is facing?
 
I think this discussion is good. I know that this director is learning  
stuff. I'm also like to put a plug in for candidates for the CORSA board. In the  
past, there have been very few folks willing to run (how do you think I got  
elected?). I can say that my term has been eye opening. I would recommend it to  
everyone. Of course you have to be a CORSA member to run, but then all of you 
 already are, right?
 
Ned
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