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Fundraising: |
Votes |
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Yearly assessment in
lieu of raising table fees $50/yr
= $13,000 |
13 |
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Membership
dues/fees $120/year |
1 |
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Voluntary donations |
30 |
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Major donors - have way
of giving recognition to encourage others |
5 |
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Is it possible to be tax
exempt for donations? (Ken Llacera is investigating) |
0 |
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Rummage/book sales (Teri Handzel volunteered to run fundraiser) |
53 |
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Upscale rummage sale |
2 |
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Large annual fundraiser (e.g. Human race) |
7 |
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Sell merchandise |
0 |
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Silent auction |
0 |
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Classes by experts |
15 |
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Fundraising as marketing
for club |
0 |
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Potlucks for unit games |
0 |
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Raise Table Fees: |
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Raise table fees $.50 to
eliminate deficit ($8,000) |
64 |
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Would $1.00 be easier to
collect? |
7 |
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Could lose members/limit
participation |
0 |
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Is $8,000 accurate
figure? |
0 |
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Other Options: |
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Use principal from
bequest: |
1 |
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Diversify portfolio –
deeds of trust (refer to Finance
committee) |
7 |
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Bad time to change
strategy |
1 |
How many members
are there in the bridge center?
What
percentage of the individual dues paid to ACBL go to the bridge center?
Can we set
up automatic transfers from personal accounts to the bridge center account?
Have a Plan A (fundraising) and also a Plan B (if fundraising doesn’t work).