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It's been long overdue. I have put it off and put it off. But I think we really need it. Alan agrees as well as most of the people I have talked to. Right now we sit at $10 for a single membership and $20 for family. With an extra $2 and $4 added for paypal signups.

What I am proposing

$15 single membership yearly

$30 family membership yearly

I will keep the paypal additions the same. $2 and $4 for yearly memberships.

10 year memberships will increase from $75 to $100

10 year family memberships will increase from $150 to $200

Lifetime memberships will increase from $150 to $200

Lifetime family memberships will increase from $300 to $350

UC will not tack on any fees for 10 year or lifetime memberships.

The main questions I know I will be asked is why and what is the benefit to having higher dues. Material cost, signs, stickers, envelopes, postage and such have gone up. We are having a lot more events than in the past. Our benefits are, better give aways, be able to buy some new equipment for our events (a bigger canopy comes to mind) and possibly have the club fund some t-shirts for purchase at events for fund raisers. UC being able to fork the food bill and such at some of the events (MLK, some monthly meetings)

When? I'd like to start the increase July 1st. That gives those that want to get your dues in before the increase some time. If you have any questions or comments please e-mail me at marshall@828rugs.com. Thank you.
 
I think we should also have an option to contribute beyond our dues, like a $50 family annually. That way the person who pays this could potentially sponsor or assist other members that might not be able to afford the higher rates. We could have those folks submit their names confidentially to the president with a note explaining why they couldn't pay, and then a decision could be made to assist that person with the surplus from the voluntary $20 premium some of us might be able to afford at the time.
 
I don't know how the club keeps up with money in general...if I knew the accounting practices I am sure there would be a way. Perhaps a paypal line item to add an la carte to the paypal payment option...that could be routed to a specific bucket of money or accounted for in that fashion. If it is not used it could be moved to the general funds once it hit a balance of X.
 
DanKunz said:
I think we should also have an option to contribute beyond our dues, like a $50 family annually. That way the person who pays this could potentially sponsor or assist other members that might not be able to afford the higher rates. We could have those folks submit their names confidentially to the president with a note explaining why they couldn't pay, and then a decision could be made to assist that person with the surplus from the voluntary $20 premium some of us might be able to afford at the time.
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From a philanthropic viewpoint, this is a great idea. Administratively, it's a challenge. Realistically, how would we really be helping the club and it's membership?

I don't know how much a case of beer or a set of sliders costs but I'm guessing the people who aren't willing to contribute $30 annually to be members of a sanctioned club are willing to buy other non-essential items?

The option to contribute additional dues/money to the club is an idea to be explored, however, IMHO, there are many other options the excess dollars could be used which would benefit active, committed members.
 
tank o gas........................... $78.43
set of sliders........................... $951.16
having a club like UC.............. PRICELESS
 
BTW, I am all for the increase. A small price to pay at all levels for what you can get from joining.

Is there a way to notify the rank and file when dues need to be renewed? Or, could we have an updated website where one could check the status of their membership?
 
No one is here right now...all at Tellico or packing for last minute :)
 
I am done packing, won't be online till Sunday, take care all.
 
We basically have two groups. Those that paid at the annual meet and those that paid mostly by paypal. I have records for all the paypal people and should be able to figure out from Marys records who paid at the meeting. It is more difficult to keep track of when dues are due for everyone. Thats one reason I want to split Mary's duties up so she doesn't have all this on her plate. This would be the job of the Sec.
 
how about we collect all dues from existing members once a year at the annual meet or during any set month, that way everyone knows when dues are due. All new members that wish to join at some point during the "membership year" get a prorated rate (by month) to get them through to the next anual meet where they pay full price for the following year.

the hard part will be getting all our current existing members on the same page initially, but once that is done, it would be a lot easier to handle.

otherwise we can just create some sort of membership calendar to illustrate when the inidividual dues are due but this would require frequent updates and maybe notices to be sent out it inform the memeber when their membership has expired....
 
My problem with doing that is the prorate thing. No way to be able to put a prorate item on paypal and make it easy. When I first wanted to join UC I never paid until the annual meeting. Though I was hanging out with the crowd I never felt as if I was a true member until I had paid and recieved my stickers. I don't think it would be to hard for us to do dues like they are now. Easily managable on a spreadsheet. + the steady cashflow into the club makes paying for events a lot easier.
 
the prorated amounts via paypal shouldn't be a problem, especuially when/if we go to a shopping cart style site when I redo it this fall.

a trickling cashflow is a good point though, but at the same time with a lump amount at the beginning of the year we could just budget the events for the year ahead of time...?

Eitherway will work, but I just think this would make a lot less work for the treasurer....
 
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