[Ansteorra] Corporate Structure (was Non-Member Surcharge)

[Donnchadh Beag mac Griogair]

On 2/19/2010 2:21 PM, Jay Rudin wrote:
>> Would you rather that we didn't have a corporate structure at all?  Or
>> maybe that we had an individual corporation per kingdom?  Or maybe that
>> we kept the current overarching corporation, but just scaled back on
>> their expenses? If so what expenses?
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> I've been a member since the seventies, when officers didn't even have to be members.  I don't want the corporation to go away.
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> I want people to understand how much of the SCA is put together by volunteers, to recognize that we are, first and foremost, a co-op, and we all have to work together for it to thrive.
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> I want the corporation to act like it's a support organization, not an owner.
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> I want Ansteorra to own the Ansteorran crowns and thrones.
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Would that require Ansteorra to be it's own corporation?
> I want the Corporation's activities scaled back to fit the budget, not the income sources scaled up to meet the desired activities.
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Sound's good.  I wonder exactly what expenses could be cut.  We've also 
got to keep inflation in mind.  I don't mind an increase in prices so 
long as it's just keeping with inflation and not adding a bunch of extra 
stuff.
> Ideally, I'd like separate regional and local corporations with financial autonomy, so the SCA is not a fat, rich target for lawyers.
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Sounds fine to me.
> I'd like the BoD members to stay in people's homes instead of hotels when they hold meetings, since the supposed purpose is for us to get to know them better.
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> I want to move the corporation out of one of the most expensive cities in the country.
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Any idea how much having the corporation based out of one city or 
another would affect the bottom line?
> I want the absurd increase in paperwork in the last seven to ten years scaled back, so small towns can support branches again.
Is this really something that has to be addressed at corporate, or is 
this not something we can change at a Kingdom level?
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> I want the corporation to be a support for our kingdoms, rather than the current drain.
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> And I want a mansion and a yacht.
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Don't forget the pony =)
> Robin of Gilwell / Jay Rudin
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Donnchadh