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

[Richard Threlkeld]

I'll sell you my Hobie Cat - cheap! But in Daniel's space, is the boat alive
or dead or both?

In service,
Caelin on Andrede



-----Original Message-----
From: ansteorra-bounces+rjt=softwareinnovation.com at lists.ansteorra.org
[mailto:ansteorra-bounces+rjt=softwareinnovation.com at lists.ansteorra.org] On
Behalf Of Jay Rudin
Sent: Friday, February 19, 2010 14:21 PM
To: Ansteorra
Subject: Re: [Ansteorra] Corporate Structure (was Non-Member Surcharge)

>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?

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.

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.

I want the corporation to act like it's a support organization, not an
owner.

I want Ansteorra to own the Ansteorran crowns and thrones.

I want the Corporation's activities scaled back to fit the budget, not the
income sources scaled up to meet the desired activities.

Ideally, I'd like separate regional and local corporations with financial
autonomy, so the SCA is not a fat, rich target for lawyers.

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.

I want to move the corporation out of one of the most expensive cities in
the country.

I want the absurd increase in paperwork in the last seven to ten years
scaled back, so small towns can support branches again.  

I want the corporation to be a support for our kingdoms, rather than the
current drain.

And I want a mansion and a yacht.

Robin of Gilwell / Jay Rudin

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