[Ansteorra] Corporate Budget (WAS: Travel)

[Adam Thompson]

There is an option for associate membership which does not receive a
newsletter. The legal fees went up due to additional law suits being filed
against the organization. We carry insurance because we're required to as a
corporation.

On Fri, Feb 3, 2012 at 11:37 PM, Patrick R <tex_yankee2004 at yahoo.com> wrote:

> Thanks Rose someone else was nice enough to post a link to the budget in
> excel. What I can not figure out is why the legal fees went from $30,000 in
> 2009 to $265,000 in 2010. I would also be curious what the $184,000 in
> insurance goes to if everyone signs a waiver at events. Just curious is all
> and I plan to continue to pay my dues because I like being an archery
> marshal. I do wish there was an option for lower dues if you did not want
> the monthly new letter mailed to you.
> Dante
>
> --- On Fri, 2/3/12, Rose <rose_welch at yahoo.com> wrote:
>
>
> From: Rose <rose_welch at yahoo.com>
> Subject: Re: [Ansteorra] Corporate Budget (WAS: Travel)
> To: "Kingdom of Ansteorra - SCA, Inc." <ansteorra at lists.ansteorra.org>
> Date: Friday, February 3, 2012, 9:32 PM
>
>
> "Honestly I am not really sure what the dues go to other than allowing
> you to be a marshal or an officer. I thought it was for liability
> insurance... If someone knows please let the rest of us know what the
> dues go to. -Dante"
>
>
>
> A [very] rough view of what we spend:
>
> Twenty thousand on Society Officer Expenses, mostly office and travel.
>
>
> Seventy thousand on BoD expenses, mostly travel costs.
>
>
> Over one million dollars on Corporate Office expenses, including salaries,
> stipends, payroll taxes, employee benefits, rent, utilities, telephone,
> office supplies, printing expenses, bank fees, corporate licensing,
> property tax, legal services, background checks, computer stuff,
> accounting, and insurance. The insurance is less than two hundred thousand
> of that million bucks.
>
>
> ^^This comment is in no way voicing an opinion on the
> value/necessity/validity/ect. of these expenses. Just passing on the info.
>
>
>
> -R the O
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