SC - feast $

[Valerie A Carson]

On Wed, 16 Apr 1997 09:35:08 -0400 (EDT) Judy Gerjuoy
<jaelle at access.digex.net> writes:
>On Wed, 16 Apr 1997, Kathleen M Everitt wrote:
>
>> We try not to make too much profit from events. After all we're a 
>not for
>> profit group. Just enough to cover expenses and front the next event 
>is
>> enough for the treasury and we usually get donations from demos that
>> cover most of that. We have acquired over the last couple of years a
>
>This is a common misunderstanding.  Being non for profit means you 
>can't
>give profits from things we do to individuals.  It does *not* mean you
>can't make lots of money on an event.  Note: I am *not* saying you 
>want to
>or you should, just that it is legal.
>

I don't know how other places handle this, but where I live we just held
3 events in 3 months.  This led to nearly all of the money being in the
hands of cooks and autocrats who needed it to purchase food and reserve
sites, etc. Making profits isn't a bad thing especially if the area tends
to be busy because sometimes money in the bank is necessary.  We also use
the money to buy things for the barony - such as the new kitchen
equipment the cooks have been clamoring for.

Arianwen