[SCA-AE] NMS--wider consideration

[Euriol of Lothian]

I'll just add that part of the costs is our subscription to our Kingdom newsletter. Granted, I don't get the discounts for printing and postage that the Kingdom Chronicler gets for the AEstel, but I'm sure that it makes a significant portion of the membership costs.

 Euriol



----- Original Message ----
From: Joel Welling <welling at psc.edu>
To: discussion at aethelmearc.org
Sent: Tue, February 23, 2010 12:49:39 PM
Subject: Re: [SCA-AE] NMS--wider consideration

So you think it's reasonable for the supporting structure to cost 2.5
times the cost of the thing it supports?

-Joel

On Tue, 2010-02-23 at 12:40 -0500, Chakalis, Joseph wrote:
> When you see a line item in the budget for $X for insurance that is only
> the policy cost. There also is the supporting structure required to have
> an organization that CAN buy insurance. So there is office, staff, and
> all the other overhead associated with an incorporated entity. While
> some services can be donated and that is always appreciated there is
> also often the need to hire professional, outside service providers. I
> presume this would also be the case with the SCA, Inc. I have not looked
> at the organization's budget in a long time, so those are very loose
> generalities. Having looked at the budget in the past, though, the only
> really extravagant item usually in there is the office rental because it
> is in a high rent area.
> Saleem
> 
> -----Original Message-----
> 
> I have a very different problem with this.  The *only* thing the
> Corporate SCA provides for our events is insurance coverage for damage
> to the hall, and liability insurance for group officers.  Every account
> I've ever heard of the cost of this puts it at or below $10 per member
> per year.  Every year I send them 350% of that.  What the heck are they
> doing with the money, and why in God's name should we want to give them
> more of it?
> 
> -Joel/Maghnus
> 
> 
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