crazzyreefer said:
I'm probably alone but I dont understand why you guys ran for the positions (BOD) if you dont have time to organize a meeting every month,
We do have time, and no one ever said we didn't. This isn't necessarily about time.
Planning monthly meetings with such a small staff really takes it toll in terms of burn out. Combine that with small turn out (I find it slightly embarrassing to invite speakers to speak and then have only a few people show up to the meeting) at meetings, and it seems to make more sense to put that work into fewer, better, meetings.
I believe this was probable spoken about prior to you running for office....and only after you took permanent possitions did you decide to vote on cutting the club activities by 50% .
We have been discussing this at BOD meetings and online for at least 4 months. The positions aren't permanent, and the single new BOD member was brought up to speed before we voted. With all the talk about the BOD meeting prior to the last BOD meeting, I was surprised at how few people actually showed up - a big thanks to those that did.
I know what it takes to organize a meeting, some are more difficult than others, but most take vary little planning and over sight, and some just take members participation.
With respect, you are wrong here.
Every meeting takes considerable amounts of time to organize - to say otherwise disrespects the amazing amount of time the people who have volunteered to help administer this club have put into this club. Every meeting takes considerable oversight. Also, the other non meeting club needs also take considerable amounts of time.
There is no compensation for being a BOD member - perhaps that should change.
Do you really believe more members will show up to a event if you have fewer events? it really goes against logic.
Less members are already showing up while we are having more events.
If the people who organize the meetings have more time to put together better meetings, and more time to properly get the word out, yes I think there will be more attendance at meetings. If there are fewer meetings, the meetings feel more special and are more difficult to blow off. If we are wrong we can always change back to 12 a year.