06-12-2020, 10:59 AM
(05-12-2020, 09:25 PM)daveg Wrote: I assume that the figures for other regional clubs may be similar.
While I realise some people will always prefer a hard-copy I would be happy to read the magazine online and see the money saved used to benefit the A7 movement in other ways and perhaps it would also be possible to see online versions of other club magazines for a small additional fee.
What do others think?
Hi Dave,
On your first point - no, we (ScA7C) have always ensured that our membership fee income is greater than that the outgoing costs. The committee meets before each AGM to discuss the budget for the next year and draws up any changes to fees it thinks may be required.
Some years ago the Club revised it's membership fees so that those receiving an emailed PDF of the Magazine-only could join for £5 instead of £12. This was very popular with the (grown up) children of Club members and others too - the membership rose and, of course, every £5 was 100% profit.
A few years later some grumbles, from a vocal minority, stopped this because they said it was unfair to have a tiered membership fee structure.
The result was that membership dropped and paper usage increased...
We have always had a rather relaxed view towards sharing our Magazine freely, as a PDF, and don't share the fear that by sending it out to others we could loose membership - the reverse in fact. Many who started to get our Magazine for free enjoyed what they saw so much they then joined the Club and started coming to our rallies and events.
On a personal level, if all the Clubs amalgamated into one UK-wide one I would simply set up another local one and start the fun all over again...