Raising funds and electing a Treasurer

Re: Raising funds and electing a Treasurer

feeds@yuku.com (sabacc) — Wed, 09 Nov 2011 02:24:38 PST

Definitely, thanks for the thought. The only contributions we've solicited in the past have been to keep this board running. {That's still an option from the "Contribute Now" button under the logo on the main page.} However, we're covered on the front through the week of Celebration VI thanks to some very gracious members.

We don't currently have any actual budget other than what Chris and I contribute and along with a few others. That's actually probably a really good idea and like Justin (whendroidsfly) mentioned, we will discuss it Saturday.

We're actually still paying off a couple of bills from 2010 with proceeds made from clicks through the Amazon links found around the board (and in my signature). If you happen to buy through Amazon, it'd be great if anyone would click through our site first. We get a percentage of the purchase prices as ad revenue that really helps.

Re: Raising funds and electing a Treasurer

feeds@yuku.com (whendroidsfly) — Sun, 06 Nov 2011 22:08:13 PST

Sorry there has not been a reply until now. I think it is great that you care enough to contribute. We have a meeting/event coming up this Saturday north of Orlando . I guess I should have been asking how the club is doing on funds . I'll be sure to bring it up on Saturday so there can be more info next week. Thanks for the thought.

Re: Raising funds and electing a Treasurer

feeds@yuku.com (Frozen in Carbonite) — Sun, 06 Nov 2011 10:05:32 PST

Greetings everyone.

Do we have a section or paypal button to contribute with donations for the club?

Re: Raising funds and electing a Treasurer

feeds@yuku.com (sabacc) — Sat, 04 Sep 2010 01:28:49 PST

I'm really glad to hear that. We've got a nice thing going that all too few people know about. Bringing together Florida fans just makes more sense by pooling our resources, having a place to share our experiences, and making new ones.

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feeds@yuku.com (Olando) — Sat, 04 Sep 2010 00:22:33 PST

Oh, joy!

Like I said, not really a big deal, but I'm glad someone benefited. I've enjoyed the sight.

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feeds@yuku.com (sabacc) — Fri, 03 Sep 2010 09:30:07 PST

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Re: Raising funds and electing a Treasurer

feeds@yuku.com (Olando) — Thu, 02 Sep 2010 20:11:55 PST

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Olando tried to make a donation today. I've got donations disallowed currently for one reason. The Yuku annual rates are cheaper than their monthly ones, so it's better to pay it all at once.

It wasn't much at $12.00, which is what Yuku asked for.

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Re: Raising funds and electing a Treasurer

feeds@yuku.com (sabacc) — Thu, 02 Sep 2010 17:58:37 PST

kyzman wrote:
I really liked the shirts everyone was wearing at CV. I bet if you sold them at future events, you'd be able to make a couple of bucks.

That's a good idea, as long as we can afford them in the first place. The ones we have so far were gotten by Susan's family and we haven't even paid her for those yet. Ryan, the fellow that's recently posted in the Trade Alliance section, tells me we might be able to get some more shirts even cheaper soon, so this is definitely something good to be thinking about.

Re: Raising funds and electing a Treasurer

feeds@yuku.com (kyzman) — Thu, 02 Sep 2010 17:41:10 PST

I really liked the shirts everyone was wearing at CV. I bet if you sold them at future events, you'd be able to make a couple of bucks.

Re: Raising funds and electing a Treasurer

feeds@yuku.com (sabacc) — Thu, 02 Sep 2010 01:37:31 PST

Olando tried to make a donation today. I've got donations disallowed currently for one reason. The Yuku annual rates are cheaper than their monthly ones, so it's better to pay it all at once.

We definitely need to revisit generating some revenue for the club. We're aiming to bring some special things to the meetings and it would be nice to have some gifts for our loyal members and be able to get prizes for our charity raffles.

At the moment our only real source of income other than what the leaders and a couple of regulars donate is through Amazon. If you use the searchbox on our blog your purchases generate an incremental "advertising" fee that goes directly to the SWGFA (about 3 months after you receive your item).

Re: Raising funds and electing a Treasurer

feeds@yuku.com (sabacc) — Wed, 24 Feb 2010 21:16:35 PST

Eofer Draijonsai wrote:
There are a few things to be discussed re: a car wash, bake sale and such which would work better at the meeting so I'm going to hold off on some comments til then. Any of these ideas are for Our group members but if we want to consider advert items to give away at conventions it is something to consider. I am just throwing ideas out so I realize some are ultimately not to be realized and I won't be offended unless your just salacious.

One idea just amongst ourselves is having a raffle at meetings. I'm sure someone in this group could come up with a great prize we'd be willing to pay $2, $3, $5 for to enter. It may not result in much but it's a little extra. (keep the little things for trivia)

As far as things to work for? Obviously printing pamphlets and cards but also:
embroidered patches -- These would have to be outsourced but I believe could be done in bulk fairly inexpensively...

Re: Raising funds and electing a Treasurer

feeds@yuku.com (Eofer Draijonsai) — Thu, 17 Dec 2009 19:26:18 PST

There are a few things to be discussed re: a car wash, bake sale and such which would work better at the meeting so I'm going to hold off on some comments til then. Any of these ideas are for Our group members but if we want to consider advert items to give away at conventions it is something to consider. I am just throwing ideas out so I realize some are ultimately not to be realized and I won't be offended unless your just salacious.

One idea just amongst ourselves is having a raffle at meetings. I'm sure someone in this group could come up with a great prize we'd be willing to pay $2, $3, $5 for to enter. It may not result in much but it's a little extra. (keep the little things for trivia)

As far as things to work for? Obviously printing pamphlets and cards but also:
embroidered patches -- These would have to be outsourced but I believe could be done in bulk fairly inexpensively

T-shirts -- shirts can be purchased in...

Re: Raising funds and electing a Treasurer

feeds@yuku.com (sledmaster) — Mon, 07 Dec 2009 10:32:55 PST

That sounds great Sharon great idea see we all come together and things will happen.

Re: Raising funds and electing a Treasurer

feeds@yuku.com (DarthShader) — Mon, 07 Dec 2009 08:37:50 PST

Horrible timing, raising funds right now will be like pulling teeth. But we do need to be more aggressive, since we have C5 on the way.

Having shirts made with our logo would be a great idea. Having extras to sell @ SWW and C5 would be wise. Mark them up slightly, so there would be a small profit to go in the bank.

Car wash? (when it gets warmer) Good exposure for the group, we could always get folks in costume to hold signs to advertise.
Bake sale? Russ could really save us here! Wookie cookies and more...
Raffles for cool items? I would donate a window tinting certificate.

Re: Raising funds and electing a Treasurer

feeds@yuku.com (sledmaster) — Sun, 06 Dec 2009 23:42:21 PST

First thing we need to do is maybe post some stuff on Facebook to let people on there know what we are doing here so we can get input on ways of generating funds and get them to come here more and speak. I think if we charge a fee to join people won't come due to the economy and if we take donations from members that might work. Maybe if people donate Star Wars item we might be able to auction them off on eBay or locally to generate funds but we need to know what we are spending money on first. It is like starting a business we need a business plan so people will feel comfortable about were the money is going so they don't think we are just going out to eat with the money it has to pay for things that benefit the club and make it strong. In business cash is king if you are spending more than you take in things fall apart and if the funds are wasted it will all fall apart. So we as members need to come up with what we need the money for and how it will be spent. We have...

Raising funds and electing a Treasurer

feeds@yuku.com (sabacc) — Sun, 06 Dec 2009 12:57:23 PST

I think it's time for us to start thinking of ways to raise funds and possibly elect a treasurer to manage them. I do not know the ins and outs of developing this position, but we need to have capital ready for projects at Celebration V.

One idea I've thought about, that I'd previously not liked, is some sort of advertisements on this site (and a website, if we ever build one). Ideally, these would be tailored to things that most interest us such as collectibles or local businesses. Ideas?

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