I just read the lead article in this month's Electronic Rocketeer. I'm sure many of you have read it also. For those who have not, in short, the NAR is not in financial trouble yet, but there is potential trouble on the horizon. Expenses are up, and revenue is up less. Reserves are OK for now, but not really large.
Dues have not gone up since 2003. I found myself thinking that if my dues wen't up by $5 I wouldn't complain, and if by $10 I wouldn't do more than grumble a little. There about 7000 paying members, so $5 each would add $35,000 annually, and it looks like that would go a long way, based on the numbers in the article.
Then NAR president Hochheimer goes on to say that the best thing members can do is donate something above and beyond their dues.
Well, I just said I wouldn't complain if membership cost me $5 more per year, so I guess I'd better put my money where my mouth is. I'm donating $5 today, and maybe I'll raise that to $10 later, and I intend to do that every year (perhaps unless dues increase by such an amount).
The reason I'm posting this to the TRF community is obvious, so I won't say it.
UPDATE: I tried and failed to do that, because the "Donate with PayPal" link on the NAR web page just brings me to the PayPal landing page and I can't find the NAR in their list of charities for donation to. Can anyone help with that? I've reported it to the NAR.
Dues have not gone up since 2003. I found myself thinking that if my dues wen't up by $5 I wouldn't complain, and if by $10 I wouldn't do more than grumble a little. There about 7000 paying members, so $5 each would add $35,000 annually, and it looks like that would go a long way, based on the numbers in the article.
Then NAR president Hochheimer goes on to say that the best thing members can do is donate something above and beyond their dues.
Well, I just said I wouldn't complain if membership cost me $5 more per year, so I guess I'd better put my money where my mouth is. I'm donating $5 today, and maybe I'll raise that to $10 later, and I intend to do that every year (perhaps unless dues increase by such an amount).
The reason I'm posting this to the TRF community is obvious, so I won't say it.
UPDATE: I tried and failed to do that, because the "Donate with PayPal" link on the NAR web page just brings me to the PayPal landing page and I can't find the NAR in their list of charities for donation to. Can anyone help with that? I've reported it to the NAR.
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