On 18 February 2010 14:28, River Tarnell
<river(a)loreley.flyingparchment.org.uk> wrote:
Thomas Dalton:
The idea is that members join to support us with
their time, their
ideas, their moral support, etc. People that want to support us
financially do so by donating.
I don't really follow this. You want to charge people to let them support
you with their time? Why can't they donate their time to you without
joining?
They can donate their time without being a member, but they wouldn't
get a say in how the charity is run (at least, not directly). A lot of
people would like to have a vote if they are going donate their time,
and that is what requires membership. We charge for membership because
we want people to so at least some commitment before they to vote, and
getting their chequebook out does that. We could waive the fee for
people that are already donating their time and really can't afford
the fee, but if the fee is only £5 then that won't be many people.