[sac-board] Re: Newsletter
- From: Chris Hanrahan <chris.hanrahan@xxxxxxx>
- To: sac-board@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
- Date: Tue, 1 Mar 2011 6:12:27 -0700
How many GCSPNR volunteers don't have e-mail? I think Mystery Bob is the only
one. That said, it's not that big a cost.
Who knows, maybe Bob will break down one of these days and get a computer. Ok,
maybe not.
Chris
---- "Steve D." <fester00@xxxxxxxxxxx> wrote:
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That sounds great, Chris, but why should you absorb the cost? The printed
issue I mention is in line with the punish, er, reward for volunteers of the
GCSP. It's not a big deal. It's just an additional deter, er, incentive for
volunteers. I just wanted to point out that it's used for volunteers that
don't have internet access at all, and no desire to get it. Whatever is
decided is fine, unless Chris bears the cost himself. That doesn't seem far to
me. Take it out of the 50-50 raffle proceeds. ;-)
Steve Dodder
Chairman, SAC Novice Group
Coordinator, Grand Canyon Star Party, North Rim
Director, Stone Haven Observatory
fester00@xxxxxxxxxxx
http://www.stonehavenobservatory.com
> From: chris.hanrahan@xxxxxxx
> To: sac-board@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
> Subject: [sac-board] Re: Newsletter
> Date: Mon, 28 Feb 2011 20:36:56 -0700
>
> Dick, et al.
> My votes are:
> 1) Great idea as long as it's a link, as has been standard practice.
> 2) Yes, this one seems obvious. Who really cares if the club gets to see it
> before the rest of the world? Make the info available.
> 3) My thought is to offer the current recipients of hard-copies their
> newsletters gratis for the balance of 2011, with a stipulation added to each
> subsequent newsletter release indicating that this "service" will no longer
> be available beginning with the January 2012 issue. To date the club has
> been very fortunate to have Peter offer his printing services at no cost;
> however, I don't think we should continue to impose further.
> --
> Steve D, I will personally make sure to print and send copies of the
> newsletter (associated with GCSPNR stuff) to Mystery Bob, at my expense. I
> think I have his address buried in the archives.
> --
> Chris
>
>
>
>
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: sac-board-bounce@xxxxxxxxxxxxx [mailto:sac-board-bounce@xxxxxxxxxxxxx]
> On Behalf Of Peter Argenziano
> Sent: Monday, February 28, 2011 5:17 PM
> To: sac-board@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
> Subject: [sac-board] Re: Newsletter
>
> Just to clarify, Steve... the club isn't generating revenue from the
> distribution of mailed newsletters, rather it
> represents a net expense.
> A bargain-rate quick printing establishment would charge about $2 per issue
> to print the newsletter. So, if we only do
> 11 issues annually (no December issue, as has been the history) - that comes
> to $22 in printing costs. Postage varies
> between 42¢ and 60¢ per issue, which comes to $4.62 to $6.60 annually. So,
> for each recipient of a mailed newsletter,
> the newsletter-only member pays $14, while it costs the club between $26.62
> and $28.60. I'm not sure that is a
> sustainable subsidy.
>
> Granted, I have been able to get them printed at no expense to the club in
> the past... I'm just not sure I want to
> continue this (or even encourage it). That's why my vote would be for those
> members wanting a printed copy mailed to
> them - they should pay the actual cost.
>
> The prices cited above are for printing in black on 75 gsm bond paper.
> Printing in color on higher quality paper would
> probably quadruple the printing expense.
>
> Peter
>
> On 2/28/11 12:30 PM, Steve D. wrote:
> > If we do 1 and 2, we may as well eliminate the "NL Only" membership fee
> and category. How many of these do we have? How much, if any, revenue
> would we lose?
> > I'm against 3 because some of my GCSPNR volunteers do not have email, and
> are not online at all and therefore would be out of luck vis-a-vis the NL.
> >
> > Steve Dodder
> > Chairman, SAC Novice Group
> > Coordinator, Grand Canyon Star Party, North Rim
> > Director, Stone Haven Observatory
> >
> > fester00@xxxxxxxxxxx
> >
> > http://www.stonehavenobservatory.com
> >
> >
> >
> >> From: rharshaw2@xxxxxxx
> >> To: sac-board@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
> >> Subject: [sac-board] Newsletter
> >> Date: Mon, 28 Feb 2011 12:05:17 -0700
> >>
> >> Board,
> >>
> >>
> >> I'd like your okay for a couple of ideas.
> >>
> >>
> >>
> >>
> >>
> >> (1) Make the newsletter available n/c to all science teachers in the
> >> State. (Walt Thomas is looking into whether or not there is such a email
> >> distribution list and whether or not the state education department would
> >> let us use it.)
> >>
> >>
> >>
> >> (2) I'd like to put the CURRENT version of the newsletter on the web
> page
> >> for viewing by the public the month it is released. That is, put March's
> NL
> >> on the web page this month, not in 3 or 6 months.
> >>
> >>
> >>
> >> (3) I'd like to discontinue all printed copies of the NL. With the
> March
> >> issue, I'd like to mail the few we do and include a cover letter stating
> >> that this is the last hard copy issue they will receive, and that if they
> >> want to continue to receive issues, they need to supply us with an email
> >> address.
> >>
> >>
> >>
> >>
> >>
> >> Can you please chime in on these points with your thoughts ASAP? I'd
> like
> >> permission to do this starting March.
> >>
> >>
> >>
> >>
> >>
> >>
> >>
> >> Richard Harshaw
> >>
> >> Cave Creek, Arizona
> >>
> >> Brilliant Sky Observatory
> >>
> >>
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