Stuart,
Currently the CFC collects provincial dues with the membership dues and later remits it to the provinces. Under your proposal of eliminating CFC membership dues, what happens to the provincial dues?
Bob G.
Stuart,
Currently the CFC collects provincial dues with the membership dues and later remits it to the provinces. Under your proposal of eliminating CFC membership dues, what happens to the provincial dues?
Bob G.
Hi Stuart:
This is not necessarily the case.
Members renew annually at the same rate as long as they are playing, even if they may be actually playing less OTB tournament chess.
So their membership revenue is constant, while any tournament fee revenue from them would be decreasing.
Bob
I will maintain a consistent position here: the only reason which I give the CFC any money is to have my events rated; therefore they should not be giving any of that money away to organisations which offer little or nothing to the community, and whose mandate is unclear.
It is obvious to me that almost all CFC members only buy the membership for the ratings, if the OCA needs money, let them fundraise it on their own... if their product is marketable they won't have any trouble, otherwise, good riddance.
(I should probably mention that I am an OCA governor)
You are right that it is not the case by necessity; however I maintain that it is likely the case in fact. The decline in tournaments-players is correlated directly with a decline in membership.
Further, I would argue that it is likely the decline is due, at least in part, to the membership fee, and its lack of value, perceived lack of value, or decline in value.
First, the CFC is a federation of Provincial Associations. Provincial Associations set their fee and require their members to also be CFC members.
Second, I became a Life Member while not playing rated chess. I can't remember the last time I played CFC rated chess (2000?). I still play OTB five days a week. I bought a CFC membership without intending to play in rated events.
Roger's feedback is particularly of note since he is president of the BC Chess Federation which adopted such a membership format two years ago.
Thus anyone considering such a thing for the national federation should definitely pay attention to what is going on in BC.
I am undecided in this matter but no question the BC experience should play a big role in Governors' consideration.
I understand your point Fred, but what I am saying is that the two cost the same... Gerry does the same work for both. If you were to charge less for active you would not be reducing the cost, you would only be forcing the players of the regular events to subsidise the cost of the actives.