<CORSA Chapters> CORSA value and possible income

[Dennis Pleau]

I was one of the BoD members who didn't think we should be paying M&P with a
credit card.  It would have effectively cut their pay by 2% and CORSA
couldn't afford to give them a 2% raise to make them whole.  

Dennis Pleau
Former CORSA Board member

-----Original Message-----
From: chapters-bounces at corvair.org [mailto:chapters-bounces at corvair.org] On
Behalf Of Scott Morehead
Sent: Saturday, December 19, 2009 4:55 PM
To: 'Chapters CORSA'; Dave Thompson
Subject: Re: <CORSA Chapters> CORSA value and possible income

Hi Dave,

I also thought this is/was a great idea as so many other organizations do
this - the corp would also get a kickback (with some credit card companies)
based on their membership numbers / spending. The idea got poo pooed - you
can ask Tim the reasons - if needed - I imagine I can locate the emails for
reference.

PS:  I still think it would be great - Sorry - I do not have the time to
research the credit card companies for the best deals at this time.

I also went one step further and recommended CORSA use a credit card to
purchase everything from the mgt team to other expenses and capitalize on
the points system, the mgt team complained or rather said they were not set
up for credit card transactions and that they would pass that cost back to
corsa - still can you imagine the points and the options available for
promos to the membership and convention.  

Some board members were not in agreement with the suggestion or did not have
the experience with the points system.  I use them daily - hotels, gifts,
transportation etc, with CORSA annual expenses - I would say they could
generate income from the points system alone in a properly managed account
with foresight.

Have you heard any responses from your comment to date from the board - if
so - please share them.  thanks