<VV> BoD job explained. Bruce's response

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Ron wrote:

> I never heard of a "CORSA Kiosk".  Where is it stored?
> RonH
>
> ----- Original Message ----- From: "henry kaczmarek" 
> <kaczmarek at charter.net>
> To: "virtualvairs" <virtualvairs at corvair.org>
> Sent: Monday, February 28, 2005 11:00 PM
> Subject: <VV> BoD job explained. Bruce's response
>
>
>> Folks
>>
>> Bruce saith:
>>
>>> This is interesting. I can't remember a director ever contacting our 
>>> club or coming to a meeting or event, although I remember asking a 
>>> director to come to one of our meetings and talk to us before. We 
>>> have had a director at an event, but just as a participant, not as a 
>>> director. That is, there was never any communication or discussion 
>>> about CORSA business that I recall.
>>
>>
>> I have had musings of the same kind from time to time.
>>
>> I guess it is how one looks at the job.
>>
>> If you are a believer in representative democracy,  then your take 
>> might be that a director is like a congressman in that they are your 
>> representative at the power table of the club. And in so doing 
>> responsible to you for their actions.  If they do not act as you wish 
>> them to, you can voice your disapproval with your vote.  If you have 
>> a beef or gripe about the club or how it is run, you can voice same 
>> to your director(s).
>>
>> My personal take is the BoD doesn't look at themselves or their job 
>> that way, nor likely has the BoD ever looked at themselves that way. 
>> How the board governs the club is IMO more like passing  measures by 
>> consensus of board members.  Input from the membership  before issues 
>> are voted upon aren't discouraged, but not exactly requested.    
>> There are no referendums on how the BoD spends the clubs funds.
>>
>> Now the below is stuck in my craw, I am over it, but this illustrates 
>> my point well.
>>
>> I wonder how many members would have voted for a multi thousand 
>> dollar expenditure for the "CORSA Kiosk",  the purpose of which was 
>> to bring in new members in droves when erected at various events, 
>> shipped to such places and shipping paid for by local chapters.  I 
>> have heard it was has been used at the Fan Belt Toss, but other than 
>> at the National Conventions (where everyone is usually already a 
>> member) I have never seen this thing at any event. One of the reasons 
>> is that to make it durable, it is so heavy that shipping it is cost 
>> prohibitive.
>>
>> As it turns out, this was a pet project of a former director, who has 
>> not been a board member for several years now.  This same director 
>> refused tooth and nail to approve funding for the Corvair Basics 
>> manual, (at the time approximately 1500.00)
>> personally citing to me on the phone "his fiduciary duty to CORSA".  
>> At the time I had no idea the white elephant (IMO) kiosk was his 
>> personal idea.
>>
>> At the end of the day, VirtualVairs is the best recruiting tool that 
>> the club has ever had, and that is why the club now pays for server 
>> maintanence and upgrades that we, as V V  members used to send in 
>> money to Bryan to cover his expenses, when he requested it.  New 
>> owners and interested folks who come to V V and end up being CORSA 
>> members helps pay for our forum.
>>
>> Also, The Corvair Basics Manual ( written, edited, and produced by V 
>> V members exclusively) went into the black in around 6 months after 
>> it was printed,  CORSA got their money back, and the profits will be 
>> used for printing of other CORSA related books in the future.
>>
>> I once tried to get the director who pushed for  buying the kiosk but 
>> long refused to vote funding for the CBM to talk to me in person 
>> about his stand on the issue, but when I approached him he took off 
>> like a rabbit. All I wanted to ask him was to supply a list of the 
>> new members that the CORSA kiosk had produced, and what percentage of 
>> these new members dues paid for this thing.  That was almost 5 years 
>> ago, and I still don't think he wants to talk about it. Will CORSA 
>> ever recoup the money spent on this thing?? Damn unlikely.
>>
>> As far as a director coming to a meeting and discussing CORSA 
>> politics with your chapter members,  If I was one, I don't think I'd 
>> want to do it....Too much pressure. As I illustrated above, sometimes 
>> a director doesn't even want to explain his OWN votes to someone in 
>> person. I sure wouldn't want to have to answer for everyone else.
>>
>> Besides,  not all CORSA Chapter members are CORSA members. And UNTIL 
>> THEY ARE, AS THEY SHOULD BE,  that alone is a good enough reason not 
>> to do it.
>>
>> Regards
>> Hank
>> Not a Director
>> But a Proud Co-Founder of the Corvair Basics Manual
>>
>>
>>>
>>
>>
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