[pianotech] [OT] Right Here, Right Now (was Stuff Which Should Really Be on PTG-L)

[Dale Probst]

Ryan,
 
Based on what happened with prior smaller increases of $10-$20, I'd say your
numbers are off. Raise dues $100 and you'd lose about half of the Associate
members and one fourth to one third of the RPT members. You'd end up around
2,500 times $320 equals $800,000, a little less than what we collect now.
We'd need to raise it another $100-$150 to make up the convention difference
because that would cause more drops. 
So double the dues,end up with half or less of the membership, fire some of
the staff, downsize the Journal, have smaller conventions, hey sounds like a
plan.
 
DP
Dale Probst RPT
Registered Piano Technician
Ward & Probst, Inc.
www.wardprobst.com <http://www.wardprobst.com/> 
dale at wardprobst.com
 
 

-----Original Message-----
From: pianotech-bounces at ptg.org [mailto:pianotech-bounces at ptg.org] On Behalf
Of Ryan Sowers
Sent: Friday, July 01, 2011 10:48 AM
To: pianotech at ptg.org
Subject: Re: [pianotech] Right Here, Right Now (was Stuff Which Should
Really Be on PTG-L)


Well the math isn't really all that complicated. Right now we operate the
convention on a budget based on around 600 registrants paying around $400 a
piece. That comes to around $240,000. We have just shy of 4000 members.
$240,000 so to have a dues increase cover that amount would come to about
$60 per member. 

If we got REALLY excited and raised the dues $100 per year, we would have
$400,000 to work with, which would give us a far grander budget to work with
- meaning we COULD pay more of the instructors expenses AND make attendance
"free" for members. 

Here are some other things to consider...

4000 members x $220 = $880,000
3750 members x $280 = 1,050,000
3500 members x $320 = 1,120,000

So even if a $100 dues increase caused us to loose 12.5% of our members
(extremely doubtful) our increased revenue would be around $240,000, which
is about what we run a convention on now. 

Food for thought...

Ryan Sowers




On Fri, Jul 1, 2011 at 8:10 AM, Alan Eder <reggaepass at aol.com> wrote:



Dale, 

I, too believe that, "... one motivated person can make a difference," which
is why I am chiming in on this topic, and where it will best reach an
appropriate audience, right here on pianotech.

I find it ironic that your takeaway from Del's eloquent and measured post
was the one statement he made that could be (mis?)construed to be in support
of the status quo.  What is your take on everything else he wrote?  

Similarly, while I appreciate and am still absorbing your response to
selected aspects of my post, I would be most interested to learn your views
on the points I made about furthering our own professionalism as an
organization, and placing a premium on excellence in instruction.  To my
mind, these are two defining issues facing our Guild.

Finally, I apologize if I have passed on an inaccurate calculation as to how
much dues would have to be increased in order to make registration at
national conventions gratis for members.  Please set me straight by
providing the true amount we would have to notch it up to accomplish this
intriguing goal.

Thanks,

Alan Eder


-- 
Ryan Sowers, RPT
Puget Sound Chapter
Olympia, WA
www.pianova.net


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