Re: More money questions

[Katarina Whimsy <kdsorceress gmail com>]

I think it makes sense to continue the subscription with our current
financial status --the magazines are a nice addition to the tower.

It might be good to bring some of them over to advent (maybe after a
certain number of weeks). Where do they ultimately get stored?

~Kat

On Mon, Aug 14, 2023 at 3:17 PM Joseph Gurkan via Boston-change-ringers <
boston-change-ringers cosmos phy tufts edu> wrote:

> Laura brought this topic up for discussion at the last practice. This 
> would
> be the first time in over 35 years the paper subscription would stop. For
> me, I think it is nice to have a paper copy to have in the room but also 
> to
> show guests and visitors.
>
> My first concern is if we are able to afford it moving forward. I would 
> be
> interested to learn what is our average revenue per year (in dollars) so 
> we
> can project onwards. This year, there has been no weddings so far which I
> think I was told is a first. With the surplus of savings at time, I think
> it is fine for now.
>
> In the effort of digitalizing and less material, I would advocate if we 
> can
> semi-publicly show a reference link (like a QR code) to the rolling
> publication where it is posted in each ringing chamber. However, I 
> learned
> to my surprise that the online publication is only readable for 1 week
> after reading. So this wouldn't work.
>
> Since the magazine lives only at Old North and select ringers ring only 
> at
> Advent, I wonder if we alternate the location of the material to Advent
> every month, make the reading material more valuable to the guild.
>
> Wrote this email to share some thoughts and hopefully get some ideas
> pondering for the future.
>
> Joseph
>
> On Sun, Aug 13, 2023, 8:16 AM Laura Dickerson via Boston-change-ringers <
> boston-change-ringers cosmos phy tufts edu> wrote:
>
> >     Would it make more sense for the paper copy to be at the Advent
> > instead of ON?  There are people who only ring at the Advent, but I 
> > don't
> > think we currently have anybody who only rings at ON.
> >
> > Laura
> >
> > ----- Original Message -----
> > From: "Laura Dickerson via Boston-change-ringers" <
> > boston-change-ringers cosmos phy tufts edu>
> > To: boston-change-ringers cosmos phy tufts edu
> > Sent: Sunday, August 13, 2023 6:22:24 AM
> > Subject: More money questions
> >
> > The MIT guild began to subscribe to the Ringing World in the 1970s.
> World
> > technologies have changed in the meantime, but we still get the paper
> copy.
> > The Advent stopped subscribing a long time (decades) ago.  I don't 
> > think
> > anybody else in the Boston area still has a paper subscription.  Our
> > subscription is up for renewal.  We combined finances several years 
> > ago,
> > which means that instead of just being an MIT guild financial decision,
> > it's up to everybody.  The next year will be about $190. Any 
> > objections?
> >
> > Laura
> >
> > PS the fan ended up costing $48.
> >
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