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Hello All, If every active affiliate donated $50, it would more than halve the projected deficit for 2010. That might be a good starting point for all RVPs and affiliate Presidents to request a donation from their club. Cheryl > From: plankmail@aol.com > Subject: Re: [AISdiscuss] Loberg Questions on AIS Library exhibits-change subject line to Board Action of AIS Discuss > Date: Thu, 17 Dec 2009 22:05:32 -0800 > To: aisdiscuss@aisboard.org > > As RVP for Region 14, I received Jill's "Board of Director's > Donations Request" letter in today's mail. (12/17/09) > Well done, Jill. > Jeanne > On Dec 17, 2009, at 9:39 PM, Jill Bonino wrote: > > > RE: Board of Directors Donations Request... > > > > I mailed out 205 letters to each President of an affiliate, section > > and cooperating society, and RVP of each region as of Dec 15th > > explaining our 2010 estimated budget deficit of $14,000 and > > requested unrestricted donations in any amount be sent to the new > > Donations Secretary Lynn Williams. > > > > I used the new addresses of RVPs and Section/coop society > > Presidents handed out at the Fall Board meeting along with the > > latest list of affiliates that Rita sent me in early December. > > > > I asked for any comments or questions on the AIS' financial status > > and I will pass those along as I get them... > > > > Jill > > > > > > -----Original Message----- > >> From: Rita Gormley <AISRVPCounselor@irises.org> > >> Sent: Dec 17, 2009 8:49 AM > >> To: aisdiscuss@aisboard.org > >> Cc: undefined <gormleygreenery@aol.com> > >> Subject: Re: [AISdiscuss] Loberg Questions on AIS Library exhibits- > >> change subject line to Board Action of AIS Discuss > >> > >> change subject line to Board Action of AIS Discuss > >> > >> John Jones has now fixed my "in-box" for AIS.org mail so I am just > >> getting > >> caught up on my reading of AIS Discuss posts. > >> > >> Jim (and whole group), the below comments were posted on December > >> 1st and I > >> have seen NO RESPONSE to Jim's comment: (underlining is mine) > >> > >>> As an affiliate president I did receive Roy's letter yesterday about > >>> fixing the Exhibition Committee fiasco (Has AIS recovered the > >>> Exhibition > >>> supplies yet???). That letter will be read this weekend to three > >>> affiliates to which I belong. As an impatient Board member I had > >>> hoped > >>> that in this Christmas season of giving that I could ask these > >>> affiliates > >>> to donate to AIS to help offset our $14,000 deficit budget. But > >>> some AIS > >>> executive direction is needed first. > > >> > >> Roy did send the letter to the Affiliate Presidents regarding new > >> directions > >> for the Exhibitions procedure but it was never posted on AIS > >> Discuss or > >> anywhere else. I have not seen the letter nor has anyone else > >> unless he/she > >> is an Affiliate President! I am assuming there will be a mention > >> in the Jan > >> Bulletin but in the meantime many of us who receive questions from > >> the > >> membership are still in the dark as to what is going on. This > >> lack of > >> communication and feedback impedes any possible progress resolving > >> day-to-day issues. > >> > >> As Jim Morris and Bob Pries keep pointing out, what good is it > >> identifying > >> issues, especially negative ones, if, as a Board, we produce no > >> feedback nor > >> a PLAN to resolve??? I do personally know Jill Bonino is working > >> on a > >> "Donations Request" letter to go to Affiliates, Sections etc. and > >> it should > >> be ready for release soon. Even tho the motion to implement > >> PayPal for the > >> Donations was approved at the AIS BOD meeting Fall 2008, it has > >> not yet been > >> implemented yet!! Some prompt "Executive Direction" needs to be > >> the norm > >> for these issues!!! AND more feedback from the "peanut gallery" of > >> Board > >> members, not just the usual verbal few like Bob, Jim, me and a > >> VERY FEW > >> others!!! > >> > >> From another "Impatient Board Member", Rita Gormley, RVP Counselor > >> > >> ----- Original Message ----- > >> > >> From: <MORRISJE1@aol.com> > >> To: <aisdiscuss@aisboard.org> > >> Sent: Tuesday, December 01, 2009 2:12 PM > >> Subject: Re: [AISdiscuss] Loberg Questions on AIS Library exhibits > >> > >> > >>> In a message dated 11/30/2009 12:25:45 P.M. Central Standard Time, > >>> aistreas@earthlink.net writes: > >>> > >>> I think this should be scheduled and done as soon as possible. > >>> This is > >>> another service that AIS provides that members don't know we > >>> have... > >>> > >>> Perfect addition to the website. Jill > >>> > >>> > >>> > >>> Jill, > >>> > >>> And who is going to do it? Is the AIS volunteer Librarian even > >>> aware of > >>> this AIS Discuss commentary on Library inventory? Does the AIS > >>> President > >>> request action of the Librarian and Electronic Services & Website > >>> chairman > >>> (with informational copies to the Board) or do we continue > >>> talking and > >>> talking without any real action to get anything done? People > >>> like Bob > >>> Pries and > >>> Kitty Loberg have great ideas that need refining and action. > >>> AIS is > >>> w-a-y > >>> behind the power curve in taking action rather than talking > >>> things to > >>> death. I was at least encouraged at the Fall Board meeting that > >>> we the > >>> Board > >>> have awakened to the fact that we can't continue doing business > >>> as is or > >>> we > >>> will go broke -- within three years according to Bob but > >>> certainly very > >>> soon > >>> if we don't do something. I felt that our Board meeting was the > >>> most > >>> productive in the five years (10 meetings) I have been on the > >>> Board. > >>> Lots of > >>> changes, I just hope we can recover in time. I think we can and > >>> it is > >>> imperative that we try hard and smart! > >>> > >>> As an affiliate president I did receive Roy's letter yesterday about > >>> fixing > >>> the Exhibition Committee fiasco (Has AIS recovered the Exhibition > >>> supplies > >>> yet???). That letter will be read this weekend to three > >>> affiliates to > >>> which I belong. As an impatient Board member I had hoped that in > >>> this > >>> Christmas season of giving that I could ask these affiliates to > >>> donate to > >>> AIS to > >>> help offset our $14,000 deficit budget. But some AIS executive > >>> direction > >>> is needed first. I know I can deliver around $2,000 in donations > >>> but this > >>> is a one-time quick fix. We need a long range solution. Now I > >>> sound > >>> like > >>> Keith Keppel. We never discussed his 15 March 1997 memo on Cost > >>> Reduction > >>> and Revenue Sharing that was in our packet of "information" and I > >>> just > >>> discovered it. He was and is right on when he said, "I find it far > >>> preferable > >>> playing doctor, examining an ailing patient than coroner, > >>> exhuming a dead > >>> body." > >>> > >>> Jim Morris > >>> . > >>> > >>> -------------------------------------------------------------------- > >>> - > >>> To sign-off this list, send email to the AIS Secretary > >>> <aissecretary@irises.org> > >>> The archives for AISDiscuss are at: > >>> http://www.aisboard.org/lists/aisdiscuss/ > >>> > >> > >> --------------------------------------------------------------------- > >> To sign-off this list, send email to the AIS Secretary > >> <aissecretary@irises.org> > >> The archives for AISDiscuss are at: > >> http://www.aisboard.org/lists/aisdiscuss/ > > > > --------------------------------------------------------------------- > > To sign-off this list, send email to the AIS Secretary > > <aissecretary@irises.org> > > The archives for AISDiscuss are at: > > http://www.aisboard.org/lists/aisdiscuss/ > > --------------------------------------------------------------------- > To sign-off this list, send email to the AIS Secretary > <aissecretary@irises.org> > The archives for AISDiscuss are at: > http://www.aisboard.org/lists/aisdiscuss/ Hotmail: Powerful Free email with security by Microsoft. 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