Re: [AISdiscuss] PayPal

[gary white <in2iris@yahoo.com>]

Greetings all,

I agree with Hal and his comments below.  The Sections
are vital to AIS and whatever we can do to boost the
membership and activity within the Sections can only
benefit AIS itself.  I, too, believe that AIS should
pay any costs incurred with PayPal.  If we find that
the costs are excessive (which, as Hal noted, probably
will not be the case), then we can re-visit the issue
at a later date.  In the meantime, I believe that most
of the Sections (and hopefully, most Regions) will
contribute financially to the insurance premium costs
of AIS.  To turn around and then charge the Sections
for PayPal costs, to me seems counterproductive at
best, especially when those costs will likely be very
small in relation to donations that will be received
from the Sections.  Paying these costs will strengthen
relations between AIS and the Sections, and will
benefit everyone, AIS included, in the long term.

And, I also agree with Rita and Bob.....Let's get
PayPal set up first for new members and renewals for
AIS, then add Sections as they request being added.

I very much appreciate the comments from Hal and
Clarence on this topic.  There is a great deal of
wisdom and experience in those comments.

Gary White



--- CEMahan@aol.com wrote:

> In a message dated 6/8/2006 4:57:43 P.M. Eastern
> Standard Time,  
> hlstahly@umich.edu writes:
> 
> Hello to  all,
> 
> I have a couple of reactions to the back-and-forth
> about  charging  
> sections for the PayPal traffic expenses that AIS
> might  incur for them.
> 
> I think this might be a molehill/mountain 
> situation.  I suspect that  
> if AIS were to pay all expenses for  PayPal traffic
> going through the  
> AIS web page, we would find in a  fairly short time
> that actual cost  
> to AIS would be  minimal.
> 
> My second reaction deals with behaviors that I have
> wondered  about  
> for years.  It seems to me that historically and
> right up  to today  
> AIS Board members have often taken an implicitly 
> confrontational  
> stance toward sections, especially as regards 
> finances. I don't  
> believe that AIS should supply the money for all 
> section activities,  
> not at all.  But I do believe  AIS  should support
> the sections, even  
> to the extent of covering some  minor costs; and I
> think the present  
> case in question involves  pretty minor cost.  (I do
> realize that AIS  
> of course now  provides some services to the
> sections, but these are   
> minimal.)  We need the sections and should do
> everything within   
> reason to support them.  They DO contribute to total
> AIS  membership.
> 
> Hal
> 
> 
> 
> As always, Hal writes with wisdom and good sense. I
> would like to  associate 
> myself with his views. Clarence
> 
>
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