[wplug-board] WPLUG finances

[JUDI GALARDI]

Also -- Sprout Fund looks good to me.  The next time they are accepting proposals is the first Friday in May, then July... I read some of the cover letter and I think we do offer a great deal to the community and ought to go for it.  If it is more work than you can handle now, Pat, I could help out.  Actually, as a board, we should all meet concerning the application...should lessen the load. (It could be a special meeting just to fill out the form.)

Judi
 


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> From: JUDI GALARDI <judigalardi at verizon.net>
>To: "wplug-board at wplug.org" <wplug-board at wplug.org> 
>Sent: Monday, March 26, 2012 10:55 AM
>Subject: Re: [wplug-board] WPLUG finances
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>Also, where are we concerning the Sprout Fund Appy.?  They seem to be our only resource...have a nice day!
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>> From: JUDI GALARDI <judigalardi at verizon.net>
>>To: "wplug-board at wplug.org" <wplug-board at wplug.org> 
>>Sent: Monday, March 26, 2012 10:47 AM
>>Subject: Re: [wplug-board] WPLUG finances
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>>Dear Pat -- What is the venue rental?
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>>Judi
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>>> From: Pat Barron <pat at lectroid.com>
>>>To: wplug-board at wplug.org 
>>>Sent: Monday, March 26, 2012 12:50 AM
>>>Subject: [wplug-board] WPLUG finances
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>>>The discussion on wplug-plan (about the banner and how much we'd be 
>>>willing to pay for something like that) motivated me to run these 
>>>numbers.  I've tried to project WPLUG's financial position going 
>>>forward, if we spend money only on things that we absolutely have to 
>>>spend money on (taking my best guesses as to what we'd be spending on 
>>>things like the picnic, and paying for our use of WSCC), and assuming 
>>>the current trends in membership renewal rates continue sort of as they 
>>>have.  The numbers I came up with sort of made me sit up and take 
>>>notice.  I've included them here (please excuse the formatting, this is 
>>>a straight cut and paste, it might not look very good in this e-mail...):
>>>
>>>2012
>>>
>>>Opening balance:    925
>>>+ 16 renewals:        320
>>>- PO Box                  94
>>>- Venue rental 
        240
>>>- Picnic                    75
>>>- Contingencies         50
>>>- Linode                  420
>>>                           ---------
>>>Closing balance:      369
>>>
>>>2013
>>>
>>>Opening balalnce:    329
>>>+ 14 renewals          280
>>>- PO Box                  94
>>>- Venue rental          240
>>>- Domain reg             30
>>>- Picnic                     75
>>>- Continginces           50
>>>                          ----------
>>>Closing balance: 
     160
>>>
>>>2014
>>>
>>>Opening balance:      120
>>>+ 14 renewals           280
>>>- PO Box                   94
>>>- Venue rental           240
>>>- Picnic                      75
>>>- Contingencies         50
>>>                            ----------
>>>Closing balance:        -19
>>>
>>>So basically, at our current spend rate (spending only on things we 
>>>absolutely have to spend on) and current income, I'm projecting we have 
>>>money until about mid-2014 before we start having issues.  Even if my 
>>>guesses as to expenses are a little off, I think the point ends up being 
>>>that we're spending money faster than we're taking money in.  If it ends 
>>>up not being a problem in 2014, it still is likely to be a problem in 2015.
>>>
>>>Not even sure where I'm going with this, other than mention that it's 
>>>something we definitely need to think about.  Over the next year or so, 
>>>finding ways to improve our income stream (as well as minimize expenses) 
>>>will become sort of important.
>>>
>>>--Pat.
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