Upgrade your account to a Community Supporter account and remove most of the site ads.

Reply to thread

Message: <blockquote data-quote="Nightcloak" data-source="post: 1956692" data-attributes="member: 23862"><img src="https://cdn.jsdelivr.net/joypixels/assets/8.0/png/unicode/64/1f615.png" class="smilie smilie--emoji" loading="lazy" width="64" height="64" alt=":confused:" title="Confused    :confused:"  data-smilie="5"data-shortname=":confused:" />  First[SBLOCK]Appoint someone (like a treasure possition) who receives the money, keeps the account, pays the bills. This does not need to be the same person who receives the donation. Most organizations I've been in use the limited VP possition as the donation guy so no one gets over loaded with work. He works the recruitment/collection process then passes the member list to the Pres and the funds to the Tres.Note: I'm using RL possition titles as a reference. I don't think we would need to do that.[/SBLOCK]Second[SBLOCK]The Treasurer would post the donations in some fasion to insure everyone can double check it and make sure their money is accounted for and not missing. If someone is missing then that would give them the chance to contact the council and rectify the shortage and get it posted.[/SBLOCK]Third[SBLOCK]If a bill comes due - like the forum cost - then he would inform the man in charge to get a council vote to approve of the payment first. The treasure would pay bills approved by council vote and keep a ledger and all electronic receipts to report back to the council members. This allows all responsible parties to help oversee the flow of money and insure errors or worse do not happen. (You can never be to careful when it comes to money - trust me on this. People change quickly if they think they are getting shafted. A simple error could create problems.)[/SBLOCK]Details, details[SBLOCK]1. Someone would need to track votes of the council2. Paypal is the best system, IMO. It is secure and generates receipts.3. Paypal has usage fees. Do you plan on covering those costs for the donation collector and treasurer?4. What would you do if there is still not enough money to pay needed bills.5. What would be general policy for extra income that is left after the bills are payed?6. What incentive, if any, would there be for people to donate. Do donators get a perk?I have thoughts on these but, hey, this isn't the Nightcloak show (currently banned due to costume failure <img src="https://cdn.jsdelivr.net/joypixels/assets/8.0/png/unicode/64/1f61b.png" class="smilie smilie--emoji" loading="lazy" width="64" height="64" alt=":p" title="Stick out tongue    :p"  data-smilie="7"data-shortname=":p" /> ) so it should be a group process and vote.[/SBLOCK]Finally, I still think we should stay put here for a while till details are ironed out, interest in the DMF helps support a move, and to take advantge of the high volume of traffic. Indeed. Input would be welcome.Whoa. Hold on there. while getting merchenduse is fun it is also a logistical pain. You need logos, artwork (You know you want artwork <img src="https://cdn.jsdelivr.net/joypixels/assets/8.0/png/unicode/64/1f609.png" class="smilie smilie--emoji" loading="lazy" width="64" height="64" alt=";)" title="Wink    ;)"  data-smilie="2"data-shortname=";)" /> ), who gets the task of collecting and paying for this stuff, set up costs, and finally who gets to store this stuff until needed. Merchendise is fun but can be a hassle. Lets get up and running before we start making things complex.  However, a coffee cup with a dragon or balor on it would rock...</blockquote>

Verification