[Blacklabcollective] Membership System Proposal

[tara myketiak]

I remember talking at a meeting last year as membership also being a way to
potentially get around the illegality of selling booze cause its a members
only thing, not an open to the public thing, but in that case we'd want
most everyone who comes to shows to be a member. I don't know much about
the non-profit stuff, I always just deferred to whatever Anju said, but
this has been tabled for so long that I don't remember the initial
discussion. I'm not really committed to anything and I'm fine with what
everyone else decides, but if we are doing membership for
logistical/practical reasons then I think its probably going to be more
effective to keep membership costs low so everyone joins.  But also maybe
the whole project is more of a pain in the ass than its worth, unless
you're keen on doing it because of its fundraising potential?

On Sun, Oct 9, 2016 at 1:42 PM, Eris Nyx <erisnyx at hotmail.ca> wrote:

> As far as I know to be a legitimate non-profit we need a membership
> system? Are we just abandoning this idea.
> The money thing is fundraising related. We could make like a basic
> membership $2 or something?
>
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> *From:* Blacklabcollective <blacklabcollective-bounces at lists.resist.ca>
> on behalf of Quinn <quinn.roseblade at gmail.com>
> *Sent:* October 8, 2016 10:02 AM
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> *Subject:* Re: [Blacklabcollective] Membership System Proposal
>
> I agree with Tara.
>
> On Sat, Oct 8, 2016 at 12:35 AM, tara myketiak <taramyketiak at gmail.com>
> wrote:
>
>> I'm still confused about the membership thing. Initially I thought it was
>> proposed when were trying to get the space, and not just the collective,
>> non-profit status, and get the space recognized as legit by the city. But
>> now that's not our plan, right? So what purpose does membership serve, or
>> is it just something we want to do to raise $$?
>> Personally, I think our AGM should only be either (1) open to only the
>> collective; or (2) open to the public in general; or (3) open to members if
>> say membership cost like 10$. But paying 50$ or 100$ and getting a vote at
>> the AGM out of it seems weird to me, like you can buy a vote if you have a
>> lot of money. Anyways, that's just my two cents.
>>
>> On Fri, Oct 7, 2016 at 1:39 AM, Eris Nyx <erisnyx at hotmail.ca> wrote:
>>
>>> Hey do y'all wanna' revue this and give suggestions?
>>> Obviously everyone would get a membership card for paying into this.
>>>
>>> * Black Lab Membership Proposal*
>>>
>>>
>>> -Black Lab Basic Membership ($50)
>>>
>>>             -Free entry to one show of your choice per year
>>>
>>>             -Free Black Lab t-shirt or tote bag (?)
>>>
>>>             -Vote and attendance at AGM
>>>
>>>
>>>
>>> -Black Lab Supreme Membership ($100)
>>>
>>> -Collective prices on booze (?)
>>>
>>> -All other perks of basic membership
>>>
>>>
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