Guidelines for 928OC Event Support

Marc White;15293 wrote: Malcolm, please contact me with any questions or comments and we'll try to get any concerns addressed. Honestly we don't want to be difficult to work with and truly exist to support the 928 community. Our intentions are good!

Best to all,
Marc

thx Marc.......we contributed to Bills suggestions and await how they will be received.

I do appreciate that some are not difficult where others can be but lets leave that discussion until Sept.

Looking forward to reviewing the revised guidelines at the earliest opp.

are these final yet? If so, where can I find the final version? What is the version control protocol? Are you using rev dates, etc?
Thnx

Ed,
It seems to me that the original Guidelines are final until and unless the Board passes a updated version. My (unsolicited) draft revision is just that; an unsolicited draft in which Marc sees some value and seems to be carrying it forward. I dated it in the footer. Not aware of an official version nor version control process.

As we are fast approaching one year until our Sharks on Ice event final guidelines, the duration and version control would serve greatly in our decision making.

Having read the new "rules" regarding OCIC support from the OC ----

1) No financial responsibility from the OC what so ever
2) Must be an OCIC event benefiting the OC to the detriment of the organizers.
3) Only support is trinkets that advertise the OC and no investment in the event at all.
4) Rules that require fiscal reporting that no other sponsor requires.
5) Requires membership sign up that costs the organizer money.
6) Why not go with a better sponsor who can reach out to thousands of 928 owners and not just the circa 400 in the OC.
7) I would pay more than the OC to have my company name at the top of the list - just saying - wake up and smell the coffee.

Just food for thought.
Roger

Roger,

The guidelines indicate that the expected support level for an OCIC is $1000 to $2000. I wouldn't call that "trinket" money.

For an OCIC, the board is willing to provide support beyond the hats and shirts that are typically provided at smaller events. (Hence the much larger dollar amount.) However, the board does not dictate to the event organizer what, exactly, the support funds must to be used for. Instead, the organizer has creative license to come up with an idea and propose it to the board.

Marc White tried to clarify this point in one of his statements back in post #9 of this thread where he says that sponsorship of a banquet would be an acceptable form of support. Again, that is just one example. It's really up to the event organizer to decide how they think OC funds could best be utilized to support their event and then pitch the idea to the board.

I think that is a reasonable way to handle it. Such an approach provides flexibility to the organizer, but limits the financial responsibility of the 928OC to a known dollar amount.

Regards,
Greg