Re: [Organizers] Booking & treasury - (was: booking as a team?)

Make sure you let the treasurer know who is getting paid, and how much ... I've been in the uncomfortable situation of handing someone money and having them say, "this is not the agreed amount." I've also been the caller when the person with the bank asked, "how much do we pay you?" ... Of course, it's not about the money, but smooth relations. AMEN ! In my experience, lack of clarity on money happens all-too-often. It's usually not a big deal, but occasionally makes a mess. I still have uncomfortable feelings about a glitch like this -- from over a decade ago. At the break, the treasurer came up to me and began, "We should have talked about this in advance ..." It turned out that instead of the standard payment (which I had been led to expect), they wanted to apply a different formula (reducing my pay) because of an unusual band situation. I didn't know what to say, but observed that I had traveled hundreds of miles, which might also be considered unusual ... We concluded the discussion (which occupied the break, and would have been more happily spent socializing, and planning the 2nd half) with me saying "Just do whatever seems best to you." The organizer felt ruffled and grumpy, I felt ruffled and grumpy. I suspect that whatever compromise was achieved was explained to the band, so they felt that way, too. Ugh ! A lot of unnecessary annoyance over $50 or so. As Jerome observes, "it's not about the money, but smooth relations." It's really worth the extra communication to avoid putting performers and volunteer organizers in awkward situations. (postscript: there was a blizzard on Sunday, and I totaled my car on the way home. Definitely not my favorite dance weekend of all time ...) Scott -------------------------------------------- Scott(a)ScottHiggs.com http://www.scotthiggs.com