Re: [Organizers] Rochester NY Organization

-----Original Message----- From: organizers-bounces(a)sharedweight.net [mailto:organizers-bounces@sharedweight.net] On Behalf Of Bobfab(a)aol.com Sent: Saturday, February 09, 2008 11:50 AM To: organizers(a)sharedweight.net Subject: [Organizers] Rochester NY Organization HI all, Rochester has a weekly Thursday dance, with a board consisting of President, Vice President, Secretary, and Treasurer. All positions are elected by the members who attend the dance when the voting is held. There is a few week notice, with a slate presented for consideration. It is mostly by coercion that members get put on the slate, so there is no contention in recent memory. The board meetings are somewhat regular, about every month, open to all, with special invites to the organizers of an upcoming event, as well as "members at large" , the scheduler for bands/callers, and the sound guy. The positions are described in the bylaws, and there are time limits (3-5 yrs) for the positions - as much to be a guaranteed "out" for those afraid of being stuck in the position, as for helping to get more members of the dance involved in the organization. We are a CDSS affiliate, and we are an official Tax Exempt Non-Profit Organization - 501c(3). 2007 is the first year we have to file our own Form 990 in addition to the CDSS required annual summary. Anyone with words of advice, please contact me directly!!! Bob ************** Biggest Grammy Award surprises of all time on AOL Music. (http://music.aol.com/grammys/pictures/never-won-a-grammy?NCID =aolcmp00300000002548) _______________________________________________ Organizers mailing list Organizers(a)sharedweight.net http://www.sharedweight.net/mailman/listinfo/organizers