Re: Membership dues [ was: Re: Advisory Board Letter ]

[Chris DiBona <chris valinux com>]

Will the different amount translate into different amounts of power within
the organization, I ask because it seems kind of stupid to stratify prices
if you don't stratify membership (something I don't thik would be wise)

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On Wed, 2 Aug 2000, Rusty Conover wrote:

> 
> > - $10,000 or $20,000 doesn't seem to jibe with making the 
> >   advisory board "open". These aren't huge amounts of 
> >   money, but I think it is certainly large enough to act
> >   as a discouraging factor to some companies.
> 
> Yes. $10,000 or $20,000 isn't quite the same as "petty cash" in some companies.
>  I would say maybe $5,000 or $2,500 would be more reasonable for companies will
> smaller revenues/profits.  Maybe a sliding scale of membership costs should be
> devised so that the smallest and the largest of companies can become members
> with a reasonable amount charged to each of them.
> 
> Rusty
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