Klarinet Archive - Posting 000122.txt from 2007/06

From: "Catherine Bickley" <catherine.bickley@-----.uk>
Subj: [kl] RE: Community groups - membership fee?
Date: Tue, 19 Jun 2007 04:22:56 -0400


>=20
> Date: Mon, 18 Jun 2007 15:51:48 -0500
> To: klarinet@-----.org
> From: "Curtis Bennett" <curtis.bennett@-----.com>
> Subject: Re: [kl] Community groups - membership fee?
> Message-ID:=20
> <17319630706181351u1f524f15ledb718532b9cb18@-----.com>
>=20
> What would the purpose of such a fee be? I've been in numerous
> community bands, and there's never been a fee. Most of them take
> donations from the public, and are declared as non-profit
> organizations.
>=20
> On 6/18/07, Glenn Kantor <klarinet@-----.net> wrote:
> > Your help please -
> >
> > Does the community band or orchestra you play in have a=20
> membership fee for
> > joining and/or a yearly dues fee?
> >
> > If so - how much?
> >
> > One of our local groups is thinking of instituting a=20
> nominal yearly fee for
> > playing and would like to know what other similar groups are doing.
> >
> > Many thanks...
> >
> > Glenn B Kantor (GBK)

Most of the community groups I've encountered in the UK charge an annual=
membership fee ranging from about =A350-=A3100 a year. In all cases these=
annual subs are a key part of the financial well being of the group. This=
is my experience for groups that are registered charities, run as adult=
education classes and less formal community groups.

In general the groups I know of require the annual sub to pay for the=
rehearsal costs (ie. hire of the rehearsal venue and conductor's fees).=
Where music costs are significant (eg. wind bands where there are very=
limited opportunities to hire music) the subs help cover some of the new=
music. The concerts given often tend to be self supporting, with the=
audience ticket money paying for the costs of that evening only.=20

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