Money Matters 2015/05
By Keith Sessions, Chief Financial Officer
Investing your time and money
Ahh, springtime. When I wrote this, the snow was finally melting and flying season was right around the corner. As you read this, it is time for many of us to make the annual pilgrimage to Woodruff, South Carolina, and the most beautiful 400 acres on the planet for Joe Nall Week.
The Triple Tree Aerodrome crew will have the place looking great and ready for everyone to enjoy. Just like your local club, this does not happen without a lot of people volunteering their time. In fact, many are amazed to learn that Triple Tree has a grand total of one full-time employee. Everyone else you see working there is a volunteer.
Just look at what a group of people, all of whom are passionate about a cause, can accomplish.
I learned a long time ago that jobs always pay you in two forms of compensation — time and money. Contributing to a nonprofit boils down to the same two forms.
Many people have extra money but little time. Others may not have a lot of excess money, but they do have time. Both are needed for any nonprofit organization or club to be successful. I have noticed in several clubs that, many times, the coffers are full but they have a hard time getting people to fill leadership positions.
I have served as president and vice president in some of my local clubs.
I think the biggest issue many people have is being unaware of how much time they will have to spend in such a role. We could gain additional volunteers by showing how much (or little) time is necessary to be effective in a club leadership role.
If you have not served, I recommend reaching out and talking to the people in some of these roles. You can start by working at events in a support role or by taking on a committee position. Just like monetary donations, donations of time are appreciated in any amount.
I look forward to seeing many of our members in a couple of weeks. I will be at the annual Joe Nall event the entire week. I camp in the 3-D area, but I fly on every flightline except the helicopter flightline (which I will visit). Please introduce yourself and let me know if I can help in any way.
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