[MR] Fw: request for commentary regarding membership numbers
Olwen the Odd
olwentheodd at hotmail.com
Fri Mar 19 06:03:06 PST 2004
> > ----- Original Message -----
> > From: "Baron, Meg" <Meg.Baron at experian.com>
> > To: announcements at sca.org
> > Sent: Tuesday, March 16, 2004 08:52 PM
> > Subject: [Announcements] request for commentary regarding membership
>numbers
> >
> > Greetings unto the membership of the SCA,
> >
> > Recently the Board of Directors received a request asking us to review
>the
> > current rules governing the types of SCA memberships that count toward
>the
> > status of recognized groups, and to consider allowing all types of
> > memberships (including Associate and Family) to be counted in the
>makeup
>of
> > SCA branches. Under our current rules, which have remained unchanged for
> > some 20 years, only subscribing memberships (Sustaining and
>International)
> > are counted toward the minimum number of members required for SCA
>branches.
> >
> > Similar suggestions were made by a number of individuals in the recent
> > membership survey, and the Board feels this would be a positive change
>which
> > would benefit both SCA branches and individual members. To that end, we
> > are seeking commentary from the membership on the following:
> >
> > 1. Should all types of membership (Sustaining, International,
>Associate,
> > and Family) count toward the number of members required for an SCA
>branch
> > to maintain or advance its status?
> >
> > If the above change is made, we must then consider what modifications,
>if
> > any, should be made to the current minimum numbers required for an SCA
> > branch to exist, or to advance in status.
> >
> > The current minimum Society requirements (which have been in effect for
> > some 20 years) are as follows:
> >
> > Kingdoms: 400 Subscribing members
> > Principalities: 100 Subscribing members
> > Baronies: 25 Subscribing members
> > Other branches: (shires, cantons, colleges, etc.) 5 Subscribing
>members
> >
> > These numbers were originally set with the idea that, in addition to
>the
> > minimum number of subscribing members, each group would likely have a
>number
> > of other types of members as well, which would help sustain the group.
> > Therefore, the Board has discussed whether these numbers should be
>raised
>if
> > all memberships count toward a branch's status.
> >
> > At present, slightly more than 40 percent of our members are Associate
>or
> > Family members. This percentage is fairly uniform across the kingdoms
>of
> > the Known World, though it is somewhat lower in Drachenwald and
>Ealdormere.
> > In order to attempt to maintain the current ratios, one option would
>be
> > simply to raise the required number of members for each type of branch
>by
> > approximately 40 percent. This would result in the following new
>minimum
> > Society requirements:
> >
> > Kingdoms 560 members (any type)
> > Principalities 140 members (any type)
> > Baronies 35 members (any type)
> > Other branches 7 members (any type)
> >
> > The questions the Board would like the membership to comment on,
>related
>to
> > this subject, are:
> >
> > If all types of memberships count toward branch status, should the
>required
> > numbers of members be adjusted upward?
> >
> > 3. Should these adjustments be for every type of branch, or only for
> > certain ones? If only certain ones, please be specific. For example,
>one
> > option would be to increase required numbers for principalities and
> > kingdoms, but leave groups below the principality level as they are.
> >
> > 4. Is the 40 percent proposal cited above reasonable? We are
>particularly
> > interested in hearing of specific examples of branches that this change
> > might negatively impact.
> >
> > Please note that, in the event the minimum required number of members
>for
> > some or all types of branches is increased, there will very likely be a
> > grace period for existing groups to meet the new numbers; that grace
>period
> > would be at least a year, perhaps longer.
> >
> > The only revision to the Governing Documents that this change would
>require
> > is to Corpora, Section III.C.4-7, in which the word "subscribing" would
>be
> > struck in the sections that explain how many subscribing members are
> > required for that type of branch. If the numbers are raised, then the
> > specific number would also need to be changed in each branch description
> > affected.
> >
> > It can't be stressed enough how much the Board appreciates input from
>the
> > membership. When tackling issues such as the ones above, it is easy to
>miss
> > subtle ramifications these changes may cause. Your comments will go a
>long
> > way toward helping us make the best decision for the SCA. So please
>tell
>us
> > what you think.
> >
> > The deadline for commentary on this proposal is July 1. Please send
>your
> > comments to comments at sca.org
> >
> > or by mail to:
> >
> > Society for Creative Anachronism, Inc.
> > P.O. Box 360789
> > Milpitas, CA 95036-0789
> > Comments are strongly encouraged and can be sent to:
> > SCA Inc.
> > Box 360789
> > Milpitas, CA 95036
> >
> > You may also email comments at sca.org
> >
> > Get free webmail at www.KnownWorldWeb.com
> > Known World Web - How the current Middle Ages keeps current.
> > *************************************************
> > ----- Original Message -----
> > From: "Moore, Linda" <Linda.Moore at mam.org>
> >
> > Greetings, fellow members of the SCA.
> >
> > The SCA has reached a membership milestone! As of February 29, 2004,
>we
> > have 31,362 members of the SCA worldwide.
> >
> > This marks a huge growth for the SCA, acquiring 5,312 new members since
> > February, 2003. For comparison, that means we added more members in one
> > year than we did in all of the years combined from 1993 - 2003 (4058).
> > Membership numbers by year are available at
> > http://www.sca.org/officers/treasurer/welcome.html.
> >
> > Below is a breakdown by kingdom of total current members, in order of
> > size. This includes all levels of membership: International,
>Sustaining,
> > Associate and Family.
> >
> > Middle - 5101
> > An Tir - 3416
> > East - 3167
> > Meridies - 2361
> > Atlantia - 2238
> > Caid - 1931
> > Ansteorra - 1829
> > Atenveldt - 1586
> > Outlands - 1567
> > West - 1555
> > Aethelmearc - 1439
> > Calontir - 1271
> > Trimaris - 1237
> > Artemesia - 790
> > Drachenwald - 736 *
> > Ealdormere - 578
> > Lochac - 560 *
> >
> > Thank you all for your support of the SCA!
> >
> > Linda Moore
> > Chairman, SCA Inc.
> >
> > *Please note that Lochac's numbers include 537 members of the
>SCA-Australia
> > and 23 members of the SCA, Inc.; likewise, Drachenwald's numbers include
>639
> > members of SCA, Inc., and 97 members of the affiliated corporation
>covering
> > Finland, Suomen Keskiaikaseura Ry (SKA). Comments are strongly
>encouraged
> > and can be sent to:
> > SCA Inc.
> > Box 360789
> > Milpitas, CA 95036
> >
> > You may also email comments at sca.org or reply to this message.
> >
>
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