If the reason for a mandantory membership is so we can become a 501C3
organization, and there is no other way, then the membership fee
should be only a token amount.  In my opinion, $1 per year should be
sufficient, since the reason for becoming a 501C3 is to generate
donations to the GAA.  Membership fees do not need to be another
source revenue if t he donations can raise enough money.

--- In georgiaarchery@yahoogroups.com, "georgiaarchery"
<georgiaarchery@y...> wrote:
>
> The GAA will institute an Opt-In membership program. This is a
> requirement to incorporate as a 5013c.  It's not an option, we will
> have to have a formal membership.  In addition, just because
someone
> joins the NAA does not automatically make them a member of the
GAA. 
> This is not legal under a 5013c corporation. 
>
> What is yet to be decided is:
> 1.  How much should the annual dues be?  $1 a member?  $5 a
member? 
> $10 a member and $20 for a family?
> 2.  What does the dues get you?  Tournament shooting privliges? 
> Voting rights?  News and information?  If you join the GAA and you
> are under the age of 18, should you have voting rights?
> 3.  And should the GAA allow non-members to shoot in their
> tournaments?  For instance, should GBAA members that do not join
the
> GAA be allowed to shoot in the GAA Tournaments?  The NFAA and the
NAA
> have reciprocal agreements that allows their membership to shoot
each
> other's tournaments without joining the other organization.  We can
> follow this lead or we can institute a policy that requires anyone
> that shoots a GAA tournament to be a member of the GAA. 
>
> It is MHO that we should require everyone that shoots a GAA
> Tournament to join the GAA. 
>
> We should also allow 4H and other non NAA members to shoot the
> Georgia Championship tournaments if they join the GAA -- regardless
> of their affiliation with the NAA or the NFAA. 
>
> So, what do YOU think?