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In lugnet.events.brickworld, Marc Nelson Jr. wrote:
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I have no problem with attending a for-profit event as long as I know that
it’s a for-profit event. I would have a problem attending an event that gave
the impression of being non-profit while actually being for-profit.
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How is that impression given, short of actually telling people, “we are a
non-profit organization”. The logistics in creating a non-profit alone are
prohibitive IMO.
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I would not volunteer for a for-profit event. You’re right, it is asking a
lot of people to organize these events without compensation. But if you
don’t expect event organizers to work for free, why should volunteers?
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lol, what Al said:-)
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Financial gain is certainly a worthy reason to put on an AFOL event. So why
not be upfront about it? Don’t you think that the calls for volunteers and so
forth at least give the impression that these events are not being run for
profit?
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Not at all. It is a non sequitur.
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Do you think it’s a good thing for an event to act like a non-profit
if it isn’t?
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Maybe it would be easier for you to think of it this way: people who organize
LEGO fests just hope the event will be well attended and they don’t LOSE money
on the deal. If by coincidence they break even; fine. If, by good planning and
perhaps a little luck they end up in the black, who cares? They took a risk,
and it paid off, as it were, for them. Making a profit wasn’t the reason they
organized the fest, it was a nice by-product. Perhaps you think that event
organizers should spread the wealth around to their volunteers. I don’t. And
volunteers don’t expect it, either. They certainly don’t expect to share in
the financial burden if the event loses money, or do you think that that
should be the case as well? If not, why not? In for a penny, in for a pound.
Might be hard to find volunteers, however....
And that’s part of the beauty of being a volunteer-- and part of the risk of
being the organizer.
And BTW, what does “acting like a non-profit” even look like? Is it simply the
use of volunteers?
JOHN
FUT ot.debate to mollify Ondrew:-)
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| (...) Calling for volunteers does give the impression something is a non-profit, yes. (...) So you're saying volunteers shouldn't be compensated, right? I agree with you there, I just think it should apply to all volunteers involved in an event. (...) (18 years ago, 15-Mar-07, to lugnet.events.brickworld, FTX)
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| (...) I have no problem with attending a for-profit event as long as I know that it's a for-profit event. I would have a problem attending an event that gave the impression of being non-profit while actually being for-profit. I would not volunteer (...) (18 years ago, 15-Mar-07, to lugnet.events.brickworld, FTX)
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