Some numbers from the last Canadian Closed

[Vlad Drkulec]

Re: Some numbers from the last Canadian Closed

I don't quite follow. Can't the executive create a role, say "Marketing and Membership Growth Director", and "hire" Neil as a volunteer in that capacity?

We could do that though the discussion was about an executive VP position which would require revisiting the structure of the directors which would entail some restructuring though there may be ways of doing it on a temporary basis (from AGM to AGM) with less buy in required from the voting members. Currently we have one VP in our executive structure.

[Garland Best]

Re: Some numbers from the last Canadian Closed

I don't quite follow. Can't the executive create a role, say "Marketing and Membership Growth Director", and "hire" Neil as a volunteer in that capacity?

[Vlad Drkulec]

Re: Some numbers from the last Canadian Closed

What are the conditions?

To start, a constitutional amendment with two thirds voting member support.

[Neil Frarey]

Re: Some numbers from the last Canadian Closed

What are the conditions?

These are some of my more pressing conditions...

Membership Growth:

1. Free Trial Membership, good for at least two CFC rated weekend events, must be in place end of the 2017 AGM.
2. I have full access to Membership data.
3. We build an ongoing email campaign.

Marketing:

1. I produce and place the brand.
2. I oversee all marketing.

...shouldn't be a problem.

Right?

[Garland Best]

Re: Some numbers from the last Canadian Closed

What are the conditions?

[Vlad Drkulec]

Re: Some numbers from the last Canadian Closed

You and Mr. McKillop should make up a contract and have a signing ceremony.

[Neil Frarey]

Re: Some numbers from the last Canadian Closed

How about Neil Frarey, VP in charge of membership growth & marketing?

I have a list of conditions that must be met for both Membership growth & Marketing ... if we're in agreement, OK I'm interested.

[Kevin Pacey]

Re: Some numbers from the last Canadian Closed

It might save Neil a lot of the headaches that come with being CFC President.

Now that I think about it, I think a 2nd V-P might still be required by the Handbook to consider & vote on any matter reserved for the Executive... so it may be best if an officer of membership growth be seperate from the Executive. There's an (empty) office for publicizing the CFC that's already on the books, as well as an office (again empty) for garnering sponsorship for the CFC, fwiw.

A 2nd V-P office still might be useful to have though, to help share the existing day-to-day load among the Executive.

[Peter McKillop]

Re: Some numbers from the last Canadian Closed

I've always wondered whether there should be at least one CFC officer whose sole aim is to try to advance (or at least plan to advance) the CFC's growth in one way or another that's by relatively big steps, with that officer(s) explicitly excluded from the struggles of fighting entropy and putting out fires. Maybe divide the CFC vice-presidency into two offices: 1st Vice-President and 2nd Vice-President, if expanding the executive is allowable.

No CFC President or Executive is superhuman, assuming these offices have typically been stretched to the limit most of the time.

How about Neil Frarey, VP in charge of membership growth & marketing?

[Kevin Pacey]

Re: Some numbers from the last Canadian Closed

This is an accurate analysis of the situation. Most of the job of the CFC executive is fighting entropy and putting out fires. This is true for local organizers as well.

I've always wondered whether there should be at least one CFC officer whose sole aim is to try to advance (or at least plan to advance) the CFC's growth in one way or another that's by relatively big steps, with that officer(s) explicitly excluded from the struggles of fighting entropy and putting out fires. Maybe divide the CFC vice-presidency into two offices: 1st Vice-President and 2nd Vice-President, if expanding the executive is allowable.

No CFC President or Executive is superhuman, assuming these offices have typically been stretched to the limit most of the time.

[Egidijus Zeromskis]

Re: CFC Foundation - a good thing!

$5K could buy a lot of extra Queens and other random pieces...

$5k would buy a lot of chess sets with Queens included

[Jean Hébert]

Re: Re : Some numbers from the last Canadian Closed

My post was not offensive at all. It was just about the unpleasant reality.

I have to agree. From experience I know that criticism, regardless of how it is formulated, is rarely taken positively as it should.
People that do not care do not criticize and they sometimes even praise to look good and "positive".
Keep trying Victor and disregard the personal attacks that this will invariably bring upon you.

[Kerry Liles]

Re: CFC Foundation - a good thing!

I don't see anywhere that chess2inspire rents out DGT boards - only DGT clocks. However - there is a Montrealer who has (at least) four DGT boards, and he often rents them out with his services to Montreal and area tournaments.

In a restricted-entry "Closed" tournament, I'm sure the players would appreciate the $5k to be invested in prizes and/or appearance fees - rather than in DGT boards.

$5K could buy a lot of extra Queens and other random pieces...

[Hugh Brodie]

Re: CFC Foundation - a good thing!

I don't see anywhere that chess2inspire rents out DGT boards - only DGT clocks. However - there is a Montrealer who has (at least) four DGT boards, and he often rents them out with his services to Montreal and area tournaments.

In a restricted-entry "Closed" tournament, I'm sure the players would appreciate the $5k to be invested in prizes and/or appearance fees - rather than in DGT boards.

[Neil Frarey]

Re: Some numbers from the last Canadian Closed

You're thinking of this post.

http://forum.chesstalk.com/showthrea...l=1#post112101

Offer still stands.

Good stuff, thanks!

var VMs = 'majority';
if (VMs === 'majority') {
console.log('Neil is CFC president, CFC will see growth!');
} else {
console.log('CFC will see a deficit.');