Fwd: STC: New Dues Structure for 2008

Tue Sep 25 14:12:00 MDT 2007

While I agree with Teresa, the mighty $ makes it very difficult for us
foreigners to join unless US societies offer cheaper rates. But if I lived
in the USA, I would be 100% behind you. :-)

2007/9/24, tashuff at aol.com <tashuff at aol.com>:
>
> This dues structure looks like US and Canadian members are underwriting
> the cost of memberships outside of North America.
>
> It is my experience for other international organizations that I belong
> too, that the cost of running international operations are higher than
> delivering services domestically. Why are we being taxed so that STC can
> deliver these groundbreaking services to offshore counterparts?
>
> I'm all for providing access to STC services to anyone who wants them.
> But, if the market price is $XXX, it should be the price for services for
> any member, regardless of their physical location.
>
> I have reconsidered my membership in other organizations who have
> instituted similar pricing structures for their international members. I do
> not think that that cost-shifting to your membership base is the best
> practice for growing international membership.
>
>
> Teresa Trujillo
> Book Workshop/Mighty Designs
> 1501 E. Orangethorpe Avenue
> Suite 130
> Fullerton, California 92831
> Phone (714) 525-0882
> Fax (714) 879-7156
> Cell (714) 926-8343
>
>
>
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: Hollingsworth, Cynthia D <cholling at iupui.edu>
> To: stc-ac <stc-ac at lists.stc.org>
> Sent: Mon, 24 Sep 2007 4:49 am
> Subject: [stc-ac] RE: Fwd: STC: New Dues Structure for 2008
>
> I have to voice my response with the rest of them. My STC dues have never been
>
> subsidized by my university and for the first time in 16 years, I have to
>
> seriously consider not renewing my membership.
>
>
> Cindy Hollingsworth
>
>
>
>
> ***********************************************
>
> Cynthia D. Hollingsworth, MS
>
> Coordinator of Instructional Design and Adjunct Assistant Professor
>
> Indiana University School of Nursing
>
> 1111 Middle Drive, NU 452B, Indianapolis, IN 46202
>
> Phone: 317-274-0752
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> E-mail: cholling at iupui.edu
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> URL: http://www.iupui.edu/~webtrain <http://www.iupui.edu/%7Ewebtrain>
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>
>
> -----Original Message-----
>
> From: bounce-stc-ac-319667 at lists.stc.org [mailto:bounce-stc-ac-319667 at lists.stc.org <bounce-stc-ac-319667 at lists.stc.org?>]
>
> On Behalf Of Becky Jo McShane
>
> Sent: Saturday, September 22, 2007 5:39 PM
>
> To: stc-ac
>
> Subject: [stc-ac] Fwd: STC: New Dues Structure for 2008
>
>
> Based on STC's own numbers they've raised dues over the last seven years
>
> as follows:
>
>
> 2000 - 15%
>
> 2002 - 14%
>
> 2004 - 12%
>
> 2007 - 15 %
>
>
> My salary has not increased at this rate. I hope STC realizes what
>
> they're doing the academic community.
>
>
> Becky Jo McShane
>
> Weber State University
>
>
> -------- Original Message --------
>
> Subject:    STC: New Dues Structure for 2008
>
> Date:   Thu, 20 Sep 2007 15:01:28 -0400
>
> From:   <stc at stc.org>
>
> To:     <bmcshane at weber.edu>
>
>
>
>
>
>
> STC President Linda Oestreich
>
>
> Dear STC Members,
>
>
> The Society is embarking on some of its most exciting improvements
>
> ever--and that's hard to believe considering all the progress we've made
>
> in the last few years! But it's true: From the revamped Annual
>
> Conference to the soon-to-be-released Salary Database, STC has
>
> significantly upgraded its services.
>
>
> In fact, many of you sent notes to the STC office saying how much you
>
> enjoyed the new, expanded content of our e-mail newsletter, News &
>
> Notes. I'm glad to hear it!
>
>
> But, in STC, just as in the rest of our lives, improved services and
>
> normal inflation add costs. So, to support those and other rising
>
> expenses and to pay for needed capital improvements to the technology
>
> that supports the STC office, STC's Board of Directors decided at its
>
> August 2007 meeting to raise membership dues for calendar year 2008.
>
>
> Iâ€™m sure your first question is &quot;how much?&quot; Although itâ€™s
>
> approximately
>
> 15% for the majority of members, the change does vary according to your
>
> location and the category of membership you choose. I've asked the STC
>
> office to put together a Q&A titled STC's New Dues Structure
>
> <http://www.stc.org/membership/duesStructure02.asp>. This Q&A also
>
> goes
>
> into much more detail about those rising expenses I mentioned.
>
>
> Itâ€™s also natural for members to wonder how their dues are spent.
>
> Thatâ€™s
>
> why STC has posted an article titled Where Do My STC Dues Go?
>
> <http://www.stc.org/membership/duesStructure03.asp> As you'll see,
>
> even
>
> with the increase, STC dues are in line with those of similar
>
> organizations.
>
>
> Chapter presidents and treasurers have already been informed of another
>
> Board decision regarding changes to our chapter funding model. If you're
>
> interested in the details of how chapters are funded, you can read this
>
> message sent recently to chapter leaders
>
> <http://www.stc.org/membership/duesStructure01.asp>.
>
>
> If you would like to discuss the dues and funding changes with other
>
> members of STC, including STC Board members, I invite you to do so on
>
> the STC Member Forum at stcforum.org/viewtopic.php?pid=4182
>
> <http://stcforum.org/viewtopic.php?pid=4182>. When you use the
>
> discussion topic on the forum, it gives Society leaders a chance to see
>
> and respond to all comments.
>
>
> As a member of the STC Board of Directors, Iâ€™m quite proud of the
>
> priorities weâ€™ve set, the decisions weâ€™ve made, the financial
>
> responsibility weâ€™ve exercised, and the value weâ€™ve delivered to STC
>
> members. Decisions to increase dues are never easy, but I am confident
>
> that the value you receive for your dues dollars is worth every penny.
>
>
> I thank each of you for being an important part of this Society that has
>
> supported our profession for more than 50 years. The support you give to
>
> your Society in turn strengthens our profession.
>
>
>
> Linda Oestreich
>
> STC President
>
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