[CW] ARRL MUST GET BETTER

[N2EY at aol.com]

In a message dated 3/6/05 1:03:46 PM Eastern Standard Time, KD5NWA at cox.net 
writes:


> If members start leaving and stating why, at some point they are going 
> to have to come to their senses. 

Maybe. OTOH if one person leaves because of Policy X and two people join....

And it's only effective if the folks making the decisions you don't like are 
told in no uncertain terms why you're leaving. That means all the directors,
vice directors, presidents and vice presidents. Section Managers don't make 
policy - neither does most of the Hq. staff. 

> I know a lot of long time members that have quit the ARRL and have 
> stated that they would come back if the organization was more democratic 
> and open.
> 

It's important to define *exactly* what would make an organization "more 
democratic 
and open." Detail what's wrong would make you/them come back.

Some League folks I've talked to think the ARRL is democratic and open 
because they show up at hamfests and conventions and talk to hams, members or not. 

Here's what I've told them needs to change:

- Publish BoD minutes in QST. Use small print to save space but publish them!

- Record how *every* director votes on *every* issue. If that takes a by-laws 
change, so be it. 

- Conduct membership-wide surveys on various issues every couple years at 
least, and publish the results in QST. To save money, if that's an issue, just 
print the survey page in QST and ask members to pay the return postage.

But I'm only one voice. 

73 de Jim, N2EY



> I am a member and so is my son, but frankly we are getting fed up with 
> they behind closed door policy making.
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