The Irish Mitsubishi FTO Owners Club

Hi All,

Thought it would be nice for all to know our current financial situation..Suffice it to say that we're not what one would call a cash rich organization.. I have been working on a few new designs and product lines for the shop section though, so hopefully they might tickle your collective fancies..

April 2008-April 2009

Income
Donations €284.10
Zazzle (calandar) €24.00
Google Adsense €151.00
Shop earnings €77.00
€536.10


Expenditure
Hosting \ domain charges €239.36
Business cards €84.00
Club Stickers €95.00
Web design €61.50


Total Spend €479.86

Surplus at 01/04/2009 €56.24

That's cool that you let the members know how we stand financially. It shows how important the donations are, and that every couple of quid count.
Just that you mention the new designs, is it worth running another competition? It'd help stir up interest/awareness too in the new designs.

What are the business cards for?

gary d wrote:What are the business cards for?

Mainly for leaving on people's windscreens and handing out at events.

Like the flyers in the download section.

checked the shop, I can't find the stickers, how do i get one?

TopCat wrote:That's cool that you let the members know how we stand financially. It shows how important the donations are, and that every couple of quid count.
Just that you mention the new designs, is it worth running another competition? It'd help stir up interest/awareness too in the new designs.

The donations are Vital, without them we wouldn't be able to pay the bills for running the site.

Im all for the Design contest.. ..but Im moving the other suggestions to another thread

Muad_dib77 wrote:The donations are Vital, without them we wouldn't be able to pay the bills for running the site.

I just want to echo this statement, donations allow us to be the number 1 model specific car club in Ireland! The more we get in, the more we can offer to the membership.

The committe decided that there would be value in being open and honest about the finances, we're a very small outfit in comparison to some other clubs but at least is gives people an indication how their donations are spent.

We welcome any ideas you might have in terms of fund raising or revenue generation, all suggestions are welcome.

CJ

Interesting to see the breakdown of figures there.

A surplus eh, in these times! Let's go on the beer!

CJ wrote:We welcome any ideas you might have in terms of fund raising or revenue generation, all suggestions are welcome.
CJ

What about using the meets to generate a bit of cash and possibly add to the enjoyment? The numbers attending on the ones I've been on have been quite healthy.

I'm thinking in the way of something like a poker run. I've been on dozens and dozens of these down through the years on the bike. You know the idea... a tenner a head... a card from the deck at each check-point... best hand at the end wins (a prize from the shop?).

Of course, anyone who didn't want to take part would still be welcome to join the run. No pressure, just a bit of craic.

I'd certainly be up for it.