29-06-2014, 05:17 PM
Ianbrownlee Wrote:Chess Scotland doesn't have enough money - the site is begging donations to subsidise junior events just now. We should do all we can do avoid running the organisation in a way where it cannot operate without reliance on such donations.
If Chess Scotland doesn't have enough money as suggested then an urgent review of how existing monies are allocated should be top priority. This is not a criticism of existing policies but there is a reasonable amount of monies coming in. If we cannot afford to host the commonwealth or send international teams then we should acknowledge that and think about raising money for causes. An increase of Grading fees has been muted as well as rumours of compulsory membership. My own idea of incorporating a chess playing web sites or running an account on chess.com would be relatively inexpensive and would show a justifiable return . For example an increase of just two members would pay for a chess.com account and there are plenty of chess playing web sites available with bolt-on's. Again this would show a tangible return for a membership fee if only chess Scotland members could access that. Fund raising events by our top players and regional leagues could also help. Non-paying grass roots players would more encouragement to pay more. I'm sure most clubs have a hard core of players who are not members. I would also suggest Chess Scotland give themselves a much higher profile of themselves by promoting themselves if different activities.
If there are insufficient funds then let us all fix it before it becomes a dire necessity before dire measures are required.