When outside contributions are received at the General Service Office, they are returned with a note explaining A.A.'s position on the question of self-support. In a majority of groups, an amount is set aside regularly for the support of A.A. world services.
All contributions are voluntary.
Membership in A.A. involves no dues or fees. All groups benefit from G.S.O. activities, although not all groups contribute to G.S.O.'s support. Income from the sale of Conference-approved books and other literature has always been an important factor in the support of G.S.O. services, frequently insuring continuation of those services when contributions from local groups were inadequate.