In fact, there may even be a small savings. It is a reallocation of funds, rather than an added cost to the organization. It is not our intention for your dues to go up. In fact, the genesis of this restructuring came from our outside development people who indicated that we needed to look at a costly structure that was neither efficient nor effective. The changes in the past met the needs of the past.
New times demand new structures.
At one time, we did have more than one paid professional staff member. However, this new structure will implement changes in ways that we have not done in the past. For example, by dividing up the present responsibilities of the Executive Director, this position can work more closely in development, membership recruitment strategies, advocacy and marketing which were not able to be done in a clear, planned and focused manner in the past. If we were to affiliate with the others in some way, this action is probably about three years away. Restructuring now will put us in a position where we can choose to merge from a position of strength rather than from a needy position.