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Clif, if you haven't been an AF member for a while it may count. I'll have to check with them.

I have known and worked with the two most recent AF Executive Directors, Brady Robinson and Steve Matous. I have also been to the AF offices a couple times. The AF Executive Director carries out the work that the AF Board directs them to do in running this small non-profit.

Most recently Brady and the AF Policy Director, Jason Keith traveled to DC to lobby for climbing access related issues. A numbers of years of work by the AF has resulted in the establishment of an endowment for land acquisition called the Access Fund Land Conservation Campaign. The AFLCC is a multi-million dollar revolving loan program that will act like a bank for LCO's to use in buying land. Over the years, Jason Keith has assisted the RRGCC in dealing with the Forest Service. I have been to five different AF sponsored summit events where access issues were discussed among climbers. So all and all, from what I have seen, the AF earns their keep.

Apparently renewal counts too as long as you renew using the link and making sure you designate the RRGCC as your LCO.

thanks.

Remember deadline Dec.18

When's the deadline?

clif wrote:so, i let my AF membership lapse years ago. BUT, regardless of whether it'd be a 'renewal' or 'new' membership, i'm tempted to do it, but it wouldn't count toward the winning 1000, right? in which case, i'd really like to know what it is the president or director does to earn ~70k/year. but all those cool companies that support it can't be wrong, right? so buy more cool gear, right? but then if all the crags get closed, what would i do with it all? i can climb fire and brimstone forever and never remember the moves. i'm so bored.

you can look up any registered 501c3 company at www.guidestar.com and view the forms the submit annually to the IRS. IF you really want to know, have a look on there.

ok, received my Access Fund 'membership card' today. it will
nicely fill the small hole in my wallet. bonus feature---a pie chart
outlining expenses.

36% National Policy, Acquisitions, Special Programs
27% Climber Outreach & Education
15% Communications
13% Fundraising
9% Administrative

also, within the note a statistic that only 1% of climbers are members.


well, at this point i can't blame them. over one-third of the budget goes to communications, fundraising, and administration? with email, free magazine ads (well, i'm assuming, as the magazines get free ads in the AF mailing)
And with that 'climber outreach' (isn't that just climbing???)
'education' and 'policy' not part of communication?

i'm thinking the national policy should be to spend ++50% on
acquisitions, 'special programs' should be detailed and integrated with outreach and education with every pr move, and administration and all other costs capped at 10-20%