[Nolose-finance] hi there!

[cristy]

Monday is good for me.
c

On Tue, Apr 1, 2008 at 12:27 PM, Amanda Piasecki <amandapiasecki at yahoo.com>
wrote:

>  I will say more soon about the recs you and Danielle have made about FA
> (mostly I think they're fantastic), Cristy, but meanwhile, I totally think
> that we need to meet, yes.  Next Monday?  6:30/9:30?
>
> Amanda
>
>
> ----- Original Message ----
> From: cristy <cristycardinal at gmail.com>
> To: nolose-finance at nolose.org
> Sent: Tuesday, April 1, 2008 6:38:32 AM
> Subject: [Nolose-finance] hi there!
>
> hey you guys,
> I think we ned to have ameeting, don't you?
>
> So, I have done some math.  A rough and early estimate of the cost of the
> conference, per person is $200.  I can explain how I got this if you want,
> but basically, it't the per person cost of the hotel, plus administrative
> costs, entertainment costs and the like, divided per person with an
> expectation that 100 people will register.  So, I propose that the fee scale
> start at $200, middle is at $250 and high is $300.  I really feel strongly
> that the lowest end of the scale is cost, and we tell people that.
>
> As for the FA, Danielle is interested in doing it, and sitting on this
> committee.  She is very good with money, and I think an asset.  We talked
> about it, and we both think that the best plan is to have a transparent
> income guideline (if you make <10,000, you get this much, etc), based
> roughly on the federal poverty guidelines-which would mean that around
> $25,000 and up gets no FA.  We also discussed perhaps asking for work study
> from FA recipients-stuffing packets, carrying food trays, whatever.  We
> don't necessarily have to require it, but we could ask if they would like
> to.  I am working on the application, and I will include something like
> that.  As for people who are students, I am conflicted.  There is a
> difference from being a poor student to living in poverty, ya know? We need
> to talk about this.  I might just say that on the app.
>
> Also, in the past we talked about earmarking FA for underrepresented
> populations in order to help with diversifying, so having 2 scholarships
> (complete conf. reg) for supersized folks, 2 for folks with mobility
> disabilities, 2 for POC, 2 for folks over 40, etc.  What do you think of
> resurrecting this idea, and how would you like to see it structured?
>
> Ok, I think that's good for now.  Let me know about meeting times and
> whatnot.
> xxx,
> cristy
>
>
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