Comments on: UUA Elections thought #1: public financing http://boyinthebands.com/archives/uua-elections-thought-1-public-financing/ Scott Wells on the practice of Christian faith Fri, 19 Mar 2010 23:05:32 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.9 hourly 1 By: Matt http://boyinthebands.com/archives/uua-elections-thought-1-public-financing/comment-page-1/#comment-50571 Matt Mon, 20 Jul 2009 13:39:11 +0000 http://boyinthebands.com/?p=3188#comment-50571 Though the idea of the UUA paying for campaigns sounds great and fair in an ideal world, like Stephen said, the UUA may have a hard time to find funding for this program. From a practical standpoint, imagine going to a potential donor and asking them, "would they like to fund the next UUA presidential election?" It would seem to me a hard sell with no immediate return for the donor. (Unlike donors who sponsor a scholarship or youth programs, for example) If you take it out of operating expenses other ongoing daily programs may have to be cut especially in this economically challenging time. If people would like to get behind this it would seem the best way would be to create a presidential election endowment and use that every four years to pay for the campaigns. Left over money would be reinvested in the endowment for the next election. Of course finding the initial funding might be a challenge. Though the idea of the UUA paying for campaigns sounds great and fair in an ideal world, like Stephen said, the UUA may have a hard time to find funding for this program. From a practical standpoint, imagine going to a potential donor and asking them, “would they like to fund the next UUA presidential election?” It would seem to me a hard sell with no immediate return for the donor. (Unlike donors who sponsor a scholarship or youth programs, for example)

If you take it out of operating expenses other ongoing daily programs may have to be cut especially in this economically challenging time.

If people would like to get behind this it would seem the best way would be to create a presidential election endowment and use that every four years to pay for the campaigns. Left over money would be reinvested in the endowment for the next election. Of course finding the initial funding might be a challenge.

]]> By: Stephen http://boyinthebands.com/archives/uua-elections-thought-1-public-financing/comment-page-1/#comment-50561 Stephen Sun, 19 Jul 2009 14:05:52 +0000 http://boyinthebands.com/?p=3188#comment-50561 The UUA system seems to have all the disadvantages of the US national system. I could never see myself giving money to a candidate for UU President, that would seem like a waste of my giving to me. And what do they do if they have money left over? I would definitely think the UUA should pay for the process, and cut the down somehow. There are very minimal costs we have in the UK for electing the Executive Committee. The UUA system seems to have all the disadvantages of the US national system.

I could never see myself giving money to a candidate for UU President, that would seem like a waste of my giving to me. And what do they do if they have money left over?

I would definitely think the UUA should pay for the process, and cut the down somehow. There are very minimal costs we have in the UK for electing the Executive Committee.

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