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You welcome, Ray.
--- "Kumapayi, Ray" <[log in to unmask]>
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> Thank you, Askia.
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: Abu-Hassan Koroma
> [mailto:[log in to unmask]]
> Sent: Friday, January 14, 2005 10:47 AM
> To: [log in to unmask]
> Subject: Re: AAM AT CROSSROADS - AN OPINION
>
>
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> Good point!
> --- "Kumapayi, Ray" <[log in to unmask]>
> wrote:
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> >
> > Those who talk don't know.
> >
> > -----Original Message-----
> > From: Abu-Hassan Koroma
> > [mailto:[log in to unmask]]
> > Sent: Friday, January 14, 2005 10:36 AM
> > To: [log in to unmask]
> > Subject: Re: AAM AT CROSSROADS - AN OPINION
> >
> >
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> >
> > Gentleman, without casting aspersion on your
> > contribution/opinion to the discussion thread, do
> > you
> > really know what you are talking about? Or is it
> a
> > matter of those who know don't talk and those who
> > talk
> > don't know?
> >
> > I only brought in this information because I like
> > the
> > line of thought that has been advanced. It is
> very
> > essential that "members" know the status of their
> > organization. It you tell people that you are a
> 501
> > (
> > C)3 and somehow you are not, that may not be a
> good
> > idea. Don't you think so?
> >
> > P.O. (Permanently Online)
> >
> >
> >
> >
> >
> > --- "Kumapayi, Ray" <[log in to unmask]>
> > wrote:
> >
> > > ** Please visit our website:
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> > >
> > > Correction: AAM is a legal entity, incorporated
> > and
> > > a non-for-profit
> > > organization filed with IRS.
> > > Folks, let's be very careful with our
> > > pronouncements.
> > >
> > > Apart from Aggo's well-written piece, there are
> > many
> > > other issues that need
> > > to be addressed
> > > in support of AAM's growth and direction. These
> > > issues are currently being
> > > discussed and streamlined in the AAM Focus
> > Sessions.
> > > There may be a few
> > > more focus sessions to go before finalization.
> > For
> > > a good knowledge base of
> > > AAM, get involved!!!! True understanding will
> > > ultimately lead to achievable
> > > goals. On-line just doesn't cut it! Period.
> > >
> > > -Ray Kumapayi
> > >
> > >
> > > -----Original Message-----
> > > From: Abu-Hassan Koroma
> > > [mailto:[log in to unmask]]
> > > Sent: Thursday, January 13, 2005 11:38 PM
> > > To: [log in to unmask]
> > > Subject: Re: AAM AT CROSSROADS - AN OPINION
> > >
> > >
> > > ** Please visit our website:
> > > http://www.africanassociation.org **
> > >
> > > Legally, there is no African Asscoiation of
> > Madison.
> > > Perhaps that should be the first crisis to
> resolve
> > > and
> > > then all these brilliant ideas may follow.
> > >
> > >
> > > --- PETER WUTEH VAKUNTA <[log in to unmask]>
> wrote:
> > >
> > > > ** Please visit our website:
> > > > http://www.africanassociation.org **
> > > >
> > > > AAM is not and shouldn't be a sinking titanic.
> > > What
> > > > members in good
> > > > standing have to do in order to salvage the
> > > > 'titanic' is to diversify
> > > > fund-raising ventures in the community of
> > Madison.
> > > > We cannot count on
> > > > AFRICA FEST alone as we strive to sell our
> > > > image.AFRICA FEST is
> > > > certainly an image-boosting event but we need
> to
> > > go
> > > > beyond that. I
> > > > believe in aggressive self-publicity. This can
> > be
> > > > done in a number of
> > > > ways, one of which is to liaise with similar
> > > > nonprofit organizations in
> > > > this community to carry out projects that will
> > > have
> > > > a noticeable impact
> > > > on the lives of MADISONIANS. Then and only
> then
> > > will
> > > > our fundraising
> > > > drives have meaning to the average person in
> > > > MADISON. So, the keys
> > > > words are: COMMITMENT AND FORESIGHTED
> > AGGRESSIVE
> > > > Self-marketing.
> > > >
> > > > PETER VAKUNTA
> > > >
> > > > ----- Original Message -----
> > > > From: Aggo Akyea <[log in to unmask]>
> > > > Date: Thursday, January 13, 2005 4:41 pm
> > > > Subject: AAM AT CROSSROADS - AN OPINION
> > > >
> > > > > AAM AT CROSSROADS - AN OPINION
> > > > >
> > > > > The African Association of Madison, Inc.,
> has
> > > > evolved after 12
> > > > > years of positive growth in the community.
> AAM
> > > has
> > > > reached a point
> > > > > where it needs to change direction, mature
> and
> > > > face its adolescent
> > > > > years with gusto or confront irrelevancy and
> > > > possible extinction.
> > > > > If the overriding desire is to remain as a
> > > > moribund group that
> > > > > gets together every other weekend for a
> dinner
> > > > party and
> > > > > socialize, then the status quo can be
> > > maintained.
> > > > >
> > > > > The Association is now in the expected and
> > > > laudable process of
> > > > > analyzing what is working and what is not. A
> > lot
> > > > of things are not
> > > > > working as exemplified by the inability to
> > find
> > > a
> > > > new President to
> > > > > lead the Association into this New Year as
> > > > required by the
> > > > > constitution. This current dialogue and
> > > discussion
> > > > must include a
> > > > > serious consideration of the organizational
> > > > structure of the
> > > > > association; otherwise the end result will
> be
> > > akin
> > > > to the
> > > > > rearrangement of the chairs on the deck of a
> > > > sinking Titanic.
> > > > >
> > > > > AAM should assess its organizational
> structure
> > > and
> > > > initiate
> > > > > changes immediately. The ability to adapt
> and
> > > > strive for
> > > > > excellence can only be a benefit; both to
> the
> > > > organization and to
> > > > > those it purports to serve. The current
> > > > organizational structure
> > > > > is not helping the Association meet its
> goals
> > > and
> > > > needs a tsunamic
> > > > > change.
> > > > > In order for AAM to achieve its full
> potential
> > > as
> > > > a respected and
> > > > > effective organization in the community,
> there
> > > is
> > > > a clamor for the
> > > > > association to undertake several programs.
> > These
> > > > include an
> > > > > African Center, cultural activities, a
> > > > comprehensive support
> > > > > system for Africans in the Madison area,
> youth
> > > > guidance and
> > > > > educational programs, to name a few. The
> > current
> > > > structure of the
> > > > > Association cannot ensure the implementation
> > of
> > > > these lofty goals.
> > > > >
> > > > > The African Association of Madison should
> > > abandon
> > > > current
> > > > > executive-and-membership operated
> > organizational
> > > > format, and
> > > > > embrace a board-and-executive type of
> > non-profit
> > > > organization. In
> > > > > the board-and-executive format, the board
> > > members
> > > > are the lead
> > > > > volunteers who appoint paid or remunerated
> > > > executives to manage
> > > > > the organization. Dues paying members and
> > other
> > > > volunteers
> > > > > function as the extended staff of the
> > > organization
> > > > and are often
> > > > > assigned to duties related to the programs
> > > offered
> > > > by the
> > > > > organization.
> > > > > Non-profits live and die by the programs
> they
> > > > operate and that is
> > > > > how the executive can get paid. The meager
> > > > membership dues under
> > > > > the current system cannot begin to pay the
> > > > executive to ensure
> > > > > they deliver the programs. Other incentive
> > > plans
> > > > may also be
> > > > > considered however.
> > > > >
> > > > > The significant source of income for a
> > > non-profit
> > > > organization
> > > > > come from donors and funding sources who
> > believe
> > > > in and support
> > > > > the goals and objectives of the
> organization.
> > > The
> > > > other minor
> > > > > source of income is payments made by
> > recipients
> > > of
> > > > products and
> > > > > services that the non-profit organization
> > > > provides.
> > > > >
> > > > > Currently the mainstay of AAM is the annual
> > > > African Festival
> > > > > celebration. One can use this one program to
> > > > illustrate clearly
> > > > > how the board-and-paid executive system
> would
> > > > function in a non-
> > > > > profit organizational setting to meet the
> > goals
> > > > and objectives of
> > > > > the association.
> > > > >
> > > > > "Be bold, and mighty forces will come to
> your
> > > aid"
> > > > > -- Goethe
> > > > >
> > > > >
> > > > >
> > > > >
> > >
> <><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><>
> > > > > Aggo Akyea
> > > > > http://www.tribalpages.com/tribes/akyea
> > > > >
> > > > > "Instead of studying how to make it worth
> > men's
> > > > while to buy my
> > > > > baskets,I studied rather how to avoid the
> > > > necessity of selling them."
> > > > > WALDEN by Henry David Thoreau ? 1854
> > > > >
> > > > >
> > > > >
> > > > >
> > > > >
> > > > >
> > > > >
> > > > >
> > > > >
> > > > >
> > > >
> > > >
> > >
> >
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