On 9 February 2012 20:01, Emmanuel Engelhart <emmanuel(a)engelhart.org> wrote:
Without any financial autonomy (that means the ability
to raise and invest
funds), a chapter can only beg for money. I do not share your vision of the
chapter's future - neither for the "old" nor for the "young"
ones.
Plenty of charities are funded primarily or exclusively by grants and
they manage. It's not a great position to be in, but it can work. I do
think chapters should fundraise, but its a more nuanced question than
you suggest.