Hossfly

Your question (IMO) contains two premises: "If there WAS", and "start from a fresh". What are you specifically asking? How to organize (reorganize?) an existing alternate or How to organize some new organization into a workable unit?

If I had 20 million yankee dollars to spare (three (3) years operation without income) I just might attempt it, however I do not so that choice is also gone with the wind. [:@]

However to discuss the question, the new organization would START with:

1. A Central South home base, a small office building and a small office staff.
2. Some insurance company would be contracted to furnish a two million dollar liability SECONDARY LIABILITY -- only -- policy for an expected 100,000 persons. No medical, no theft, simply liability.
3. A Business Plan to accomplish within the first year:
a. Acceptance initially as an IRC 501(c) (7) nonprofit organization
b. Contract with at least two (2) commercial magazines to carry the organization's 6-10 page Newsletter Distribution to
include member-subscriptions, and to the specific media's standard distribution.
c. Initially appoint and establish a Board of Directors consisting of:
(1) modelers well known and well versed in all phases of model aviation, each being from a designated District each of
three (3) to four (4) states.
(2) A President who is also the Chairman of the Board, and one Executive Vice President
d. Establish an Event Endorsement Plan to promote and advertise model aviation events.
e. Establish a Competitive Standards Board, appointed by the District Directors, to oversee the rules and regulations of
events.
f. Begin advertising, and soliciting members.
g. Begin a program for organizing CHAPTERS with intent to have Chapter workers designated as Volunteers for the later
changeover to IRC 501 (c) (3) whereas volunteers may be able for deductions from taxable income at volunteer rates.
4. Within the second year:
a. Continual refinement of the first year's activities.
b. Increase the base of membership via:
(1) Media advertising.
(2) Direct Contact with known serious modelers and thus word-of-mouth.
(3) Enhancements to all worker-supporters to retain their memberships.
(4) Reduce rules and regulations to conform with all other insurance requirements.
(5) On-line operations to reduce all Chapter "paperwork" to the absolute minimum to obtain basically "Who are You?" and
"Where are You?"
c. Establish the new Competitive Standards Board in operation. All Event Directors to be as directed by the host Chapter,
with the concurrence of the District Competitive Standards member, on an event by event basis.
5. Within the third (3) year:
a. Focus on obtaining more members and more chapters.
b. Review operations.
(1) Solicit information from Chapter officers through District Directors
(2) Focus on reductions of paperwork, rules, and unneeded overhead.
c. Establish a voting system to elect District Board of Director members that will provide members with an opportunity to
replace 25-35% of District Directors each year.
(1) A national election for a President/Chairman and the Executive Vice President for four (4) year terms.
(2) The President and Executive Vice President will be separately elected on the two years space between each other.
d. Set goal to end third year with a minimum of 100,000 members.
e. Complete transition to 501 (c) (3) status.

6. Beginning the fourth year, Establish Business Plan set up to within very short time to acquire the remaining assets
of the defunct Academy of Model Aeronautics.

Does this answer any question/s?[>:]

edited to assist in the loss of format when entering the post