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#21 Guest_Drew_*

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Posted 26 May 2009 - 07:26 PM

Please see this : http://forum.nanfa.o...?showtopic=7525

If you have issues with the organization, please go through the proper channels before blasting the organization publicly on the organization's own forum when you are a member of the organization yourself.

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Posted 26 May 2009 - 08:16 PM

Look I didnt become a member to get magazines, im a member because I am a lover of our native aquatic creatures and I am giving $20 to an organization that is helping to conserve those creatures and restore the habitats they live in. In my lifetime I have seen creeks and bayous and marshes destroyed because of careless people who think destroying these poor creatures habitats will help people's yards get less flooded. North American native species have been ignored for a very long time and people just dont seem to realize the bad things that are happening to our ecosystems, and I beleive that NANFA will help to spread the word about what is happening so that people can try and stop this. BTW- $20 is not a lot of money and I dont think there is any other better way to spend it than to know that I may be helping something that is truly needing help.

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Posted 26 May 2009 - 08:59 PM

Amazon,

If that is your position then I think have found the right place. I'm not an "old time" member with a dozen years of experience with the organization and I'd like to speak as a member here and nothing else.
Does NANFA pass out tons of cash via grants? -- No. NANFA does selectively fund grant applicants who care tremendously about conservation and education. I have no doubt efforts by these hard working individuals have had a real impact on native fishes and NANFA had some role in funding these efforts.
Does NANFA have the funds to initiate mass habitat restoration? -- No. NANFA does not yet have the membership or capital to fund such costly endeavors and it never will if we do not continue to grow membership.
NANFA is a volunteer organization...nobody is paid, so your money goes to grants and or other efforts directly related to our mission statement and costs associated with our embarrassingly late publication.

Speaking of American Currents....If I were in your shoes catfishtony, I might feel the same way. Hey, you joined recently and have yet to receive a quarterly publication as you were told you should expect. I would like to shed a little bit of light on the subject and please keep in mind I'm a "new guy" to many of the members that have been with NANFA for far longer than myself. For 10 year (or maybe longer) a fellow named Chris Scharpf has dedicated a good part of his life to NANFA and American Currents. His work was of such quality, a billion dollar organization would be envious. Chris could not do this forever so he gave a year notice (give or take a little bit as my memory isn't perfect) to work with a new editor. The new editor has run into a series of snags and we're all working to find a way to make this right. I can assure you that NANFA will not let you down despite this major embarrassment to the organization. NANFA is working out the details and should have something together to make this right.

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Posted 26 May 2009 - 09:49 PM

Thanks for the post Uland. I agree with everything you said. As you said, even though NANFA may not have mass habitat restoration, every little effort matters.
Every little piece of trash that is picked up may not be big, but it is only the beginning of much more restoration.
Even though $20 is not a lot of money, every little dollar helps to conserve and restore our native species and their habitats.
While NANFA is not able to provide mass restoration, every little creek that is restored is a place that provides our native species a home, and that is what really matters. Conservation and restoration are not short processes, it is a long process that can only be accomplished with the help of many people. As I said, NANFA may not be able to do much now, but the more members we get, the more that is acheived. And maybe someday, NANFA may become more noticed, and it will be able to acheive the restoration that is greatly needed for North America.

I beleive that this is the goal NANFA is aiming for, and I am proud to know that I gave my money to this organization.




James

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Posted 27 May 2009 - 07:14 AM

I did it, I became a member. This is awesome, they said my first issue of A/C will be deliverd this month and it will be the winter issue. I only have one question, how do I get it to show im a NANFA member on the forum, you know, where it says group?
Thanks,
James



Welcome aboard James, it is great to have you as a fellow member.

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Posted 27 May 2009 - 07:26 AM

Amazon,

If that is your position then I think have found the right place. I'm not an "old time" member with a dozen years of experience with the organization and I'd like to speak as a member here and nothing else.
Does NANFA pass out tons of cash via grants? -- No. NANFA does selectively fund grant applicants who care tremendously about conservation and education. I have no doubt efforts by these hard working individuals have had a real impact on native fishes and NANFA had some role in funding these efforts.
Does NANFA have the funds to initiate mass habitat restoration? -- No. NANFA does not yet have the membership or capital to fund such costly endeavors and it never will if we do not continue to grow membership.
NANFA is a volunteer organization...nobody is paid, so your money goes to grants and or other efforts directly related to our mission statement and costs associated with our embarrassingly late publication.

Speaking of American Currents....If I were in your shoes catfishtony, I might feel the same way. Hey, you joined recently and have yet to receive a quarterly publication as you were told you should expect. I would like to shed a little bit of light on the subject and please keep in mind I'm a "new guy" to many of the members that have been with NANFA for far longer than myself. For 10 year (or maybe longer) a fellow named Chris Scharpf has dedicated a good part of his life to NANFA and American Currents. His work was of such quality, a billion dollar organization would be envious. Chris could not do this forever so he gave a year notice (give or take a little bit as my memory isn't perfect) to work with a new editor. The new editor has run into a series of snags and we're all working to find a way to make this right. I can assure you that NANFA will not let you down despite this major embarrassment to the organization. NANFA is working out the details and should have something together to make this right.


Well said Uland. All organizations have road blocks that they run into and it takes time to fill the shoes of some one who did an exceptional job and had it down to a science. As a member of another non-profit and former president of that conservation organization I think that NANFA is working hard to resolve issues. One problem that organizations have is that when the board runs into these road blocks and members are affected sometimes these members get upset (understandably) but quickly act and accuse. What volunteer run organizations need though is for these upset members to become proactive and contact the board and ask them how they can help to overcome the problem, the board may already have been working on the issue and may simply give an update on all of the problems and how they are being handled. In volunteer organizations the board and committee members already have fulltime jobs, families, etc... and are trying to donate spare time to get the volunteer work done. So a little patience is needed. I have only been a member of NANFA for 2 years now and am very happy with the organization and the efforts that are made by everyone in the organization.

One thing that the board may want to do with the issue of the American Currents is send an update to its membership to let them know the problems that they are having and the solutions that are being undertaken to resolve them. Transparency often overcomes the ill feelings of members who feel jousted.

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Posted 27 May 2009 - 02:52 PM

Aha. I figured out the problem. I kept forgetting to renew my membership, and publication was being held up until I did so, so I don't miss an issue.

Problem solved; membership renewed. I expect smooth sailing from here on. :tongue:

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Posted 27 May 2009 - 03:46 PM

Aha. I figured out the problem. I kept forgetting to renew my membership, and publication was being held up until I did so, so I don't miss an issue.

Problem solved; membership renewed. I expect smooth sailing from here on. :tongue:


nativeplanter, valid point. what is the time line on a year membership?

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Posted 27 May 2009 - 04:52 PM

Well said Uland. All organizations have road blocks that they run into and it takes time to fill the shoes of some one who did an exceptional job and had it down to a science. As a member of another non-profit and former president of that conservation organization I think that NANFA is working hard to resolve issues. One problem that organizations have is that when the board runs into these road blocks and members are affected sometimes these members get upset (understandably) but quickly act and accuse. What volunteer run organizations need though is for these upset members to become proactive and contact the board and ask them how they can help to overcome the problem, the board may already have been working on the issue and may simply give an update on all of the problems and how they are being handled. In volunteer organizations the board and committee members already have fulltime jobs, families, etc... and are trying to donate spare time to get the volunteer work done. So a little patience is needed. I have only been a member of NANFA for 2 years now and am very happy with the organization and the efforts that are made by everyone in the organization.

One thing that the board may want to do with the issue of the American Currents is send an update to its membership to let them know the problems that they are having and the solutions that are being undertaken to resolve them. Transparency often overcomes the ill feelings of members who feel jousted.

well put Scenicrivers.
Amazon, I was in the wrong to say save your money.plus i should not have said it to you as a new member to be.
i do think this forum is a well manged site with vast knowledge free to the all and anyone should join to do there part.
I am just a member so i cant change my previous post now.
Tony.

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Posted 27 May 2009 - 09:14 PM

well put Scenicrivers.
Amazon, I was in the wrong to say save your money.plus i should not have said it to you as a new member to be.
i do think this forum is a well manged site with vast knowledge free to the all and anyone should join to do there part.
I am just a member so i cant change my previous post now.
Tony.


No hard feelings Tony, I probably would have been a little annoyed to if I ahd been a member for a while and never got the magazine that I was promised to get.
Next time just please pm me instead of saying it in the public.

Again, no hard feelings.

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Posted 28 May 2009 - 12:28 PM

nativeplanter, valid point. what is the time line on a year membership?


Ummm... a year???...

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Posted 28 May 2009 - 04:58 PM

Whaddya mean we didn't pay him? NANFA gave Chris a WIFE !! |:>)

NANFA is a volunteer organization...nobody is paid, so your money goes to grants and or other efforts directly related to our mission statement and costs associated with our embarrassingly late publication. ... For 10 year (or maybe longer) a fellow named Chris Scharpf has dedicated a good part of his life to NANFA and American Currents. His work was of such quality, a billion dollar organization would be envious. Chris could not do this forever so he gave a year notice (give or take a little bit as my memory isn't perfect) to work with a new editor.



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Posted 28 May 2009 - 06:01 PM

Welcome aboard James, it is great to have you as a fellow member.

Thanks for the welcome Matt

Edited by Amazon, 28 May 2009 - 06:03 PM.


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Posted 28 May 2009 - 11:02 PM

Whaddya mean we didn't pay him? NANFA gave Chris a WIFE !! |:>)


...And you see he is not our editor any more. He probably said "What did I do to deserve THIS?!"

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Posted 29 May 2009 - 08:28 AM

...And you see he is not our editor any more. He probably said "What did I do to deserve THIS?!"


I don't know... he seemed to do fine as a married person... it all seemed to start after the spawning event... I blame Prince William...
Either write something worth reading or do something worth writing. - Benjamin Franklin

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Posted 29 May 2009 - 02:11 PM

Ummm... a year???...

a year from date joined or a fiscal for nanfa

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Posted 29 May 2009 - 02:48 PM

12 months from join date

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Posted 03 June 2009 - 10:35 AM

How do I get it to say im a NANFA member here on the forum, right to the left of this where it says group?
Thanks in advance,
James

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Posted 03 June 2009 - 01:20 PM

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