[Kzyxtalk] Consider This

[sako4 at comcast.net]

Scott, 

I'm interested in Campbell's response. 

John 

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From: "Scott Peterson" <scottmartinpeterson at hotmail.com> 
To: "kzyxtalk" <kzyxtalk at lists.mcn.org> 
Sent: Thursday, June 30, 2016 11:07:18 AM 
Subject: [Kzyxtalk] Consider This 

Dear Mr. Campbell, 


I found MCPB's budget online last week. One week before MCPB's 


Board of Directors had voted on it. You can see it here: 


http://www.kzyx.org/index.php/about-us/volunteering-at-kzyx/102-station-business/249-mcpb-2016-budget-as-passed 


As you can see, it's marked 'As Approved 6-29-16'. Which is 


hard to imagine. Since it hadn't voted on yet. 


The amount that was 'passed' is $541,500. MCPB only took in 


$501,695 last year. And spent $568,912 doing so. Running its 


net assets down to the $10,000 mark. Meaning that MCPB lost 


($65,000) last year. 


This budget can't be found on the KZYX website. it can only 


be found through Google. And there's no attribution. So it's 


impossible to tell who proposed it. Or who 'approved' it. 


I understand that you're MCPB's treasurer: http://www.kzyx.org 


Have you ever heard of a cash flow statement? If you have 


an Internet connection, you might want to look it up. You 


can even find a calculator for it here: 


http://www.bplans.com/business_calculators/cash_flow_calculator/ 


Having a current cash flow statement can keep unpleasant 


surprises from happening. Like suddenly running out of 


cash. And being forced into bankruptcy. 


I've seen that you teach classes on critical thinking: 


http://profiles.santarosa.edu/stuart-campbell 


So maybe you can help me and other members of the public 


to understand three critical thinking questions: 


1. How can a nonprofit treasurer be effective _without_ 


a cash flow statement? 


2. Without a cash flow statement, what's the point of 


a budget? 


3. How can a nonprofit budget be approved a week before 


it's voted on? 


Sincerely, 


Scott M. Peterson 


Mendocino 


cc: (MCPB Board Members) 


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