Michael Coslo wrote:

Non-Profit institutions raise money in many ways. Bake sales, hoagie
sales, donate a vehicle and have it auctioned off with the proceeds
going to the nonprofit. Volunteer Fire companies do it a lot, so do many
other non-profits. It's actually a pretty good thing.


Once upon a time, the ARRL was able to pay its bills with dues
income, magazine sales and book sales. The fact that is must now resort
to such "creative" fundraising simply underlines the fact that it is
gradually but inexorably moving toward extinction.