In article ,
Steven Stone wrote:

| 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.
|

Or greedy or just plain too fat with paid employees for it's own good.

Or innovative and beginning new programs which require funding....