Thank you.
Erin,
A great post and your thoughts I share entirely. What a fiasco. Will CAP survive? I wonder…
I think some thought should be put into a structure that has sustainability. There has always been a strange inherent conflict in having an organisation that makes so much money from programs claiming to be the watchdog on these very same programs! And I wonder if the shows are not another anomaly?
Surely a professionally run, well funded organisation that represents affiliates on a NON-PROFIT basis has a place. That doesnt mean to say it shouldnt have teeth – good funding is important. But it should be totally transparent. Its officers should have no conflit of interest. Its accounts should be published and the fees published and fair. Any profits should be returned to members somehow (perhaps in reduced fees in subsequent years).
My two cents worth. I am really on the periphery of this all so plse dont shout too loud if this is all nonsense!