Women's Rain TFTDA League

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THE OFFICIAL MAGAZINE OF THE WOMEN’S FLAT TRACK DERBY ASSOCIATION (WFTDA) VOLUME 1, ISSUE 2, WINTER 2008 fiveonfivemag.com ASSOCI ATION (WFTDA ) THE WOMEN ’S FLAT TRACK DERBY ISSUE 4, SUMMER 2009 THE OFFICIA L MAGAZI NE OF ASSOCI ATION (WFTDA ) THE WOMEN ’S FLAT TRACK DERBY VOLUME 2, ISSUE 1, SPRING 2009 THE OFFICIA L MAGAZI NE OF fiveonfivemag.com fiveonfivemag.com Each issue is loaded with information to help leagues across the world improve their game, build their business, and keep up to date with the latest in flat track roller derby! ANNUAL SUBSCRIPTION $17.99 for WFTDA league members • $25.99 for non-WFTDA league members ORDER IN BULK FOR YOUR WHOLE LEAGUE! subscriptions available at fiveonfivemag.com…show more content…
It seems inevitable that even as we strive for the collaborative “for the skater, by the skater” ideal, our Type A personalities are going to clash. A grievance policy defines your league as an organization committed to creating an accessible environment that respects and welcomes diversity, while allowing members to voice concerns without fear of retribution. The grievance procedure is often viewed as one of the most important innovations in industrial relations and is considered to be the heart of the collective process. CREATING A GRIEVANCE POLICY Creating a grievance policy needn’t be overly complicated. As with developing any policy, the first step is research. Conflict resolution is a multimillion-dollar industry; labor unions, colleges and private corporations frequently publish grievance and conflict resolution policies in their online employee handbooks. Additionally, established leagues may have already developed a policy that they are willing to share. At the very least, we are willing to bet your sister leagues can tell you what doesn’t work! As part of the collaborative process, the next step is to have an open dialogue with your league; find out what your members want from a grievance…show more content…
Here are some basic tips on organization and making your leagues funds accessible: availability is important Every skater dedicates a significant amount of time and money to her league, and concrete knowledge of where her dues and other league expenses are going should always be available. It may seem like a hassle to constantly update data, but keeping a visible paper trail can save many headaches in the future. On one hand, if your league needs to cut costs at any point it will be easy to summarize what is currently being spent where, while any internal financial questions (“Why do I have to pay so much for dues?” “Why can’t my committee spend x amount of money?” “How much are we really putting into advertising?” “Can we afford this awesome new merch idea?” etc.) can be answered easily. tracking data So, how can you keep track of finances and make sure everyone can access it? find a system – Ideally you want an easy-to-follow and fool-proof place to store your data – a program like QuickBooks (quickbooks.intuit.com) has online availability so more than one user can sign in and check finances or add data for a monthly fee. You may also keep an excel file in Google Docs (docs.google.com) that users can easily access and update from anywhere for free. keep it visible – If not all users

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