1) I asked for this post not to be rated because it is not MINE.
2) If you want to rate it before the author re-establishes it, please rate #68517.
3)CHARLES: IF YOU COULD, please re-establish this post so it is not under my name. It's great information to go along with the thoughts of making something happen along these lines. I liked it so much I almost rated myself. Please re-establish it! 
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Posted by Charles_CA of CA on 10/3/05 12:44pm
Msg #68517 from logged in user
Greetings All:
I just wanted to set the record straight. I have no axe to grind here. I came to this business with the concept of just being a notary to help my local community with notary services. I got into signing because I kept getting asked to do signings and I took the certification and was lucky enough to find Notary Rotary which in my opinion is the most open board around for Notaries.
I have no pecuniary interest in organizing the notaries. I came to this board and the things I saw bothered me. People were not getting paid, they were getting abused by various entities because the notaries were badly fragmented and there was no one looking out for the interest of the notaries without other motives. Those who know me know that I have nothing against making money and I have done quite well for myself. I like to see business do well. If it wasn't for this board I wouldn't have an idea of some of the problems. I also have come to use the Modern Journal because of its superior design, and I support this board by buying my supplies here. I don't want to compete with Notary Rotary or anyone else who has formed a business for the sake of business.
I am looking for the formation of a true professional society, one that is set up for notaries by notaries and is designed to address notary problems with notary solutions. I will not and can not be a director or board member because I have too many other things on my plate right now. I would like to continue to be involved but right now I made an offer to be the incorporator which is a dirty thankless job to set up this organization. The incorporator has to present the paperwork to the varoious government entitites to get it approved. Because I ahve don this for corporation I ahve set up for myself I have some experience in getting it done. I have offered to be the incorporator to provide the catalyst for formation and to actually get things moving in a direction instead of just talking about it. I get frustrated by talk and like action.
The way I would like to see this work is for small local groups to get together and form a traditional organization based on Roberts' Rules of Order. I would like to see each of these organizations have a delegate and send thedelegates to a State convention which then would discuss what they would like to see happen and then select delegates to go to a National Convention to set the tone and the path for the organization as a whole. We don't need to wait until everybody is organized we can start with the existing groups and formalize them. But I am serious about this being a grass roots organization with only the needs of the Notaries in mind. I wouldn't like to see us sell supplies, after all the AMA doesn't sell pharmaceuticals or medical equipment. I would like to see this organization address the needs of the notaries and their specific business needs. There are plenty of directions right now that need to be addressed and addressed effectively. There will be special interests who will want to set the direction based on their own agenda and we all need to be watchful that this does not happen. I believe that we have a good group of people who are proactive and have shown it by going into business for themselves and now we need the backing of a true professional organization to continue.
I am open to any suggestions to do this and will help in anyway I can. I suggest that we establish an organizing board of directors and incorporate the society as a mutual benefit society and have elections as soon as possible to establish an operating board of directors and then they can direct, chage, adjust etc as needed.
Best regards,
Charles |
