Yahbut turn up the "assessment in lieu of work hours" knob (my club's is $12.50/hr),
and graph the impact on:
- Number of volunteer hours contributed to the club.
- Number of member renewals.
Make it more expensive to nope away from work parties,
and more people will pitch in.
-but-
Make it more expensive to belong to the club,
and more people will just quit.
After all, no matter how desirable a club is -
how long the line of applicants out the door and down the street -
many people never use the facilities even
once in an average year.
They just renew out of loyalty or to keep their options open.
Those stay-at-homes ("
ghost members"?) may not help run the club,
but their dues help keep it running,
and they place no direct demand on the facilities either.
Make it costly enough and they'll just punt.
If you think it's a pain to manage a club with a tiny group of volunteers (heroes),
try managing a club with a tiny group of volunteers
and no budget.
Ironically, meeting attendance is where those volunteers are manufactured.