I guess one thing to remember is the "guild" is totally made up of volunteers just like you and I and if no one volunteers then there's no guild. In the past I did serve as President and it's a great way to really get to know the other members. Now I volunteer my time by making care quilts as it's something that I can do in the evenings after work. I think if everyone does their little part a guild can be a wonderful caring group. We pay $35 per year, but we also hold a 50/50 draw each meeting to help raise a little extra to help pay for door prizes. We make a raffle quilt each year and encourage everyone to work on it, (newbies included) and also to sell raffle tickets to raise more money for the guild to use on workshops and speakers. Because we are non-profit we donate proceeds from the quilt each year to a charity that the guild votes on. We only ask $1/ticket and I sold 150 in one day, while I sat and enjoyed a spring festival at my workplace.