An Announcement from the GSO-General Services Office
Alcoholics Anonymous, COVID-19 and Our Seventh Tradition : https://vimeo.com/430834698.
The GSO average monthly expenses are $1.4m (supported in a typical month by $730k in literature sales and $670k in contributions). April was already down to $685k, with a shortfall of $700K. This gap is expected to continue for 3-4 months without a call to the fellowship for contributions.
| Recent Events | WAIA Treasurer and Finance Reports | |
| On May 17, we held a Zoom workshop for treasurers interested in learning about the online tools available for collecting online/ virtual group contributions. You can view the agenda and notes from that meeting here: WAIA Treasurer Workshop Notes May 17 2020 Sample Treasurer Script | (Monthly P&L, Balance Sheet and Board reports) June 9, 2020 May 12, 2020 April 14, 2020 March 10, 2020 February 11, 2020 January 14, 2020 |
Resources for Treasurers
-New! SMF-223 – FAQ on Practicing the Seventh Tradition at Virtual Meetings
–F-3 – Self-Support Where Money & Spirituality Mix
–F-96 The AA Group Treasurer
–MG-15 – AA Guidelines Finance
–AA Tradition – How it Developed, Bill W. (Tradition 7 p8, 27-35)
–Traditions Checklist (Grapevine) 7th Tradition (p.3-4)
Digital Contributions Platform: This is a quick reference guide to various online digital payment platforms curated by the Intergroup serving San Francisco & Marin
This page is maintained by the WAIA Treasurer and Finance chair to share ideas and best practices for AA Treasurers in the Washington-DC metro area. If you have any questions or have items you’d like to see here, please email us at treasurer@dc-aa.org or finance@aa-dc.org.
Alcoholics Anonymous, COVID-19 and Our Seventh Tradition: From the GSO-General Services Office
In an effort to keep the membership informed during this challenging time we would like to share a brief three-minute video update from Leslie Backus, the Class A (nonalcoholic) treasurer of our General Service Board.