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scheherazadesghost
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1 hour ago, arabica said:
And this right here is the deeply-rooted, institutional cancer that I want to see driven out of any future SCV.
Or, as some alumni put it, "nothing to see here" and "which messenger do we shoot next?" 😪
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FWIW I don't think this design team will go retro. It would be a major departure from everything else they've done.
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3 minutes ago, Bruckner8 said:
The forces of darkness within me
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2 hours ago, IllianaLancerContra said:
Do you dream the impossible dream?
More on-topic. A Don Quixote show has potential.
Only really if Liam Neeson is singing
I would love this, but I'm young to be a fan of this musical. It would need quite the face lift.
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2 hours ago, ironlips said:
A sweet thought. I am trying to recall the last time any DCI program designer prioritized this.
I do admire your idealism.
😁 Quixotic is my middle name.
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48 minutes ago, JimF-LowBari said:
Oh wait we’re going to worry about the members? 😈 (Really kidding as I bring up the same point on other social media.)
Ok we’re going to play something from before you were born. Can’t you just feel the history. 🥱🥱🥱
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On the flip side, it's possible we could be totally surprised by a craving for nostalgia from gen Z. I mean, who wouldn't want to wear the Xmas colors and an aussie, for example? There's so much cool rep in our past. Have one friend who's fantasized about Vanguard doing a FULL retro show (rep, drill)... possibly slightly updated, but with lots of elements kept in. Do you know how cool that would be, scores be ######? Talking about being the season's darling corps!
On the other other flip side, not looking back and advancing with new, wild ideas is always gonna be a winner in my book. ::weeps in Pathways::
So yeah, what do the members want? Give 'em what they want.
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24 minutes ago, JimF-LowBari said:
Reminds me of Fiddler on the Roof but…. How many fans in the stands would know about SCVs history of Fiddler. IOW how far back does the fans memory go?
And, possibly more importantly, what do the members want? 😎
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3 hours ago, Jurassic Lancer said:
I was in accounting for 15 years.
This is the first qualified opinion I have ever seen. And yes, it means SCV’s accounting is really ####ed up.
Just did my homework on the types of opinions. So, there are two more "worse" kinds of opinions. Does that present any kind of hope? It doesn't seem like the firm is flying red flags or distancing themselves, per se, right?
Guess this is for you and @Rudy18 and RL.
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16 minutes ago, Richard Lesher said:
My mission in life right now is egging on SCV in a direction to get fixed.
Wait wait wait hollup. I thought you were an ######## who wanted to destroy our beloved corps. What gives?
/sarcasm
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1 minute ago, Jeff Ream said:
where is the full doc viewable?
1 hour ago, scheherazadesghost said:The full document is available here https://rct.doj.ca.gov/verification/web/Search.aspx by searching Vanguard Music and Performing Arts; next page click RCT number 009838; next page click Audited Financial Statement 2022.
😞👍🏽
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4 minutes ago, cixelsyd said:
Amid the DCI Policies and Procedures, one of the triggers for an organizational review is "Signed request by five member representatives for an audit of an organization". If I was the representative for any corps who uses charitable gaming as a legitimate funding source, I would absolutely be one of those five right now.
If this is what it smells like, it could bring down far more than just VMAPA bingo.
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8 minutes ago, Rudy18 said:
I am an auditor at a public accounting firm and can clarify the accounting lingo and provide some general insights into this report, AMA.
The full document is available here https://rct.doj.ca.gov/verification/web/Search.aspx by searching Vanguard Music and Performing Arts; next page click RCT number 009838; next page click Audited Financial Statement 2022.
I'm particularly curious about statements regarding cash.
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1 minute ago, JimF-LowBari said:
Actually I concentrated on the text of the document and didn’t look at the heading (which had the companies name). 🤦♂️🤦♂️🤦♂️
Maybe it’s a good thing I’m retired and not in the working world
I appreciate you wherever you are. 😎
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7 minutes ago, JimF-LowBari said:
Ok I screwed up, I read the doc but didn’t check who sent it. Thought it was from the state or county but now see it’s the auditors report…. 🤦♂️
It's not like this stuff is easy to follow, tbf. 👍🏽
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31 minutes ago, JimF-LowBari said:
Coupling this with previous info (please correct if wrong).
SCV is an approved non-profit BUT the paperwork for the Bingo business is so FUBAR the state can’t figure out if it’s being run correctly.
Apparently the DOJ cleared the org with this document included, as it's listed among the docs in the online charity registry. Again, compliance was always a low bar. But the registry exists so the public, partners, and stakeholders can access such documents and draw their own conclusions. If (universal) you don't care, great, you do you.
31 minutes ago, JimF-LowBari said:Hmmm, can CA shut down the Bingo if not resolved?
The authority with jurisdiction over bingo would be the county, and county police I believe. Maybe municipal. Seems that DOJ has washed their hands of this so it likely wouldn't come from the state level.
IDK VMAPA, maybe don't ignore, avoid, and retaliate against the over-qualified alumnus who caught and cleaned up bingo fraud in the past? Maybe I'm crazy.
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The full doc is 24 pages of CYA. Mostly above my head. I thoroughly understand this part though:
QuoteIn performing an audit in accordance with generally accepted auditing standards we: conclude whether, in our judgement, there are conditions or events, considered in the aggregate, that raise considerable doubt about the Organization's ability to continue as a going concern for a reasonable amount of time.
Other commentary about internal control override potentialities is also concerning. Again, these aren't technically legal conclusions or opinions, I don't think... but they're pretty #### strong hints... as strong as they can legally make them I'm guessing.
Oh, and the firm has an office in Santa Cruz. I miss Santa Cruz.
sigh
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38 minutes ago, OldSnareDrummer said:
It's Vanguard Mania!
Also, literally anyone could bring us back on track lol.
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4 minutes ago, MadScout80 said:
Vanguard (defn.): “a group of people leading the way in new developments or ideas.”
Vanguard the investment firm is stuck in the stone ages and not allowing their customers to allocate into the new Bitcoin ETFs that launched last week.
That sounds vaguely familiar.
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Thread title unclear. I thought we were talking about the investment advisors. 🤷🏽♀️
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5 hours ago, MarimbaManiac said:
Exactly...an honest congratulations for getting over the finish line, but there is a big difference between dealing with the actual issues, and limping from one crisis to the next.
We've both expressed gratitude for the cleared bar, I imagine, because (the org's) not doing so would've continued to be an existential threat to the future of Vanguard. Literally everyone I've talked to expresses relief.
Good thing someone discovered the delinquency and shoved it up on the list of priorities.
... whoever that was.
Now keep going with the improvements, like getting that second PPP loan forgiven. Is that still possible?
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1 hour ago, MarimbaManiac said:
Genuinely positive news, and I'm very happy to see it. However, I feel like the organization still struggles with a lack of transparency and accountability that they never dealt with. This outcome, while objectively positive, seems like it happened in spite of the locked down messaging and murky operational procedures that led to this mess in the first place not being fixed. My concern is that without the foundational changes to address this, that they will continue to see issues in the member safety, staff accountability, theft, and financial stability spaces.
I genuinely hope that's not the case, but it's something that a lot of people will be watching out for in the future as it's completely possible to successfully alleviate a symptom of dysfunction, without actually addressing the organizational issues that led to that symptom.
Indeed compliance was always a low bar they could clear wo resolving, or even acknowledging, those issues. No cookie from me for that.
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Apparently this thread ain't big enough for more than one Vanguard. Ah'm from the rootin'nest tootin'nest Vanguard around!
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Anyone could change that "problem" at any time instead of complaining and gatekeeping. 🤷🏽♀️
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Wow, @RiverCityAndTroopersFan can't catch a break in this thread. I welcome the comparisons between corps, esp regarding efficient design and instruction.
Clearly there needs to be more positive news and discussion about my home corps right now but 🤷🏽♀️.
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Posted · Edited by scheherazadesghost
FTFY. This messenger's riddled with enough metaphorical bullet holes.
Plenty of great music out there for a unique show for 2024. For example, I'm a little jealous of 'Scades repping Les Mystere des Voix Bulgares, but I'll get over it. Those dissonant chords have been aching to
be put onreturn to* the field for decades.*just did my homework, and BK did this back when I marched, good stuff!