Ucwaningo lwe-LGBT Meeting Professionals Association lubonisa ukukhuphuka komthelela wobulungu

Namuhla i-LGBT Meeting Professionals Association (LGBT MPA) imemezela imiphumela yocwaningo oluzimele oludalula ukwakheka kobulungu obukhulayo benhlangano kanye nomthelela wayo ocatshangelwayo wezezimali nomkhakha.

I-LGBT MPA, eyasungulwa ngo-August 2016, namuhla inamalungu angaphezu kuka-1200. Lolu cwaningo, oluholwa nguDkt. Eric D. Olson woMnyango Wezembatho, Izehlakalo, & Hospitality Management eNyuvesi yase-Iowa futhi luxhaswe yi-LGBT MPA kanye neGreater Fort Lauderdale CVB, lunikeza isithombe esicacile ngesizinda samalungu, izithakazelo zezinhlelo kanye nezinhlelo ezithakaselwayo. umthelela wezezimali ohlongozwayo.

Izithombe ezinhle kakhulu zobulungu:

· Ubude besikhathi embonini yemihlangano: 34% 11-20 iminyaka elandelwa 27.8% ngaphansi kweminyaka eyi-10.*
· Izinzuzo zobulungu ezibaluleke kakhulu: ukuxhumana nemfundo

“Asimangalanga ngesiphetho socwaningo mayelana nemvelaphi yamalungu ethu kanye nezicelo zokuthuthukiswa kochwepheshe. Ukuxhumana nemfundo kuyizici ezibalulekile emsebenzini wethu kanye nezizathu ezimbili ezenze saqala usoseshini,” kusho uDave Jefferys, uMsunguli kanye noMqondisi Omkhulu we-LGBT MPA. “Obekumangaza umthelela wobulungu bethu kwezezimali.”

Ingxenye eyodwa kwezintathu yamalungu e-LGBT MPA yahlela imicimbi engu-6-10 futhi yachitha ngaphezu kwezigidi ezimbili zamaRandi ngonyaka. Ngaphezu kwalokho, amaphesenti angamashumi amathathu nanhlanu amalungu achitha phakathi kuka-$2 no-$100,000 ngonyaka. Uma kubhekwa njengesilinganiso, amalungu e-LGBT MPA angu-500,000 achitha cishe u-$1200 ngomcimbi ngamunye ehumushela ngaphezu kwezigidi ezingu-$250,000 ngonyaka.

“Umthelela wezezimali mkhulu. Ngokusekelwe ezibalweni zemboni okuyiwa kuyo** lelo nani lilodwa lingafinyelela kalula amaRandi ayizigidi ezingu-690 ngonyaka,” kuqhuba uJefferys.

"Sisondela ngokushesha esikhundleni esisha sokuba nomthelela embonini yethu," kusho uJim Clapes, uSihlalo weBhodi le-LGBT MPA kanye noMphathi weNgqungquthela & Nemicimbi we-Drug Policy Alliance. “Lo mthelela usekelwe kulokho esikwenzayo ngamanethiwekhi ethu - sakha umphakathi. Sibandakanya ezinye izinhlangano, izingxenye ezihlukene zezimboni nabathengisi. Sibandakanya wonke umuntu futhi sihlukene; asiyona inhlangano ezimele. Yilokhu okubalulekile kumalungu ethu. Lokhu kunomthelela.”