Questions about FIRST Future

[staplemonx]

So let's say FIRST get this coin thing passed. What are they going to do with the money ($3,150,000)? http://l.facebook.com/l.php?u=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.firstinspires.org%2Fsites %2Fdefault%2Ffiles%2Fuploads%2Fchampionship%2Fchri sta-mcauliffe-commemorative-coin-act.pdf&h=IAQHOTApM

They already have a pretty hefty amount in the bank ($38,790,221 if I read the 990 right), what are they saving up for? http://www.guidestar.org/FinDocument...0c47c2e8-9.pdf

FIRST keeps talking about adding more teams, when are they going to focus on sustainment / attrition of current teams?

Dean wants to commemorate a teacher, but FIRST does not have any way to make FIRST robotics easier for teachers to integrate into the classroom or get teachers paid for their time. When will FIRST start to really support teachers?

Dean's homework is annoying me as I think about these questions. He just asked all of the kids to lobby on behalf of FIRST without giving them the vision or plan for the funds.

Dean just asked the Secretary of the Depart of Defense for 7,300 more teams without talking about how FIRST plans to put starting, running, funding and supporting a team within reach of more schools.

FIRST has added more cost with the district model without any talk of reducing the registration fees at the various levels and is now asking for more money.

FIRST is significantly increasing its event expenses / revenue with a second large semi national event to inspire more people (people already involved in FIRST) without any talk about their goals concerning inspiration and how they plan to bring more people not involved in FIRST into the tent.

What are their 5 / 10 year goals? What is their plan? Why should we do more to help FIRST than we are already doing? What is in it for FIRST's workforce (teachers, mentors and volunteers)? What is in it for FIRST's customers (students, schools, school districts, counties, states)?

Don't take my questions above as negative. I am willing to help FIRST get where it wants to go, but I want to know where it wants go and why before I start.