There are two sides to a business model: revenue and cost. You keep focussing on revenue but ignore the cost side. How much would it cost to set up the infrastructure to provide tuition, hold examinations and run competitions on a nationwide basis?

It is not good business sense to invest resources in activities which will not generate a good return. Ideally, the return should not just be financial but should advance the objectives of the organisation.

Even if they could be run on a cost-effective basis, what would the musical benefits be? You seem to be putting these ideas forwards as fundraising exercises for the EFDSS rather because they would benefit folk music. You admit to having reservations about them from a musical perspective.

I'm sure the EFDSS could do with more money, but it is apparently not in financial difficulties. Wouldn't it be more helpful to focus on what it could do to promote its objectives?