Well said. In my opinion, Trustees and Directors that desire more than that
do not have the mission or the health of the organization at heart!
Jennifer
-----Original Message-----
From: Museum discussion list [mailto:[log in to unmask]] On Behalf
Of Glenn A. Walsh
Sent: Friday, February 15, 2008 3:38 PM
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Subject: Re: [MUSEUM-L] pay for board members?
Having sat [from 1995 to 2000] on a Board of Trustees
of a very small non-profit [Andrew Carnegie Free
Library and Music Hall in Carnegie, Pennsylvania,
which includes a small Civil War Museum], with a
budget of $150,000, the whole idea of paying Board
members is absurd. In many cases, Board members spend
their own money, as well as time, assisting the
non-profit achieve its mission.
I would say that only reimbursement of expenses for
attending meetings [i.e. mileage and/or parking fees]
would be reasonable, IF that is deemed necessary.
However, I cannot imagine any Board member, who truly
believes in the mission of a small non-profit, even
asking for such a reimbursement!
gaw
--- Erin Storc <[log in to unmask]> wrote:
> Date: Fri, 15 Feb 2008 08:33:56 -0800
> From: Erin Storc <[log in to unmask]>
> Subject: [MUSEUM-L] pay for board members?
> To: [log in to unmask]
>
> I am the curator at a medium-sized county historical
> society in the Midwest. At our recent monthly board
> meeting (regularly scheduled for early afternoon), a
> newly elected board director began a discussion
> about board members receiving compensation for
> attending monthly meetings, and potentially
> committee meetings as well.
>
> We are a 501c3 with a budget of under $250,000,
> most of which is an allotment from the county. We
> have three full-time and two part-time employees.
> Our organization has never paid board members in the
> past and while its articles of incorporation allude
> to this fact the legal language of "empowered to pay
> reasonable compensation for services rendered" seems
> like it could be translated differently by the
> parties involved.
>
> Questions for similar institutions:
> 1. What is your organization's annual budget? And
> where does the money come from?
> 2. How many members sit on the board? What
> qualifications must they meet to be elected?
> 3. What time does the board meet?
> 4. Are staff requested/required to attend? If
> after hours, are the staff compensated?
> 5. Do members of the board get compensation for
> meetings? If so, how much?
>
> Thanks for all those who can offer some info!
>
> Erin
gaw
Glenn A. Walsh
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