"Ciotola, Nicholas P." wrote:
>
> Re: Ethics
>
>   As we all know, Burcaw's Introduction to Museum Work is one of the best
> books in the field and contains a brief chapter on museums and the law.  In
> it, the author explains the proper ethical behavior for non profit boards
> using specific court cases to do so.  One of the most important ppoints is
> that board members of any given institution simply cannot, in any way,
> profit personally from their positions as board members.
>

I believe this is more than ethics.  My understanding is that tax law
prohibits a board member from profiting from activities related to a
tax-exempt organization.

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