Erin, you raise some interesting questions.
>
>   Questions for similar institutions:
>   1.  What is your organization's annual budget? And where does the   
> money come from?
Like you, we have a budget under $250,000. About 1/3 of our budget is  
from the county. The rest is from memberships, grants, shop sales, etc.
>   2.  How many members sit on the board?  What qualifications must   
> they meet to be elected?
We have 12 board members. They have to be members of our Historical  
Society and take an interest in our activities to qualify.
>   3.  What time does the board meet? The board meets the third  
> Thursday of each month at 7 PM and has a yearly, day-long retreat in  
> June. Sometimes they have a mini-retreat in January to review what's  
> happened since June -- depends on the ambitions of the president.
>   4.  Are staff requested/required to attend?  If after hours, are   
> the staff compensated? Staff are not required to attend, but we  
> usually do. As an hourly employee, I am compensated. Our salaried  
> employees take extra time off.
>   5.  Do members of the board get compensation for meetings? If so,  
> how much? Our board members are not compensated for attending  
> meetings. For any expenses they have related to the board, such as  
> when the secretary used to copy the minutes (before they were  
> electronic), they receive reimbursement. We do have one really  
> outstanding board member who lives about 100 miles away. There has  
> been some talk lately about helping her with gasoline costs, but I'm  
> not sure where that will go.
Heather McClenahan, museum assistant/web master
Los Alamos Historical Society
http://www.losalamoshistory.org
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PO Box 43
1921 Juniper St.
Los Alamos, NM 875444
505-662-6272 (office)
505-470-2912 (cell)
>
>   Thanks for all those who can offer some info!
>
>   Erin
>
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