"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. ========================================================= Important Subscriber Information: The Museum-L FAQ file is located at http://www.finalchapter.com/museum-l-faq/ . You may obtain detailed information about the listserv commands by sending a one line e-mail message to [log in to unmask] . The body of the message should read "help" (without the quotes). If you decide to leave Museum-L, please send a one line e-mail message to [log in to unmask] . The body of the message should read "Signoff Museum-L" (without the quotes).