Re: [MUSEUM-L] Trustee volunteer hours
Thank you! I've gotten some responses off-list as well, and I think that the consensus is to count them.
 
Much appreciated!
 
Toniann
 
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Toniann Scime
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From: Museum discussion list [mailto:[log in to unmask]] On Behalf Of Claudia J. Nicholson
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Subject: Re: [MUSEUM-L] Trustee volunteer hours

I believe that Trustee hours spent in board meetings is indeed volunteer time.  The beauty of collecting that time is that you do not need to ask them to report it.  Just multiply the attendees by the length of the meeting, and voila!, you have your hours.  The other hours they might devote to museum business is not so easy to gather, and I’ve all but given up on some of my board members reporting hours to me.  But you should definitely count board meeting time.

Good luck herding your cats.

Claudia

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On 1/17/07 10:35 AM, "Toniann Scime" <[log in to unmask]> wrote:
We're working on doing better tracking and reporting of our volunteer hours, and have had a lot of success getting our reported numbers more in line with real hours worked. We had previously neglected to count a lot of outreach time. However, we find that tracking the hours our Trustees contribute to be the hardest to pin down.

When a trustee volunteers and work an admission gate or an information booth at an event, or signs up for Front Desk duty on a Wednesday afternoon, we count those hours. But what about when they are attending actual board meetings? Do other institutions count those as "volunteer hours" as well?

Thanks in advance for your thoughts on this.

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Toniann Scime
Library Director, Amherst Museum
3755 Tonawanda Creek Road
Amherst, NY 14228
Phone: 716-689-1440
Fax: 716-689-1409
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