Message-ID: <F50C062BDAB048A4A6CC2B549EEFAC5B@JimLairdPC> From: "Jim Laird" <jimhope@charter.net> Subject: Re: List Serve - Board member question Date: Tue, 21 Oct 2008 14:47:11 -0500
I am president of the Waupun Historical Society. If our society had
money requirements for board and officer positions I could not afford to
be a member. I spend hundreds of hours each year working on project, but
as a retired teacher, I don't have a great income.
Jim Laird
----- Original Message -----
From: MPHS
To: localhistory@listserve.uwec.edu
Sent: Tuesday, October 21, 2008 12:22 PM
Subject: Re: List Serve - Board member question
I agree with John. This might work for large institutions where the
board members are not also the volunteers who do all the work. For a
small historical society, in my opinion, the most valuable donation from
the board members is their time. Requiring board members to be
responsible for donations (their own or a quota from others) could very
well keep away those who are willing to donate substantial amounts of
time.
Nancy Pfotenhauer
Mineral Point Historical Society
----- Original Message -----
From: John Smart
To: localhistory@listserve.uwec.edu
Sent: Tuesday, October 21, 2008 11:48 AM
Subject: Fw: List Serve - Board member question
In my experience, requiring board members to account for
financial donations limits the selection of people to be board members.
Quite often, the best candidates for board membership are not
necessarily the ones who can afford financial donations and/or are not
comfortable asking others.
John Smart
Price County Historical Society