On 3/5/07, Oldak Quill oldakquill@gmail.com wrote:
I wanted to bring this up because, as a charity with limited resources, it is something that should be explored and discussed. I am aware that some employees are necessary: some tasks are too critical, time sensitive or large to be left to volunteers. Where do we draw this line? When does it become too much work to use volunteers for a particular task?
As a first answer, when the Board figures that it needs something done badly enough to start suggesting that they need to hire someone. 8-)
The Board can explain in more detail their thinking on this, and it's probably a good idea for them to do so. My impression from the outside is that they're probably right and that it's probably about time to do so, if not past it. But I'm not involved in a lot of the community activities intimately, so I don't know how accurate my impression is.
I agree that this is a good conversation to have. Both more employees and more effeciently focused volunteer efforts on problem areas will both help. Information flow on the percieved trouble spots helps everyone see what needs to be done.