Hoi,
Hear hear !!!
Thanks,
GerardM
On 7/9/07, Michael Bimmler <mbimmler(a)gmail.com> wrote:
On 7/9/07, Dan Rosenthal <swatjester(a)gmail.com> wrote:
Because Dependent care is not the responsibility
of the foundation's
expenses. There is a reason why other boards do not do this. If one
is volunteering one's time as a board member, the volunteer is making
a decision for themselves to give up that time. They must weigh that
decision carefully against their own personal needs.
If I were a board member, for instance, it would be incredibly
unreasonable for me to ask for reimbursement for boarding, care, and
feeding of my cats while I was gone. It was my decision to get the
cats, and the assumption of responsibility is my own. Similarly, the
decision to be on the board would also be my own, and therefore the
foundation would not be beholden to the care of my cats.
It's the same thing with dependents... if you cannot afford to keep
care of them in the execution of ones duties, then do not sit on the
board.
Are you seriously comparing cats to children and other dependents?
Focusing on children:
In my opinion, a mature organisation recognises that there are persons
(I don't say "women", I say "persons", incl. men) who have
children to
look after but nevertheless want to have a job / have a career / work
in a NGO.
You basically state "If you have children and can't pay a babysitter,
you shouldn't be allowed to be a board member" and I consider this to
be rather an affront and a quite out-of-time opinion.
Michael
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