[Foundation-l] Report board meeting in Florida 6-7 of october

[Erik Moeller]

On 10/11/07, Thomas Dalton <thomas.dalton at gmail.com> wrote:
> I would say it's been decided that the treasurer will be a board member.
>
> I think it's important to make clear the distinction between a
> treasurer and a bookkeeper. A treasurer, whether a board member or
> not, works directly for and with the board. They are the board's
> connection to the organisation's finances. A bookkeeper is a member of
> staff and does the day-to-day financial stuff. I don't think they even
> report to the board - I think they report to the ED. They are very
> different (although closely related) roles and shouldn't be confused.

All of the above is exactly correct.
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Erik

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