[Foundation-l] board, babysitting, speaking engagements, etc.
daniwo59 at aol.com
daniwo59 at aol.com
Sat Aug 12 21:06:41 UTC 2006
In a message dated 8/12/2006 4:53:48 PM Eastern Daylight Time,
beesley at gmail.com writes:
On 8/12/06, daniwo59 at aol.com <daniwo59 at aol.com> wrote:
> This conversation had jumped back and forth from single-instance expenses
> (eg. babysitting costs) to much larger issues such as speakers fees. With
the
> number of speaking requests pouring in to the Foundation (and they come in
at
> an ever increasing rate), I want to suggest the following guidelines for
board
> members and others giving talks about the Foundation.
What about the requests that don't come in via an official Foundation
address? If individuals are approached, are you expecting them to
follow these guidelines, or would those not count as official
Foundation talks? Do we have any way of knowing which events are
expecting an official representative of the Foundation?
All speaking requests in which people go out and represent the Foundation
should be under the auspicies and supervision of the Foundation. The Foundation
should know who is going out speaking on its behalf, what they are saying,
and to whom--especially when registered trademarks and logos are concerned. We
are wary of people misusing our logo and trademark on websites--why should we
not be equally wary of people misusing our logo and trademark in the real
world? Finally, when people contact the Foundation asking for a speaker, it is
safe to assume that they expect an "official representative."
> 7. The Speaker Subcommittee will also request an honorarium
> , to be paid to the Foundation, for providing a speaker.
Are you suggesting that this Subcommittee would only send people if an
honorarium was to be received? Or would you just be requesting it on
the slim chance there is one? Considering I've only ever once been
offered one, it doesn't seem very likely most speakers are going to
get this, unless you want to start turning down the opportunity to
promote the projects except in the very rare cases where money will be
involved.
No, I am suggesting that the Subcommittee request an honorarium as well as
expenses. It is possible that none will be available. The Subcommittee will
then decide whether or not to send someone. Furthermore, as I mentioned earlier,
not every request for a speaker must be met. It is also okay to say no for
any number of reasons.
An additional point to consider is whether this subcommittee will be
the ones booking the transport.
That would depend on who is paying for teh transportation.
Danny
Angela.
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