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[Brad Patrick]

I think, though, that the importance of this discussion is an ideal, as
Jimmy described.  Rather than solely be an opportunity for the rich, people
from all walks of life and financial means should be able to contribute,
including as a board member.  (This is very much outside the norm of most
American charitable boards).  I'm not stating my own position here, just
saying that is what I think Jimmy meant.

On 7/9/07, Dan Rosenthal <swatjester at gmail.com> wrote:
>
>
> On Jul 9, 2007, at 1:01 PM, Sebastian Moleski wrote:
>
> >  Otherwise, the only people able to
> > volunteer for your organization are people who are financially
> > independent.
>
> Uh, that's a good thing. You don't want people who rely on their
> board position for their finances. Every board I have ever been on,
> known someone personally who has been on, has disallowed it.  The WMF
> board is a volunteer position. That means you chose to do it. Nobody
> held a gun to your head and said "Join the board". As such, the
> applying member should take their children into consideration: can
> they support them while sitting on the board or not?
>
>
>
> On Jul 9, 2007, at 12:55 PM, Jimmy Wales wrote:
> > Reimbursement of board expenses is quite important to
> > ensuring that people are able to serve without their service being a
> > financial burden.
>
> Child care is not a board expense. Child care is a personal expense.
> The struggle of the stay-at-home single parent is not unique,
> millions of people are undergoing it. They do not receive reimbursed
> child care. Working parents generally do not either. Why should a
> board member?
>
> Lets remember what the purpose of the board is: to guide the WMF
> organization. It is NOT to take financial care of the board member's
> families, and it is NOT fiscally responsible to do so.
>
> -Dan Rosenthal.
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