[Foundation-l] Travel policy

[GerardM]

Would you be so kind to answer a thread in stead of creating new threads all
over the place.. This is a genuine nuisance !!
Thanks,
    GerardM

On 7/9/07, The Uninvited Co., Inc <uninvited at nerstrand.net> wrote:
>
> <<< Anthere wrote:
> Let me get the point through. Are you saying that "claiming a childcare
> expense" is a "remuneration" for me ?
> >>>
>
> I would like to start out by making it very clear that this is not about
> you.  It is about travel policy in general.
>
> By the operating conventions of U.S. corporations, 501 (c) 3 or
> otherwise, child care is not widely seen as a reimbursable travel
> expense even if it may technically be permitted by tax law.  In the
> context of a U.S. based 501 (c) 3 corporation seeking substantial funds
> from U.S. donors, reimbursement for these expenses would be seen by most
> observers as a form of indirect compensation.
>
> I recognize that standards may be different in, for example, France or
> the Netherlands.
>
> <<<
> Either our board members are from the community, diverse in their
> origin, in their gender, in their financial ability, in their age etc...
> And we might get people having a little bit more trouble covering their
> costs. Actually, people with income usually also have a job and have low
>
> availability. Or they have no job and much more time to dedicate. But
> they need to be reimbursed the costs of working as volunteers.
>
>
> Or we choose deliberately board members such as Bill Gates, Richard
> Branson, Bill Clinton etc.... who are rich, do not need to get any
> reimbursement, do not need to work any more etc...
> >>>
>
> You present a false dichotomy.  There are sitting board members as well
> as past candidates, current candidates, and potential candidates who,
> while not wealthy, are able and willing to make time to volunteer.  This
> would be more true if the board were to discontinue its practice of
> being a "working board" and instead limited its activities to those
> items within its proper purview.
>
> Steve
>
>
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