Preface - this is not targetted at Don, just a comment on a few things he said!
On Mon, 09 Feb 2004 14:56:54 +1300 Don Gould <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > Managing something more requires money because it's unfair for the > orginisers to end up doing heaps of work for nothing other than a pat on the > back. no, it is not a good idea to have conmmittee members/organisers being paid, there is too much self interest at stake. also i am guessing we would want the organisation (inc society or trust) to be non-profit from a tax view, so it cannot benefit its own members or officers. reimbursement of expenses is ok, but beyond that I am opposed to financial reimbursement in this situation. > > Personally I've got a few projects on the back burner that could benefit > from having a more formal structure and I can see a number of other entities > that would also benefit from this. again, if its a community organiastion you want then it is not appropriate for it to support your commercial venture. Sure, members of our group, or a more formal group, may help and so on, but i don't believe that it is the place of such a group to leverage your commercial ventures (or anyone elses). of course if you want to start a co-operative or something to leverage know-how in a commercial setting then thats another thing, including recognition and income sharing! > > Community groups are always there to help different parts of the community > in different ways. I'm happy to help push a formal aspect of the group > along with interested parties when the projects I'm working on move from > back burner to something closer to boiling point. -- Nick Rout <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
