Hi Jan,
Ok Yan, I absolutely see actually where you are coming from now and yay,
for human rights. I suspect it's quite similar in the UK now you mention
it. Sorry, for having seemed dismissive, I should have given what you said
more regard. With that said, if GNOME were to be put in a situation where
they had to defend themselves I still suspect that California civil laws
apply.[1] But really now I am actually no longer sure. This seems like a
very grey area but what I do know is that Europe does have some laws which
protect Europeans over the world. For instance if you miss a connection in
a US flight from Europe then a US airline would be liable for your food and
hotel expenses under EU law. This sort particular scenario probably needs
some research before any of us can have a clear idea about what it all
means for non-US volunteers and interns.
In addition: currently the minimal required insurance for non-profits is
> paid for by the Nationale Loterij ("national lottery") on request, so
> volunteers are often insured for free (to some degree).
>
I think the national lottery in the UK would also give funding to OPW if it
were a UK based non-profit. Actually I can think of a lot of UK funding
providers who would give to a project like OPW, come to think of it. In the
meantime, perhaps OPW could consider establishing as a non-profit in Europe
to benefit from funding support and stricter human rights laws?
When I was on the board of a non-profit, that insurance requirement &
> the offer by the Nationale Loterij didn't exist yet, but IIRC we paid a
> couple 100 euro / year for the insurance that we had back then (even
> before it was a requirement, most non-profits had insurances like that,
> because it solves most likely disputes with volunteers easily for what
> is a rather modest amount).
I don't even think my charity pays that even close much per volunteer
actually. I think they just pay a blanket cover that they pay for a year
that applies to all members individually as they carry out their work. It's
a really good idea to have this for volunteers. I should ask how much it
costs and see what they say. It's definitely worth the cost either way.
Volunteers are an asset to any non-profit though I am a bit biased there
what with being one n'all ;-)
Magdalen
[1] http://oag.ca.gov/charities
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