> Preface - this is not targetted at Don, just a comment on a few things > he said!
:) Nick of course. I was humming and haring about making any response at all... I now wish I hadn't. What I said wasn't very well worded at all and now leaves me wondering if I should clean it up or just let it lie. > 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. 'goes around normally comes around...' I didn't present that well. > > 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). I agree... Again I didn't present my thoughts very well. > 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! That's a good thing to know you're open to. I think I'll go back to doing what I was doing now and just leave this whole subject alone. Cheers Don
