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Re: [APO-L] National Policy Question
daemon@ATHENA.MIT.EDU (Michael Ryan Gallagher)
Mon Apr 28 23:23:53 2003
Date: Mon, 28 Apr 2003 23:24:15 -0400
Reply-To: Michael Ryan Gallagher <famtree@UDel.Edu>
From: Michael Ryan Gallagher <famtree@UDel.Edu>
To: APO-L@LISTSERV.IUPUI.EDU
There was an issue here besides defining an active alumnus (see my previous
post, want the details?- e-mail me): Volunteers even if not members would be
required to register. Educate me. What is our status on non-Member
volunteers (number, why, what they do)? How does a registry help
interorganizational relations & with applying for awards? As for the money
issue, yeah, it's a chunk- what other expenses, photocopying what, etc.?
Even if you itemize your taxes, there is a limit (already asked this
question even though I don't yet make enough to itemize- because of my 5
national orgs (mainly 1st 4) (APO, BSA, SUVCW, SAR, NSCS)- I thought that
since they are all 501(c)(3) if I give as much as I can each year, the IRS
would owe me money:)). Need an explanation of acronyms? E-mail me.
Michael Gallagher
Zeta Sigma Chapter U of DE Historian & Webmaster
APO-BSA/NESA Rep, Asst Scoutmaster, T50-Del-Mar-Va Council
Kirkwood Chapter DE Soc. SAR Historian in 12 days
Appomattox Camp #2 Dept of MD SUVCW Camp Guard & Signals Officer
U of DE Chapter- NSCS
P.S. Have any of these in common besides APO & haven't told me yet? I LOVE
connecting with people in multiple ways...please e-mail me.
----- Original Message -----
From: "Derek Cashman" <derek.cashman@vcu.edu>
To: <APO-L@LISTSERV.IUPUI.EDU>
Sent: Monday, April 28, 2003 9:46 PM
Subject: Re: [APO-L] National Policy Question
> > I came across this link
> > http://www.apor2.org/index.php/IVD
> > Which is a memo from Bob London which discusses mandatory volunteer
> > registration, but if I recall correctly, the national convention
> qualshed
> > that plan (the active alumni question came up here).
> > If I'm mistaken please tell me so.
> > LFS
> > Michael Shulman
>
> Before the National Convention, the Board passed an amendment to the
> National Board of Directors' Policy Manual, which established
> mandatory volunteer registration. This was done, I believe, at the
> July 2002 Board Meeting. There was a proposal introduced at the
> convention, which went before the Alumni Relations & Internal
> Volunteer Development Reference Committee (which I served on), to
> establish mandatory volunteer registration. This was a resolution
> which would have enhanced the National Board Policy Manual. Basically,
> it contained the same thing except added a provision that would have
> printed membership cards / certificates to all of the volunteers, and
> included a subscription to the Torch & Trefoil as well. Due to the
> printing costs involved, the resolution also proposed a small fee,
> equal to the Annual Active Membership Dues (AAMD) for an active
> member, except that the fee would be waived for Life Members, since
> they already get the T&T anyway. The resolution passed the committee
> unanimously, but was killed on the floor. The reason it did not pass
> the floor was mainly because several section chairs spoke up against
> the registration fee. Although a lot of them also felt that many
> volunteers already spend a considerable chunk of money going to
> conferences, and on photocopying and mailings and other expenses
> (which is, of course, tax-deductible - although I'm not sure a lot of
> people know that this is tax-deductible; or others may not itemize
> their taxes).
>
> However, despite the convention's proceedings, the National Board
> Policy Manual amendment, which officially went into effect right after
> convention, stands. So there is still mandatory volunteer
> registration, albeit with no fee, and no registration
> cards/certificates or Torch & Trefoils delivered to the volunteers. So
> Bob London is essentially following the Board of Directors' Policy
> Manual in this case.
>
> The reason for mandatory volunteer registration, of course, is so that
> the national office can keep track of who is volunteering. This
> information is, of course, important when considering relationships
> with other national organizations, as well as applying for national
> awards like the Point of Light, or grants, etc,...
>
>
>
> * Derek Cashman (webmaster@apo83.org)
> * Technology & Electronic Communications (TEC) Coordinator
> * Region III; Alpha Phi Omega
>
