[OMS_MANAGERS] Board Contributions

[Sarah Lu Heath]

Even when I've worked with board with a $25k buy-in, the offer was to 'give or raise'.

I'm a big believer that each member should give a meaningful amount of cash for them, and provide wisdom, work, or wealth.



Sarah Lu Heath
Executive Director
Astoria Downtown Historic District Association
No.1-12th Street, Suite 114
PO Box 261
Astoria, OR 97103
503.791.7940
www.AstoriaDowntown.com<http://www.astoriadowntown.com/>

From: OMS_MANAGERS <oms_managers-bounces at omls.oregon.gov> On Behalf Of HENRY Katie * OPRD
Sent: Friday, December 18, 2020 11:11 AM
To: Oregon Main Street program managers <oms_managers at omls.oregon.gov>
Subject: Re: [OMS_MANAGERS] Board Contributions

So I will say that in a small nonprofit I worked for previously, the board decided to require that board members make a monetary donation and they ended up losing a board member who could not make that financial contribution but was a very visible volunteer and contributed more volunteer hours than anyone else on the board. Not only that, she was also the one board member that connected the most with visitors and pushed membership the most to those visitors. As an observer, it looked like a huge loss for the organization, more so than the amount they were requiring her to give.

I guess I am saying, consider different forms of contributions that equals the same amount, money, volunteer hours, bringing in memberships, fundraising, etc.

Katie

From: OMS_MANAGERS <oms_managers-bounces at omls.oregon.gov<mailto:oms_managers-bounces at omls.oregon.gov>> On Behalf Of Kevin Teater
Sent: Friday, December 18, 2020 10:49 AM
To: Oregon Main Street program managers <oms_managers at omls.oregon.gov<mailto:oms_managers at omls.oregon.gov>>
Subject: [OMS_MANAGERS] Board Contributions

Hi everyone,

We are exploring requiring Board members to make a financial contribution to the organization or raise money for it. To those of you who do this, what amount do you require? Do you have exceptions? Have you encountered any problems with doing this?

Kevin Teater (he/him)
Executive Director
Beaverton Downtown Association
www.downtownbeaverton.org<http://www.downtownbeaverton.org>
PO Box 311
Beaverton, OR 97005
(503) 332-5419
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