Sorry, I forgot to attach a subject line to this. LKZ
> -----Original Message-----
> From: Zoeckler, Linda
> Sent: Tuesday, September 17, 2002 3:33 PM
> To: 'ARLIS/NA LISTSERV'
> Subject: Volunteers
>
> Dear ARLISians!
>
> As I museum librarian in search of additional help, I've always been
> limited in our use of volunteers by the fact that they aren't bonded. For
> instance, we can never leave them alone to run the library because the
> institution has no contractual agreement with them. I wondered if any
> other librarians have had any experience with bonding their volunteers.
> Is it possible? Is it expensive? Do they need some training in employee
> procedures such as disaster preparedness, accidents, etc.?
>
> In addition to possibly getting more use from bonded volunteers I wondered
> about another enticement. Could a museum or library offer some sort of
> letter contract to a volunteer in which they would agree to "work" for a
> fixed number of hours on a schedule. At the end of the year (or time
> period specified in the letter contract) they would receive a letter from
> the institution for a "donation of a gift in kind" of their time worth a
> reasonable amount of money set by prevailing wage for their type of work
> in that part of the country. This seems to me to be a parallel to lawyers
> donating their time in pro bono work or doctors donating their time. Has
> anyone tried this? Would the IRS challenge this type of donation? If the
> law is unclear on this, perhaps the law should be modified to allow
> donation of one's time at a reasonable rate for an income tax deduction.
> Any thoughts? Feel free to contact me offline, but I'll bet others would
> like to hear this discussion.
>
>
> Regards to all!
>
> Linda Zoeckler
> Head, Huntington Art Reference Library
> 1151 Oxford Road
> San Marino, CA 91108
> (626) 405-2228
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