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Mon Jul 9 18:20:39 UTC 2007

Hoi,
Vocation: "A vocation is an occupation, either professional or voluntary,
that is seen more to those who carry it out than simply financial reward.
Vocations can be seen as providing a psychological or spiritual need for the
worker, and are often assumed to carry some form of altruistic intent. The
term can also be used to describe any occupation for which a person is
specifically gifted, and usually implies that the worker has a form of
"calling" for the task."

Thanks,
     GerardM

On 7/9/07, Andrew Lih <andrew.lih at gmail.com> wrote:
>
> On 7/9/07, GerardM <gerard.meijssen at gmail.com> wrote:
> > Hoi,
> > The reason why the norm of American charitable boards is relevant up to
> a
> > point is that we are a global organisation. The point where the American
> > norms lose their values in comparison is where an American law stops
> giving
> > us options. When there is room for us to decide what is good, we are
> allowed
> > to do so.
> >
> > We want the board to be a reflection of the people that make up our
> > community. We want these people be the ones that are most likely to do a
> > mature job for us. I would rather have parents on the board then another
> > bright kid who still has to learn much about the realities of life.
> >
> > The amount of money involved in child care is not that much in the grand
> > scale of things. When you consider the amount of time the board members
> put
> > into their vocation it is a steal.
>
> This is the first time I've heard of being a board member as a "vocation."
>
> Maybe you might want to elaborate on this?
>
> -Andrew
>
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