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Originally Posted by fredliu168
Wait they don't? Then I may have to reconsider my position.
I assumed FIRST regional directors, GDC, board of directors all receieved pay.
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FIRST Regional Directors are paid. FIRST Staff in Manchester is paid. Senior Mentors and Vista volunteers are given a honorarium.
GDC members are not paid, they volunteer. (Great thanks BTW to Dave for his endless years with FRC and Karthik to FTC along with all the others on the GDCs for both programs) The affiliate partners are also volunteer positions. Some may be paid if they partner is part of a not-for-profit organization that can do that, but it does not come from FIRST.
Board members are entirely different. On most not-for-profit boards, your membership is related to what you (personally) or your company provides the organization. In other words, Board member are expected to provide a level of sponsorship to FIRST programs.
All that being said, FTC currently employees 3 people directly, a director and two program coordinators. They also account for a portion of the G&A (General and administrative) staff... Finance, Volunteer support, IT, Operations, Management. I think all THAT for $275 is a bargain.