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Our team pays out stipends to mentors/volunteers/teachers. We even have a scholarship program for outstanding students.
We dont think its a "bad" thing.
When mentors give up their vacation time year after year, take time off work, come in on weekends, summer, winter breaks, its the least we could do.

They do NOT ask for it. We give it to them willingly as a small token of our appreciation. Its similar to us giving TY cards, gift baskets, and other volunteer services to donors as a form of appreciation. We can never pay the "industry" standard in compensating for their services, but we certainly appreciate all that everyone does.

Our volunteers would do it anyway without any form of compensation. However, as a team leader, I always search for ways to give back and give some "aloha."

Some teams may or may not agree. Its just our point of view.