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What does "self-finance" mean in PA's retreats for staff and grasslooters?
According to reports, the retreat was self-financed. What does self-financed mean?
Some organisations, typically religious ones, send their members, either individually or in groups, for short-term mission work overseas. These mission workers sometimes have to raise funds from sponsors to finance their trips. To whom do they look for financial support? Families, friends and fellow members of their religious organisation are obvious targets.
But if it is a corporate retreat, colleagues are unlikely to provide financial support. Nor would it be a good idea, from a corporate governance perspective, for anyone to raise funds from corporate sponsors. It leaves participants to bear their own cost.
Some staff, volunteers or grassroots leaders will not participate in overseas retreats because they cannot afford, or do not want, to pay. Some will go because they feel compelled or embarrassed that others may say that they are too poor or too stingy.
There is another self-financing possibility — the retreat generates revenue which is enough to offset costs. However, I do not know enough about PA to consider whether this model works, but even if it does, it is hard work for the participants and certainly spoils the fun.
Finally, assuming PA staff are required to secure financing for their participation in overseas retreats, is the time they spend at retreats considered to be work or play (and therefore deducted from their annual leave)?
- http://refocusing.blogspot.sg/2012/12/working-in-peoples-association.html
According to reports, the retreat was self-financed. What does self-financed mean?
Some organisations, typically religious ones, send their members, either individually or in groups, for short-term mission work overseas. These mission workers sometimes have to raise funds from sponsors to finance their trips. To whom do they look for financial support? Families, friends and fellow members of their religious organisation are obvious targets.
But if it is a corporate retreat, colleagues are unlikely to provide financial support. Nor would it be a good idea, from a corporate governance perspective, for anyone to raise funds from corporate sponsors. It leaves participants to bear their own cost.
Some staff, volunteers or grassroots leaders will not participate in overseas retreats because they cannot afford, or do not want, to pay. Some will go because they feel compelled or embarrassed that others may say that they are too poor or too stingy.
There is another self-financing possibility — the retreat generates revenue which is enough to offset costs. However, I do not know enough about PA to consider whether this model works, but even if it does, it is hard work for the participants and certainly spoils the fun.
Finally, assuming PA staff are required to secure financing for their participation in overseas retreats, is the time they spend at retreats considered to be work or play (and therefore deducted from their annual leave)?
- http://refocusing.blogspot.sg/2012/12/working-in-peoples-association.html
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