Another thing I have been thinking about a lot lately is how *expensive* it is for #Quakers to have volunteers do everything.
Taking into account all of the time, effort, and having to fix things that volunteers do badly, it would be *so much cheaper* to just pay a professional.
And that's not even factoring in everything we lose by having terrible outward-facing media (websites, social media, you name it).
This volunteer shabby-chic is not a good look, Friends!
Do #Quakers actually want young people to come to meeting? This is not the way to do it!
Friends love to point to things like @QuakerSpeak. Guess what? That was funded!
I *know* all of the reasons that #Quakers don't want to pay for things. I know the historical arguments and the financial arguments.
I am coming to the conclusion that the RSoF would rather die than change.
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The first set of numbers is if the YM just wants to pay for *content*. If they want an address, meetings with children and youth, and two interest groups, at very low rates, the honorarium would come to $1,150.
The second set of numbers is *time*. If the YM wants the person to spend 10 hours planning, 10 hours traveling, and 72 hours at the event, and agrees to pay $25/hour, the honorarium for time is $2,300.
#Quakers, we're getting close to Yearly Meeting time! It has come to my attention that some YMs do not pay honoraria for speakers.
That's a problem! Here are some things to consider when setting your honoraria for YM speakers:
First, travel, registration, and room and board at the session are a cost for the yearly meeting, but they are not a benefit for the speaker.
If the YM wants someone to come in person for the annual session, this is the minimum the yearly meeting has to pay to make that possible. But going to the YM is not a benefit for the speaker. That is a working trip, and the travel and time there are all part of the work...