[pct-l] PCTA rating by CharityNavigator

[Sir Mixalot]

Unlike some charities, the effects of the PCTA are readily seen.  They are
able to keep two full time trail crews on the PCT for almost the entire
year, pay for the food and tools to pay for many volunteer projects, make
land acquisitions, of course handle our thru hiking permits, all of which
are paid for by grants and donations that the PCTA must go out and get.
 I'm definitely not saying they don't do a lot more, but these are the
first things that come to mind.  If her pay is dictated by the performance
of her organization, then my personal experience with the PCTA says that
she deserves every penny.  I believe Scott Williamson recently said that
it's getting easier to set records on the PCT than in years past due to
greatly improved trail maintenance.  Remember who gets a lot of that trail
maintenance done the next time you step foot on the PCT.

On Mon, Nov 21, 2011 at 2:17 PM, Dennis Phelan <dennis.phelan at gmail.com>wrote:

> it makes little difference if it is a non-profit or a for-profit
> organization.  The management of a large complex organization requires the
> same skills and the people who do the work and take the risks deserve the
> same compensation.  In fact a non-profit may require better financial
> management skills in that they do not have the same income streams. The
> question should be is the salary in-line with the budget of the
> organization.  The CEO of a $100,000 (annual sales) company usually is paid
> less than a CEO of a $1,000,000 company.
>
> On Sat, Nov 19, 2011 at 5:18 AM, Becky Hiker <beckyhiker at yahoo.com> wrote:
>
> > Happy to see the PCTA get a pretty good rating by CharityNavigator.org
> > although I was shocked to see Executive Director, Liz Bergeron's
> > compensation of $100,000.
> >
> > http://www.charitynavigator.org/index.cfm?bay=search.summary&orgid=11449
> > Page 7: http://www.pcta.org/pdf/PCTA-2009-Form-990.pdf
> > Page 7: http://www.pcta.org/pdf/2010-pcta-form-990.pdf
> >
> > Seriously?  Who approves such a salary?  Is that reasonable compensation
> > for a non-profit to pay its leader from donated funds during hard
> economic
> > times?  I may be from the Dark Ages and my perspective may be warped on a
> > teacher's salary, but such a sum sure seems like excessive compensation
> for
> > a non-profit.
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