[pct-l] PCTA rating by CharityNavigator

[John Casterline]

DITTO

On Tue, Nov 22, 2011 at 1:20 PM, dofdear aka Thumper <dofdear at cox.net>wrote:

> You guys people have 'BALLS'!  Big NAY from me.  If Liz or anyone in this
> type of position with this level of responsibilities worked for the
> Government her salary would be at least 25% greater, state or Federal.  If
> she worked for a Fortune 500 company it would be even greater.  Don't bite
> the hand that feeds you.  And as a common courtesy, it is really
> inappropriate to vent this type of open criticism, particular in such a
> close community as this.  Would you treat a family member this way?  What
> if
> Liz left due to this discussion?  Where would we be then?  And finally,
> it's
> 3 days before Thanksgiving.  You should be ashamed.  I'm embarrassed.
>
> Thumper aka dofdear
>
>
> Charles Doersch charles.doersch at gmail.com
> Tue Nov 22 10:55:59 CST 2011
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> All in favor of the directorship reducing its salary commensurate to
> organizations of similar size, similar limited funds, and similar
> membership say AYE.
>
> AYE.
>
> ~Charles Doersch
>
> And AYE from Sean McCollum
> Aye from Matt Holmes
> Aye from Chris Corl
>
> [And we're all members of the PCTA].
>
> On Tue, Nov 22, 2011 at 9:25 AM, Paul Bodnar <paulbodnar at hotmail.com>
> wrote:
>
> >
> > Thank you for the link and information.  I also believe the compensation
> > for the Executive Director is excessive.  According to the PCTA website,
> > PCTA has a staff of eight and a compensation of $99,296 or 5.82% of
> > expenses for the executive director appears to work against the primary
> > mission of the PCTA.  There are only about 7800 members according to the
> > PCTA.  So effectively $12.73 comes out of each annual membership donation
> > to compensate a single employee.
> >
> > The PCTA states "The mission of the Pacific Crest Trail Association is to
> > protect, preserve and promote the Pacific Crest National Scenic Trail as
> an
> > internationally significant resource for the enjoyment of hikers and
> > equestrians, and for the value that wild and scenic lands provide to all
> > people."
> >
> > I hope the PCTA gets back to spending membership donations on the mission
> > of the PCTA and less on executive compensation.
> >
> > Sincerely,
> >
> > Paul Bodnar
> >
> >
> >  > 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
> >
> >
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