In that position she found herself supervising the president of her board of directors. Most ironically he was accountable to her for work time he missed while taking care of duties related to his role as the agency president. This example illustrates the special challenges of working with volunteers in a small community where human resources are that much more limited and people play many parts. If the individual does get on the board the positive side may be that it will strengthen their relationship with your organization. One of the concepts of a board, like a caucus or cabinet, is that issues can be discussed freely and openly but once a decision is made the board speaks as one.
Some boards require that board members make a financial contribution to the organization.
Staff members who are working with volunteers as a regular part of their job would be well-advised to do some volunteering themselves for another organization. It will give them an experiential reminder of what can easily motivate or discourage a volunteer. The results can be surprising. Big Sisters and Big Brothers of Calgary and Area faced this exact situation. The possibility of limiting who could apply to be a program volunteer quickly generated an absurdly long list of anyone with a prior association with the organization including board members, major donors, their family members and family members of staff.