Re[2]: [at-l] RE: NFP CEO pay

[bullard@xxxxxxxxxxxx (Jim Bullard)]

At 08:37 AM 3/13/2003 -0500, rick boudrie wrote:
>>For all these reasons, I think he probably earns his pay.
>
>Me too-- just so long as you define success at the AMC as being able to give
>its 90,000 members what they seem to want.  I am not so sure I do, but I'll
>leave that for a while.
>
>I got to think that one's pay does impact on his vision, though.
>
>If the ATC's leadership were paid many multiples of the pittance they now
>earn, I wonder if they would feel more presure to maximize profits at thier
>hostel, or to find other places to leverage the assets of the Trail into an
>improved cash flow.  I wonder if they would feel more pressure to raise
>funds for stuffing operating endowments, rather than for land aquisition.  I
>wonder if they would measure the success of thier educational efforts ever
>more by revenues generated, than by hearts and minds impacted.  I wonder if
>the would see thier mission become more defined by those who vote with
>dollars, than by a deeper understanding of what the Trail is all about.
>
>I don't know.  But I think they might.  I hope the ATC doesn't make the same
>mistakes as the AMC. They are doing a great job so far.  Having leaders that
>"earn" a big-city pay isn't always a great thing.
>
>RIck B

What you refer to is the dilemma of capitalism. "The economy" should be a
tool to fulfill the needs of people but there is always the danger that we
get caught up in it and the people end up serving the economy instead. That
is a tough balancing act especially for large NFP organizations.