Tax deductions

Upon contemplating my new position as the volunteer in charge of hospitality for talent at the performing arts theatre in my community, I've decided that it's a crock that volunteer work isn't provided for by way of a tax deduction.

Many people don't have the spare funds in a budget that's already pulled so tight it might snap... but those are often the people that are the first to volunteer for a non-profit organization. I've worked volunteering for a very long time, even holding some Board positions pretty high up - and one thing that I've heard over and over is... we need volunteers.

Wouldn't it make sense to be able to compensate people for their hours worked volunteering? Time is often as priceless a commodity as cash in this hectic world we live in.

I realize that this would involve insane amounts of paperwork on the part of the non-profit organizations but, I think anyway, that once the system was in place it could really work.

I'm not talking give people big bucks for volunteering, but let's say $.25/hr? It's not much, but it is something. Give people who donate their time some consideration is all I'm saying.

A new experience

I've decided to throw my hat into the world of online journal keeping and create a blog. I have no idea what I'm doing but I'll try to figure it out!

I have no clue what I'll talk about - I guess time will tell.