New Funding sources for GBC Officers

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"COM: Madhusudani Radha (dd) JPS (Mill Valley - USA)" wrote:

 

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> At 8:47 -0800 11/16/99, Sita devi dasi wrote:

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> >What was I getting at? We need to engage males properly. On the human

> >level, there are not enough grhastha men in management.......

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> Finally something we agree on. I'd also add women and youth to that list.

> It's time for management to become more representative of the membership,

> which will lead to a greater understanding of the issues faced by our

> grhastas.

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> Ys,

> Madhusudani dasi

 

Everyone wants to get the sannyasis out of management -- even Prabhupada

wanted to get them out of management -- even, and especially, they themselves

want to get out of management.

 

But I do see one problem. It appears to me that ISKCON does not really have

any form of revenue. Am I wrong about this? Maybe I am, I'd like to hear

more about this.

 

But since ISKCON proper has no form of revenue, other than a portion of the

BBT funds, then the defacto requirement is that the only people who can take

the office are those who are self-funded.

 

That means -- from the financial perspective -- the ideal candidate is a

sanyasi guru with lots of disciples, because those disciples through their

donations can support his travel.

 

Again -- am I wrong about this?

 

But if we have grhasta managers where will they get the travel funds to

fulfill their obligations?

 

Does ISKCON need to institute some sort of sliding-scale annual dues to

subsidize the annual expenditures of its officers, and thus make it possible

for talented grhastas to step into management?

 

Hmmmmm...... I guess I can already hear the roars of objection and protest.

 

Well, anyway, how will it be possible financially for grhastas to step into

management?

 

your servant,

 

Hare Krsna dasi