Philosophy: Voluntary board service affirms that the nonprofit exists to provide a public good and not to personally benefit an individual or group of individuals outside the scope of its mission. Most donors and nonprofits expect that board members will serve without compensation. A nonprofit also should take steps to ensure that any expense reimbursements for board service are reasonable.

Standard: The nonprofit does not compensate board members for board service other than reimbursement of reasonable expenses directly related to their board service.

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