Lack of retirement planning for leaders is a major problem in ISKCON.
It's all good to say: "Leaders and officials in ISKCON should all be volunteers!"
However, in practice, what will happen is that people will give large sections of their life to ISKCON, and not receive a pension or contribution to a retirement fund in return. Two things result from this:
1. These officials have no support in place for their old age. This may lead them to give up their service for something more economically feasible, to divert funds illegally for themselves, or to just end up on skid row.
2. Being in the position guarantees them at least a place to live and some facility and security, so they'll hang on to it as long as they can. This means that new blood doesn't come through the organization.
Personally I am going to pay my staff market or slightly below market rates, just like American Protestant churches such as New Spring and Northpoint do.
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PAMHO
Prabhu yes that will cause "devotees" to become chair or position cons and will remain stick to it, that what is happening at some places .. don't want to mention the name ... at the same time ... devotee who come in full time temple service ... they may have sense of insecurity..... so what is the resolution... what can you suggest to tackle this.... i might not be the person to implement it but i would like to know it so when i get an opportunity to serve i can utilize the knowledge and put it into action.
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