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Originally posted by FAUNikki
I dont beleive that is true at all. Just because someone is paid, doesn't necesarily mean that they are more professional. Volunteers can do just as good of a job as a paid person and I dont really think they come out and say, "Hey, they pay me to do this, so we are more professional."
I think it looks better to have a volunteer presenting because it shows thewir dedication to their org. to work without pay! Im not trying to bash anyone I just took it as an insult to say that a volunteer is not professional in that sense.
*Sorry for the bad spelling, I am very very sick at the moment and do not feel like fixing any of it!
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I was using the word professional, in a very literal sense, juxtaposed against "volunteer," not against "amateur."
A professional director of extension might be ineffective, but if you are comparing an effective director of extension to a volunteer, the paid staff member, who spends 50-60 hours a week doing that job will be substantially more effective every single time.
The work load for a professional director of extension consists not just of making presentations. It also consists of attending conferences, making phone calls to administrators, alumni, and professional counterparts, and the follow up phone calls that set the stage for the presentation. It also consists of attending various interfraternal workshops that build professional competence, and professional contacts. So much of being a director of extension is networking, and quite simply, that requires time.
No one has to believe me, but all that you have to do is make a list of the NPC groups with a professional director of extension, and a list that uses volunteers. It will then become apparent which groups are winning the expansion presentations.