What do other Gransnetters do about claiming expenses when volunteering for a charity?
The last charity for which I volunteered (and left amidst lots of acrimony) initially was very generous in the amount one was allowed to claim and we were encouraged to claim for everything and then had the opportunity to donate it back. They then became very penny pinching and changed rhe criteria which caused lots of 'unrest' among the volunteers. It was the reason I left but was indicative of the attitude.
Now, I have to drive to places when I volunteer, I've been given a claim form but no one has asked for me to fill it in and submit it.
I have a dilemma, anyway, in that I don't need the money and I love the volunteering so it's almost a hobby. But, should I claim to set a precedent or not claim?
I should say that my role is fairly newly set up, I'm the only one at any venue so cannot ask any other volunteer. And, I have that British thing of hating to talk about money.
