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Ann E.
Review for Central Asia Institute, Bozeman, MT, USA
I have discontinued support of this organization because the funds are not being used properly. Something is amiss when travel accounts for more than 50% of service expenditures. Something is amiss when no per diem monies received by GM are returned to the organization despite it paying for his travel to events where he earns per diem (sometimes first-class according to the 990). Something is amiss when the CAI publication purchases exceed $700,000 and the obvious purchase option is GM's books. I don't agree with the conclusion of the internal review of potential conflict of interest; GM has a conflict of interest that has not been adequately resolved.
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Resolve the conflict of interest - if GM wants to keep his book revenues and speaker per diems, then he has to pay his travel expenses. CAI should only pay travel expenses associated with direct school support activities (e.g., to school sites).
