I don't know how it works for First Nations bands, but from my perspective as a long-time church volunteer, we're often expected to make use of our personal res

I don't know how it works for First Nations bands, but from my perspective as a long-time church volunteer, we're often expected to make use of our personal resources for our volunteer roles. We pay out of pocket for supplies and stuff, we're driving personal cars, there's not a lot of guidance about how to structure our email or other online accounts. The church is certainly never going to give us a church-owned computer to do stuff on, or a church credit card to rack up expenses. We may get reimbursed, or we may be out of pocket as a "donation" to support these ministries. It's one of the most difficult things about being a church volunteer, for me. I finally got wise on the account front, and I've created accounts which are totally separate and dedicated to doing only church volunteer activities, so that it's not mixed in with my personal activity or data. And in terms of USB thumb drives or something, I can purchase separate ones. But when it comes down to capital expenses and such, we seldom have a choice but to mingle our personal lives with those volunteer roles.