Do you think that funders/donors are aware of the salary problem?  Perhaps
donors would be interested in funding endowed chairs for staff.  Do
museums actively propose this to their donor?



On Thu, 10 Aug 2000, LYONS, ERIK wrote:

> Seems to me one option would be for those staff and managers who feel
> underpaid to actively pursue grant monies for their museum to free up
> general operating funds for their work. I am sure directors would approve so
> long as the museum continues to operate effectively. But that is just my 2
> cents of creative brainstorming.
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: sarah miller [mailto:[log in to unmask]]
>
> here's a suggestion for y'all to shoot at: if budgets for museum salaries
> are considered to be 'capped,' such that staff either have to make not
> enough money or work too hard, can't the problem come off a little at the
> other end? if pay is not commensurate with required degrees and experience,
> maybe the requirements should be adjusted commensurate with pay. Even if
> this means a loss in standards, if the public (read, funding) could tell
> the difference, maybe the value of professionalism would be acknowledged in
> this as in other fields. Yes, it's an entirely backwards suggestion, but
> it's at least a suggestion; I mean, this is the place to brainstorm, right?
> -S
>
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