I agree with the first response to this post.  If a fiduciary of the
institution stands to gain personally from a business interaction with the
museum, there is potential for conflict of interest -- at the very least,
there is a real appearance of conflict of interest in any such arrangement.
I think it may be best to find someone not affiliated with your museum to do
the job.

Tamara Grybko
Collections Manager
The Children's Museum
300 Congress Street
Boston MA 02210
(617) 426-6500 x298
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>-----Original Message-----
>From: Chuck Stout [mailto:[log in to unmask]]
>Sent: Monday, August 14, 2000 12:18 PM
>To: [log in to unmask]
>Subject: Ethical question
>
>
>I'd like to tap the wisdom of the list on yet another ethics
>question. Is it ethical for a museum board member to also be a
>paid consultant to that museum? The board isn't involved in
>making the hiring decision (the museum director is), and the
>board member has no influence on the hiring decision (beyond
>what any "outsider" would have). The consulting work is
>related to, but in no way a part of, the person's duties on
>the board-- so it's not a matter of being paid to do work that
>other board members do for free.
>
>I've turned it over and tried to examine it from all angles in
>my mind, and can't see any problem with it, but I'd really
>like to hear from others with more experience. Is this in any
>way a conflict of interest?
>
>Thank you.
>
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