Congratulations, Melissa for wanting to do your homework before going
into the meeting. 
If you don't have any information on your museum's budget or financials,
you may be able to get that information through
<http://www.guidestar.org>.  Non-profits are required to submit
information to the IRS and Guidestar makes that information public.  

Good luck!

Kate Haley Goldman
Institute for Learning Innovation
166 West Street 
Annapolis, MD 21401
410-268-5149
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-----Original Message-----
From: Candace Perry [mailto:[log in to unmask]] 
Sent: Tuesday, December 17, 2002 2:00 PM
To: [log in to unmask]
Subject: Re: Pay scales


Melissa, I think you have to have a clear understanding of your museum's
budget and what exactly they possibly COULD pay when you go into the
meeting. Since you're already inside the institution, you probably can
form some idea of what is feasible. It's my experience that any board
and director would be willing to pay more if it was available (with the
exception of one case, who I have titled for eternity the "loathsome
boss"). Are you going to have all of those responsibilities?  An
administrative assistant I know, who actually handles all of those
things except grantwriting, and works for a small ($250,000) budget
institution would make in the low 20s, I guess, if she were full time.
She would also receive 80% of her health insurance paid by the
institution, plus vacation/sick/and comp time.

Candace Perry
Schwenkfelder Library & Heritage Center

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