As I just explained off-list, if the attempt is for
the fee structure to be commission based, this is in
violation of NSFRE rules (the NPO's AAM).

Those interested in exploring the topic further may
wish to visit http://www.charitychannel.com/forums and
examine the archives.

There are grant writers, one I'm thinking of is here
in SoCal, who would do such work on commission, but
even with protections in place, the woman was recently
stung by an unethical NPO who plagiarized her work
without compensation, she may be rethinking her policy
on this.

--- Cheryl Maslin <[log in to unmask]> wrote:
> I am currently taking a grantwriting course as a cap
> to my MA degree in
> Museum Studies and the professor who teaches it
> states very clearly:  it
> is considered unethical to take salary or wages off
> the amount of grants
> or funds earned.  (She also works for a major
> foundation- her
> credentials are highly noted)  The purpose of a
> grant or other
> fundraising is to help the organization.  By
> establishing regular wages,
> even part-time, those costs can be better predicted
> when it comes to
> budget and other expenses.
>
> By paying that developer based upon funds earned out
> of a grant creates
> a serious conflict of interest for the purpose of
> the grant versus the
> well-being of the developer.  In short, it makes for
> very unpleasant
> relations between that person who deserves to be
> paid reasonably for
> their work and not held hostage to the whims of a
> potential grantor, and
> the organization who fails to take into
> consideration actual costs for
> running a non-profit business.
>
> For that matter, if you are not retaining a
> permanent collection, are
> you a museum or are you more a kind of gallery?
> Another thought for
> discussion?
>
> -Cheryl Maslin


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