'xactly... Laura West -----Original Message----- From: Melinda Kaufman [mailto:[log in to unmask]] Sent: Monday, March 15, 2004 10:18 AM To: [log in to unmask] Subject: Re: Funding one's own position Well, in my situation, I wrote the grant, but the executive director read it and was the one signing the letter. So in reality, I wasn't funding my own position, she was requesting funding for the position. I think most foundations would be reluctant to fund a request that came from an individual, even under the name of the organization, and was a request to pay that same individuals salary. Melinda Melinda M. Kaufman ----- Original Message ----- From: "Laura West" <[log in to unmask]> To: <[log in to unmask]> Sent: Monday, March 15, 2004 9:23 AM Subject: Re: Funding one's own position > No, Audra, you're not offbase, but one has to be exceedingly cautious > regarding funding one's own position to do a particular thing or perform a > particular function to avoid a conflict. One must ask oneself the important > questions that will help one avoid that situation...those I do not give away > to the list...sorry. > > Laura West > > > -----Original Message----- > From: Audra Oliver [mailto:[log in to unmask]] > Sent: Friday, March 12, 2004 4:26 PM > To: [log in to unmask] > Subject: Re: Funding one's own position > > > To me funding your own position is, if not a direct conflict of interest, > certainly an appearance of a conflict of interest. Am I off base here? > > > >>> [log in to unmask] 03/12/04 07:37AM >>> > An endowed grant is probably one of the ultimate grants that could fund a > person's start in this career field. > > Laura West > Project Manager > > M&S Engineering, Ltd. > Spring Branch, TX. > > -----Original Message----- > From: Carol Ely [mailto:[log in to unmask]] > Sent: Thursday, March 11, 2004 8:24 AM > To: [log in to unmask] > Subject: Re: Funding one's own position > > > It seems to me that unless the position is connected to a specific project, > funding from public and foundation grants would be hard to come by. > > BUT... a private donor or local foundation might be convinced to fund a > position for a short (or renewable) term IF it can be shown that such a > position will strengthen the museum in a given area that needs attention - > such as a one-year grant to catalog a collection; a development or marketing > position for an institution that doesn't have it; or someone to do outreach > to schools and teacher training. If you made such a pitch, you'd want to > identify a supporter or supporters who have show a strong desire to work > with the museum to see it succeed (look at your board, your long-term > funders), you would write a clear proposal with numbers showing how this > would benefit the museum in the long run and help it to become more > self-sustaining; with an evaluation process; and a plan for how the position > might be funded in the future if all this succeeds (such as, now that the > collection is cataloged we're eligible for new grant funding; or, now that > we have a strong development/marketing plan in place the cash will be just > rolling in; or, now that we've got the attention of teachers our field trip > revenue will be up 500%....etc.). > > Carol Ely > Museum consultant > Louisville > > ========================================================= > Important Subscriber Information: > > The Museum-L FAQ file is located at > http://www.finalchapter.com/museum-l-faq/ . 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