We prety much follow Ross Weeks sytem - except honoraia recieved during a normal working day for presenting stuff on or about the museum, or its focus. In those times we think its a bit like double-dipping and that the money ought to got to the museum. Greg Koos McLean County Museum of History Ross Weeks wrote: > Gail asks about payments to museum staff as honoraria for lectures, > workshops, etc. > > (Note that there is no such word as "honorariums.") An honorarium is not > the same as "compensation" or a set fee for services rendered. That is why > it has its name; it is honorific. > > I believe museums should encourage their professional staff to accept > "outside" assignments, and let the individuals decide how to handle an > honorarium. Unless there is a compelling reason to do otherwise, the museum > should need no policy on accepting honoraria. At a state museum agency, we > wrestled with this and the arguments were just not worth the time spent. > Lower paid staff needed the extra income when it was available, which was > only rarely. At this private museum, it's a matter of personal choice. > > (1) It should be accepted. Rejecting the payment sends a message that the > professional's employer is giving away the services of its staff. No museum > should be sending that message. (2) It can, if the recipient wishes, be > given over to the museum as a gift. (3) If the recipient chooses, it can be > kept and reported to the IRS as income, or given to some other charitable > organization. > > Government institutions do tend to restrict the acceptance of honoraria or > any other kind of payment for services rendered. On the other hand, faculty > at government universities may usually accept such extra income. > > I wonder whether these institutions allow their staff to accept the $200 > payment made by the AAM for its MAP surveyors? That is an honorarium, the > money comes from the IMLS grant for the MAP program. > Ross Weeks Jr. > [log in to unmask] > > -----Original Message----- > From: GailFJJMA <[log in to unmask]> > > >I am collecting information on museum policies for honorariums paid to > staff members lectures, workshops, etc. Would you please share with me > yours? > >Thanks. > > > >Gail Kana Anderson > >Assistant Director/Curator of Collections > >Fred Jones Jr. Museum of Art > >The University of Oklahoma > >[log in to unmask] > >405.329.3945.