Paying Guild Members Who Teach
#21
Super Member
Join Date: Jun 2011
Location: Illinois
Posts: 9,018
#22
Super Member
Join Date: Jun 2011
Location: Illinois
Posts: 9,018
If she is a certified teacher and this is her normal fee, and the guild approves it, then yes, she should receive her normal fee. As a guild member, she might would consider discounting her fees, but doesn't have to. I am assuming that this is for an all day or a two day class of something fairly difficult or unique.
#23
Super Member
Join Date: Sep 2010
Location: Heart of Colorado's majestic mountains!
Posts: 6,026
I have taught classes for my guild and considered it a privilege to share a skill with them. I did not want to be paid, just thanked for doing it. I believe it is a contribution to the overall effort of the guild. The officers and committees serve without payment and they work hard. Others do the work of charitable projects without payment. Now, sometimes, we have outside people and noted speakers and teachers come and that is a very different thing. We pay them, provide housing,etc.
#24
Power Poster
Join Date: Jun 2010
Location: Alabama
Posts: 15,368
We have some excellent quilters in our guild. One of them won 1st place in the category at Paducah. We have never had a guild member charge for teaching. They feel it is an honor to share their knowledge with other quilters. We have about 50 members in our guild. We feel it is a way of contributing to this special art. IMHO
#27
Super Member
Join Date: Dec 2012
Posts: 1,857
To avoid any situations (and we all know that will happen), it should be in your by-laws. You should define what a teacher is (as opposed to a quilting day where folks are just assisting each other). It should also state what compensation a teacher should receive. The amount does not have to be listed, just if it is to be a gift card/present or a monetary amount to be determined and voted on by the current board. If your bylaws do not have a provision, the current board can vote for an amendment to be added. At this point, anyone filling the criteria of the teacher, is considered a teacher, whether they are a member, an officer or an outside person. But, when that member or officer is teaching the class, they are doing so as a teacher, not as an officer.
#29
Senior Member
Join Date: Nov 2011
Posts: 368
Members used to be paid $25 to teach a full class, which is held apart from the guild meeting. Most donate the money back to to the guild. I have taught twice but was not paid. I think member teachers should be reimbursed for their materials. I know running off a pattern for example can get price. Least anyone ask, they are my own patterns, not someone's copyright material. I have also put together practice sets for students, which cost me.
#30
GeriB,
The classes were 45 minutes each, 2 classes. They were basically a trunk show with 40-50 antique quilts. She taught at the Shipshewana quilt show and got quite a bit more. Her class was wonderful. It brought people to our quilt show just to hear her.
The classes were 45 minutes each, 2 classes. They were basically a trunk show with 40-50 antique quilts. She taught at the Shipshewana quilt show and got quite a bit more. Her class was wonderful. It brought people to our quilt show just to hear her.
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