Originally Posted by Extreme Quilter
My feeling at the moment is that if my quilts were going to be sold for profit, I should have been advised up front. My quilts are intended to bring comfort to a child, not profit for an organization. Otherwise, I would just write a check. And it is imperative I know up front so that I donate only my original work and not inadvertently use a pattern that may be copyrighted.
...and therein lies the crux.
It is a very solid argument EQ, one that could lead someone in hot water.
If the understanding is that the quilt is GIVEN to a patient for comfort, then the quilt should be used in that way. OF COURSE without confirmation of what really happened - and why - you are only wondering.
At my company the employees donate monies to local organizations and we specify what those grants are to be used for (based on what the organization requests). We had some instances where an organization would contact us and ask if the monies could be used in a different way which is perfectly fine.
This year we visited an organization and the equipment that we paid for was nowhere to be seen. After much hemming and hawing and deflection from their board, we still have no idea where $2,400 went and we do not have a sense of honesty or integrity. The organization will not receive further funds.
Fortunately, that is the exception - not the rule. We found that when things go South, it is often due to poor actions of one of few misguided individuals while the organization and the volunteers do a bangup job.
Hope you get a satisfactory answer. Don't wait too long.