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WWYD?
A few months ago, I was asked to teach at a local festival for children on a Saturday. I'm a full time music teacher, and am considered to be a leader in the particular area of teacher that I specialize in. I have taught at state and national workshops and been featured in various journals etc.
So Saturday, I spent three hours (plus a 30 minute commute each way) teaching 120 children in five sections for a local festival. We never negotiated a fee structure, but I assumed that there would be some compensation. (I know... silly me.) I'm not a member of the organization that sponsored the event, and they approached me to teach.
I am a bit upset that I spent my whole Saturday working and was not compensated.
What would you do? I know that I learned my lesson about finalizing compensation prior to agreeing to teach from now on! : )
Re: WWYD?
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What was the festival for? Was it to raise money? Did people have to pay to get in or was it free?
If it was free or not for profit (fundraising) I wouldn't have expected any compensation and would have donated my time. I also wouldn't expect anything for mileage. It takes 30 minutes to go 10 miles here sometimes, so to me 30 minutes is nothing. That wouldn't have been a big deal.
If it was for profit I would want/expect compensation but I would never assume and would have discussed it up front.
I actually disagree with the pp. I think the ship sailed on asking for any money, even mileage reimbursement.
Chalk it up to a lesson learned. They obviously thought you were willing to help out some kids and were not considering it a "teaching" job. If you would have asked and they said no prior to the event would you have declined? I'm getting that impression from your post, intended or not.
Are you not interested in volunteering any of your time?
The event was a festival run by a non-profit but the participants all paid to attend, and I know the main clinician was paid. I do volunteer for organizations that I belong to. In fact two weeks ago I volunteered to present at a local music educators organization that I"m not a member for. But I was only presenting for an hour, and I was using materials I have presented many times before.
I founded one non-profit and serve as chair for another non-profit. I would never ask someone to teach with out offering some type of compensation. When I have run events similar to this festival, I have always budgeted to pay the clinicians. I would have declined the job had they said they were not paying. I feel that there is a level of professionalism that is often lacking in these non-profit musical organizations. Non-profit's can structure event budgets carefully to cover their costs...
Oh well... I'm going to check in with the chair of the event, but I'm not going to push for compensation. I will just be more careful in the future. : (
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