An artist friend shared her donation policy with me. I retyped it to apply to me. It has worked for my friend, but not one single organization has ever taken me up on this. However, the requests have certainly tapered off since adopting this policy. In case you are wondering if I am a complete curmudgeon, […]
Donation Bloviation Part Two
These are thoughts first published on my blog on November 13, 2013 1. Some of those “beg-athon” events are really fun for the community and anticipated with happiness. 2. I’m not the only artist who is worn out from being asked to give away my work. 3. Artists can request that bidding begin at a […]
Donation Bloviation
This is a reprint from November 6, 2013. Clearly the subject of donations is large in my thoughts during November. When non-profits want to raise funds, they hold dinners or tastings and have silent and live auctions to go with these events (called “Annual Beg-athons” by author Matt Gleason in the Huffington Post on 6/8/11). […]