Re: Re: Nutrition Action newsletter - NONPROFITs

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Hi Dave,

Re: Nonprofit organizations.

I've FAR too frequently heard RDs giving " discounts pricing " or volunteering

for all sorts of " non-profit " organizations, thinking it's not fair to make

a fair wage because the organization is " non-profit. "

Now, I'm not suggesting volunteering isn't important or that all

" non-profits " have a ton of money available to pay employees or don't NEED

volunteers to

survive.

But, I AM pointing out that there are MANY non-profits that have TONS of $$

available to pay staff adequately. Some non-profit board members easily earn

over $100,000 salary/year - so why should the RD be " volunteering " to the same

organization just because they are " non-profit. "

Anyway, just my rant for the day about RDs that sometimes devalue our worth

by working for too little when the boards of such organizations aren't at all

afraid to expect a fair wage for working for the same organization!

Jan Patenaude, RD, CLT

In a message dated 1/9/2009 11:26:26 A.M. Mountain Standard Time,

drowell@... writes:

All non-profits have an ulterior motive. Most often perfectly acceptable

motives. I give money to 501C3s (non-profits) that lobby Congress regarding

topics I agree with. CSPI does the same thing. I just don't always agree with

their methods. I used to work for a non-profit hospital. Their ulterior motive

was to make money! Non-profits are not prevented from making a " profit " . They

just have to account for and spend it differently but they all have motives

for the work they do.

Dave

Jan Patenaude, RD, CLT

Consultant, Writer, Speaker

Director of Medical Nutrition

Signet Diagnostic Corporation

(Mountain Time)

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