[Bcma-l] Summer Student funding confirmation delay
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bcma-l@museumsassn.bc.ca
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Hi Bill,
You and Rosaleen are definitely not alone with your concerns regarding =
government grants and dependency on them. Although I found this year =
went more smoothly, finding out so late about our Canada Summer Student =
grant was really frustrating for us and for students. Our little museum =
is competing with businesses and other non-profits for the same "good" =
students. We've had to raise the wage considerably over the past 3 years =
in order to keep up. This of course means we have less revenue for the =
rest of the year, and as such, more dependency on government grants.
I think your suggestion of creating an endowment fund is excellent and =
should be seriously looked into by CMA.
Lorna Dishkin
Manager
Bella Coola Valley Museum &
B.C. Central Coast Archives
(250) 982-2130
----- Original Message -----=20
From: bcma-l-admin@museumsassn.bc.ca=20
To: bcma-l@museumsassn.bc.ca=20
Sent: Tuesday, May 13, 2008 1:01 PM
Subject: RE: [Bcma-l] Summer Student funding confirmation delay
May 13, 2008=20
=20
Re: Issues with funding.
=20
I cannot agree more with what Rosaleen Ward put forward with regard to =
funding. I would suggest a series of changes with regard to grant =
funding for the museum/library fields that depend on summer grant =
programs to operate. It has been increasingly difficult to staff =
positions in the north. The Businesses at Barkerville have been feeling =
the crunch as well, as students and young people find positions that are =
more financially rewarding prior to the disbursement of grants. This =
has been going on in the business world for a little longer, but is =
similar to the issues we in the museum community have been feeling for =
several years - outside of the normal issue of having funding =
distributed at the wrong time of the year and inconsistently - there are =
not sufficient young people to operate effectively and the wages are not =
sufficient to attract young people from other more lucrative =
opportunities.
=20
Governments operate on a yearly budget - voted on usually at the =
beginning of April or thereabouts. Any delays in distribution of voted =
funds are reflected in late adjudication of any grants. This is a huge =
problem for recruitment purposes and for being able to sustain a normal =
planning phase for the work flow. If grants were voted on for =
distribution prior to April 1st - say by the end of December, then we =
would be able to recruit with confidence that we can actually hire =
someone to carry out a plan. As it is, we scramble each year when the =
funds come down for both students and getting our programs in place. =
Last year was a nightmare. This year, notifications were actually =
faster for Young Canada Works, but a little on the slow side for Canada =
Summer Jobs. The design of these grants is not for the consumer, but =
for the voter. The amounts actually distributed are relatively small =
compared with most other Government expenditures, especially in light of =
the fact that cultural institutions add tremendously to the economy in =
relationship to real costs - especially in non-suburban areas where they =
help circulate money in regions where boom and bust is a fact of life, =
but also the back bone of the general Canadian economy. Grants could be =
simplified by establishing a body that the funds could be transferred to =
in the year prior to the actual expenditures. It is not like we would =
be distributing huge sums of money or setting up a body that does not =
already exist if it was say the BCMA or the CMA. =20
=20
Another issue that I have with the granting system is the age limits. =
I have been told by workers in the agencies that this would never =
change. Not only are age limits discriminatory for older =
students/people, it limits our ability to fill positions in an economy =
where young people are no longer the group that should be targeted.
=20
Another issue that is part of the problem is that Governments also =
fear having employees and try to guard against this by not entering =
situations where they are obliged to support an institution. There is =
the fear of having to have large payouts for laying off people; fear of =
coherent collective actions that might be a cost burden to the tax =
payer; fear of having a capital/operational cost and a potential threat =
to their mandate and a fear that anything that does not have an =
immediately visible return (i.e. I will sell you this bag of chips for =
$1 and I get $0.30 cents for doing so). Analysis of cultural value in =
real dollars has demonstrated time and time again, that having a well =
functioning cultural institution that works with other elements of our =
society provides not only the ephemeral emotional aspects of respect for =
history/ideas/ideals/creativity, etc. but pays off in cash. I am still =
trying to figure out why Scotland with not much more population and a =
lot less land mass (than B.C.) can put in five times as much money into =
heritage - remember this is Scotland, the land with the reputation for =
having people who are quite prudent in their expenditures. As a tax =
payer, I can see the obligation point. But, I can also understand =
economics that point to a better method of dealing with the Cultural =
situation. In the past I have suggested that a Foundation be =
established for this purpose into which Governments might place =
endowments with the aim towards stability in the Cultural sector. But, =
this was not commented on, except for one person who indicated that they =
did not want to have another foundation. But, I have not heard any =
other suggestions to effect change. Is the status quo suitable then? =
Is this what people in the Cultural sector want - late grants and no =
employees? Or, are these concerns only for people like Rosaleen and =
myself - in the frozen north? =20
W. (Bill) G. Quackenbush, Curator=20
Barkerville Historic Town,=20
Box 19, Barkerville, B.C. V0K 1B0=20
Telephone: 1-888-994-3332; ex. 25=20
Fax: 1-250-994-3435=20
bill.quackenbush@barkerville.ca=20
visit - www.barkerville.ca for general information=20
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From: bcma-l-admin@museumsassn.bc.ca =
[mailto:bcma-l-admin@museumsassn.bc.ca]=20
Sent: May 9, 2008 2:31 PM
To: bcma-l@museumsassn.bc.ca
Subject: [Bcma-l] Summer Student funding confirmation delay
=20
For some organizations the confirmation of funding has come too late - =
many of the students here in the northern communities have already found =
positions. Museums and libraries received calls saying that they would =
probably receive funding but the confirmation did not come through for =
another 3 - 4 weeks. I have heard this is because the government was =
slow in releasing confirmation of funding to Service Canada.
=20
Maybe the government should be made aware of the consequences of these =
delays. Unfortunately, it is Service Canada's beleaguered front line =
staff who often have to bear the brunt of people's frustrations.
=20
Rosaleen Ward
Museum Coordinator
Hudson's Hope Museum
9510 Beattie Drive
Box 98
Hudson's Hope
BC V0C 1V0
Phone (250) 783 5735
Fax (250) 783 5770
e mail hhmuseum@pris.ca
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<DIV><FONT face=3D"Times New Roman">Hi Bill,</FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=3D"Times New Roman"></FONT> </DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=3D"Times New Roman">You and Rosaleen are definitely not =
alone with=20
your concerns regarding government grants and dependency on them. =
Although I=20
found this year went more smoothly, finding out so late about our Canada =
Summer=20
Student grant was really frustrating for us and for students. Our little =
museum=20
is competing with businesses and other non-profits for the same "good" =
students.=20
We've had to raise the wage considerably over the past 3 years in order =
to keep=20
up. This of course means we have less revenue for the rest of the =
year, and=20
as such, more dependency on government grants.</FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=3D"Times New Roman"></FONT> </DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=3D"Times New Roman">I think your suggestion of creating =
an=20
endowment fund is excellent and should be seriously looked into by=20
CMA.</FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=3D"Times New Roman"></FONT> </DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=3D"Times New Roman"></FONT> </DIV>
<DIV>Lorna Dishkin<BR>Manager<BR>Bella Coola Valley Museum &<BR>B.C. =
Central=20
Coast Archives<BR>(250) 982-2130</DIV>
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<DIV style=3D"FONT: 10pt arial">----- Original Message ----- </DIV>
<DIV=20
style=3D"BACKGROUND: #e4e4e4; FONT: 10pt arial; font-color: =
black"><B>From:</B>=20
<A title=3Dbcma-l-admin@museumsassn.bc.ca=20
=
href=3D"mailto:bcma-l-admin@museumsassn.bc.ca">bcma-l-admin@museumsassn.b=
c.ca</A>=20
</DIV>
<DIV style=3D"FONT: 10pt arial"><B>To:</B> <A =
title=3Dbcma-l@museumsassn.bc.ca=20
href=3D"mailto:bcma-l@museumsassn.bc.ca">bcma-l@museumsassn.bc.ca</A> =
</DIV>
<DIV style=3D"FONT: 10pt arial"><B>Sent:</B> Tuesday, May 13, 2008 =
1:01 PM</DIV>
<DIV style=3D"FONT: 10pt arial"><B>Subject:</B> RE: [Bcma-l] Summer =
Student=20
funding confirmation delay</DIV>
<DIV><BR></DIV>
<DIV class=3DSection1>
<P class=3DMsoNormal><FONT face=3D"Times New Roman" color=3Dblue =
size=3D3><SPAN=20
style=3D"FONT-SIZE: 12pt; COLOR: blue; FONT-FAMILY: 'Times New =
Roman'">May 13,=20
2008 <o:p></o:p></SPAN></FONT></P>
<P class=3DMsoNormal><FONT face=3D"Times New Roman" color=3Dblue =
size=3D3><SPAN=20
style=3D"FONT-SIZE: 12pt; COLOR: blue; FONT-FAMILY: 'Times New =
Roman'"><o:p> </o:p></SPAN></FONT></P>
<P class=3DMsoNormal><FONT face=3D"Times New Roman" color=3Dblue =
size=3D3><SPAN=20
style=3D"FONT-SIZE: 12pt; COLOR: blue; FONT-FAMILY: 'Times New =
Roman'">Re: =20
Issues with funding.<o:p></o:p></SPAN></FONT></P>
<P class=3DMsoNormal><FONT face=3D"Times New Roman" color=3Dblue =
size=3D3><SPAN=20
style=3D"FONT-SIZE: 12pt; COLOR: blue; FONT-FAMILY: 'Times New =
Roman'"><o:p> </o:p></SPAN></FONT></P>
<P class=3DMsoNormal><FONT face=3D"Times New Roman" color=3Dblue =
size=3D3><SPAN=20
style=3D"FONT-SIZE: 12pt; COLOR: blue; FONT-FAMILY: 'Times New =
Roman'">I cannot=20
agree more with what Rosaleen Ward put forward with regard to =
funding. I=20
would suggest a series of changes with regard to grant funding for the =
museum/library fields that depend on summer grant programs to =
operate. =20
It has been increasingly difficult to staff positions in the =
north. The=20
Businesses at Barkerville have been feeling the crunch as well, as =
students=20
and young people find positions that are more financially rewarding =
prior to=20
the disbursement of grants. This has been going on in the =
business world=20
for a little longer, but is similar to the issues we in the museum =
community=20
have been feeling for several years =96 outside of the normal issue of =
having=20
funding distributed at the wrong time of the year and inconsistently =
=96 there=20
are not sufficient young people to operate effectively and the wages =
are not=20
sufficient to attract young people from other more lucrative=20
opportunities.<o:p></o:p></SPAN></FONT></P>
<P class=3DMsoNormal><FONT face=3D"Times New Roman" color=3Dblue =
size=3D3><SPAN=20
style=3D"FONT-SIZE: 12pt; COLOR: blue; FONT-FAMILY: 'Times New =
Roman'"><o:p> </o:p></SPAN></FONT></P>
<P class=3DMsoNormal><FONT face=3D"Times New Roman" color=3Dblue =
size=3D3><SPAN=20
style=3D"FONT-SIZE: 12pt; COLOR: blue; FONT-FAMILY: 'Times New =
Roman'">Governments=20
operate on a yearly budget =96 voted on usually at the beginning of =
April or=20
thereabouts. Any delays in distribution of voted funds are =
reflected in=20
late adjudication of any grants. This is a huge problem for =
recruitment=20
purposes and for being able to sustain a normal planning phase for the =
work=20
flow. If grants were voted on for distribution prior to April=20
1<SUP>st</SUP> =96 say by the end of December, then we would be able =
to recruit=20
with confidence that we can actually hire someone to carry out a =
plan. =20
As it is, we scramble each year when the funds come down for both =
students and=20
getting our programs in place. Last year was a nightmare. =
This=20
year, notifications were actually faster for Young Canada Works, but a =
little=20
on the slow side for Canada Summer Jobs. The design of these =
grants is=20
not for the consumer, but for the voter. The amounts actually=20
distributed are relatively small compared with most other Government=20
expenditures, especially in light of the fact that cultural =
institutions add=20
tremendously to the economy in relationship to real costs =96 =
especially in=20
non-suburban areas where they help circulate money in regions where =
boom and=20
bust is a fact of life, but also the back bone of the general Canadian =
economy. Grants could be simplified by establishing a body that =
the=20
funds could be transferred to in the year prior to the actual=20
expenditures. It is not like we would be distributing huge sums =
of money=20
or setting up a body that does not already exist if it was say the =
BCMA or the=20
CMA. <o:p></o:p></SPAN></FONT></P>
<P class=3DMsoNormal><FONT face=3D"Times New Roman" color=3Dblue =
size=3D3><SPAN=20
style=3D"FONT-SIZE: 12pt; COLOR: blue; FONT-FAMILY: 'Times New =
Roman'"><o:p> </o:p></SPAN></FONT></P>
<P class=3DMsoNormal><FONT face=3D"Times New Roman" color=3Dblue =
size=3D3><SPAN=20
style=3D"FONT-SIZE: 12pt; COLOR: blue; FONT-FAMILY: 'Times New =
Roman'">Another=20
issue that I have with the granting system is the age limits. I =
have=20
been told by workers in the agencies that this would never =
change. Not=20
only are age limits discriminatory for older students/people, it =
limits our=20
ability to fill positions in an economy where young people are no =
longer the=20
group that should be targeted.<o:p></o:p></SPAN></FONT></P>
<P class=3DMsoNormal><FONT face=3D"Times New Roman" color=3Dblue =
size=3D3><SPAN=20
style=3D"FONT-SIZE: 12pt; COLOR: blue; FONT-FAMILY: 'Times New =
Roman'"><o:p> </o:p></SPAN></FONT></P>
<P class=3DMsoNormal><FONT face=3D"Times New Roman" color=3Dblue =
size=3D3><SPAN=20
style=3D"FONT-SIZE: 12pt; COLOR: blue; FONT-FAMILY: 'Times New =
Roman'">Another=20
issue that is part of the problem is that Governments also fear having =
employees and try to guard against this by not entering situations =
where they=20
are obliged to support an institution. There is the fear of =
having to=20
have large payouts for laying off people; fear of coherent collective =
actions=20
that might be a cost burden to the tax payer; fear of having a=20
capital/operational cost and a potential threat to their mandate and a =
fear=20
that anything that does not have an immediately visible return (i.e. I =
will=20
sell you this bag of chips for $1 and I get $0.30 cents for doing =
so). =20
Analysis of cultural value in real dollars has demonstrated time and =
time=20
again, that having a well functioning cultural institution that works =
with=20
other elements of our society provides not only the ephemeral =
emotional=20
aspects of respect for history/ideas/ideals/creativity, etc. but pays =
off in=20
cash. I am still trying to figure out why Scotland with not much =
more=20
population and a lot less land mass (than B.C.) can put in five times =
as much=20
money into heritage =96 remember this is Scotland, the land with the =
reputation=20
for having people who are quite prudent in their expenditures. =
As a tax=20
payer, I can see the obligation point. But, I can also =
understand=20
economics that point to a better method of dealing with the Cultural=20
situation. In the past I have suggested that a Foundation be =
established=20
for this purpose into which Governments might place endowments with =
the aim=20
towards stability in the Cultural sector. But, this was not =
commented=20
on, except for one person who indicated that they did not want to have =
another=20
foundation. But, I have not heard any other suggestions to =
effect=20
change. Is the status quo suitable then? Is this what =
people in=20
the Cultural sector want =96 late grants and no employees? Or, =
are these=20
concerns only for people like Rosaleen and myself =96 in the frozen =
north? =20
<o:p></o:p></SPAN></FONT></P>
<DIV>
<P><FONT face=3D"Times New Roman" color=3Dblue size=3D3><SPAN=20
style=3D"FONT-SIZE: 12pt; COLOR: blue">W. (Bill) G. Quackenbush, =
Curator=20
<BR>Barkerville Historic Town, <BR>Box 19, Barkerville, B.C. V0K =
1B0=20
<BR>Telephone: 1-888-994-3332; ex. 25 <BR>Fax: 1-250-994-3435=20
<BR>bill.quackenbush@barkerville.ca <BR>visit - www.barkerville.ca for =
general=20
information </SPAN></FONT><o:p></o:p></P></DIV>
<DIV>
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face=3DTahoma size=3D2><SPAN=20
style=3D"FONT-WEIGHT: bold; FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: =
Tahoma">From:</SPAN></FONT></B><FONT=20
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Tahoma">=20
bcma-l-admin@museumsassn.bc.ca [mailto:bcma-l-admin@museumsassn.bc.ca] =
<BR><B><SPAN style=3D"FONT-WEIGHT: bold">Sent:</SPAN></B> May 9, 2008 =
2:31=20
PM<BR><B><SPAN style=3D"FONT-WEIGHT: bold">To:</SPAN></B> =
<st1:PersonName=20
w:st=3D"on">bcma-l@museumsassn.bc.ca</st1:PersonName><BR><B><SPAN=20
style=3D"FONT-WEIGHT: bold">Subject:</SPAN></B> [Bcma-l] Summer =
Student funding=20
confirmation delay</SPAN></FONT><FONT face=3D"Times New Roman" =
size=3D3><SPAN=20
style=3D"FONT-SIZE: 12pt; FONT-FAMILY: 'Times New =
Roman'"><o:p></o:p></SPAN></FONT></P></DIV>
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size=3D2><SPAN=20
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<P class=3DMsoNormal style=3D"MARGIN-LEFT: 36pt"><FONT face=3DCalibri =
size=3D2><SPAN=20
style=3D"FONT-SIZE: 11pt">For some organizations the confirmation of =
funding has=20
come too late =96 many of the students here in the northern =
communities have=20
already found positions. Museums and libraries received calls =
saying=20
that they would probably receive funding but the confirmation did not =
come=20
through for another 3 =96 4 weeks. I have heard this is because =
the=20
government was slow in releasing confirmation of funding to Service=20
Canada.<o:p></o:p></SPAN></FONT></P>
<P class=3DMsoNormal style=3D"MARGIN-LEFT: 36pt"><FONT face=3DCalibri =
size=3D2><SPAN=20
style=3D"FONT-SIZE: 11pt"><o:p> </o:p></SPAN></FONT></P>
<P class=3DMsoNormal style=3D"MARGIN-LEFT: 36pt"><FONT face=3DCalibri =
size=3D2><SPAN=20
style=3D"FONT-SIZE: 11pt">Maybe the government should be made aware of =
the=20
consequences of these delays. Unfortunately, it is Service =
Canada=92s=20
beleaguered front line staff who often have to bear the brunt of =
people=92s=20
frustrations.<o:p></o:p></SPAN></FONT></P>
<P class=3DMsoNormal style=3D"MARGIN-LEFT: 36pt"><FONT face=3DCalibri =
size=3D2><SPAN=20
style=3D"FONT-SIZE: 11pt"><o:p> </o:p></SPAN></FONT></P>
<P class=3DMsoNormal style=3D"MARGIN-LEFT: 36pt"><FONT face=3D"Times =
New Roman"=20
size=3D3><SPAN style=3D"FONT-SIZE: 12pt; FONT-FAMILY: 'Times New =
Roman'">Rosaleen=20
Ward<o:p></o:p></SPAN></FONT></P>
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