I think that is very generous of you and I can't imagine anyone thinking that you were using the storm to your advantage. Michele -----Original Message----- From: transitional-genealogists-forum-bounces@rootsweb.com [mailto:transitional-genealogists-forum-bounces@rootsweb.com] On Behalf Of Alicia Watt Sent: Wednesday, November 07, 2012 2:01 PM To: tgf Subject: [TGF] Ethical Question With the holidays approaching and the disaster in the northeast AND my personal desire to get my first paying client, I'm considering offering a holiday promotion along the lines of: Give a gift of family history and aid the Red Cross. You pay $XX/hour of research (X hours minimum) and I will donate 1/2 the proceeds to the Red Cross. I thought this might draw in some business among my friends and family, get me started as well as helping the Red Cross. I wonder, however, if there is an ethical problem here where I could be accused of using the disaster to bolster my business. Personally, I don't see it as much different from donating a gift certificate to a silent auction. Any thoughts on this? I suppose that would be another way to go - auction of a certificate rather than taking any portion of the money for myself... I would appreciate any advice here! I can't be the only one who has thought of this, right? Thanks,Alicia Watt The Transitional Genealogists List was created to provide a supportive environment for genealogists to learn best practices as they transition to professional level work. Please respect the kind intentions of this list. ------------------------------- To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to TRANSITIONAL-GENEALOGISTS-FORUM-request@rootsweb.com with the word 'unsubscribe' without the quotes in the subject and the body of the message

I did something similar to help someone pay for a funeral for their daughter. I said I would donate X amount to the family for funeral expenses. I had a couple responses.  I think it is a good idea to help families discover their families and help someone else at the same time. Tina SansoneTN Genealogical Society, Vice Presidenthttp://www.tngsblog.orgGenealogy@Bellaonline.com --- On Wed, 11/7/12, Michele Lewis <ancestoring@gmail.com> wrote: From: Michele Lewis <ancestoring@gmail.com> Subject: Re: [TGF] Ethical Question To: "'Alicia Watt'" <adwagain@hotmail.com>, "'tgf'" <transitional-genealogists-forum@rootsweb.com> Date: Wednesday, November 7, 2012, 1:03 PM I think that is very generous of you and I can't imagine anyone thinking that you were using the storm to your advantage. Michele -----Original Message----- From: transitional-genealogists-forum-bounces@rootsweb.com [mailto:transitional-genealogists-forum-bounces@rootsweb.com] On Behalf Of Alicia Watt Sent: Wednesday, November 07, 2012 2:01 PM To: tgf Subject: [TGF] Ethical Question With the holidays approaching and the disaster in the northeast AND my personal desire to get my first paying client, I'm considering offering a holiday promotion along the lines of: Give a gift of family history and aid the Red Cross.  You pay $XX/hour of research (X hours minimum) and I will donate 1/2 the proceeds to the Red Cross. I thought this might draw in some business among my friends and family, get me started as well as helping the Red Cross.  I wonder, however, if there is an ethical problem here where I could be accused of using the disaster to bolster my business.  Personally, I don't see it as much different from donating a gift certificate to a silent auction.  Any thoughts on this? I suppose that would be another way to go - auction of a certificate rather than taking any portion of the money for myself... I would appreciate any advice here!  I can't be the only one who has thought of this, right? Thanks,Alicia Watt                           The Transitional Genealogists List was created to provide a supportive environment for genealogists to learn best practices as they transition to professional level work. Please respect the kind intentions of this list. ------------------------------- To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to TRANSITIONAL-GENEALOGISTS-FORUM-request@rootsweb.com with the word 'unsubscribe' without the quotes in the subject and the body of the message The Transitional Genealogists List was created to provide a supportive environment for genealogists to learn best practices as they transition to professional level work. Please respect the kind intentions of this list. ------------------------------- To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to TRANSITIONAL-GENEALOGISTS-FORUM-request@rootsweb.com with the word 'unsubscribe' without the quotes in the subject and the body of the message