I'm a graphic designer at a nonprofit. They have me track my time for each task, then I invoice them based on hourly rate. There isn’t a guaranteed amount of work, it depends on what they have that week. They initially estimated 15-20hr/wk, but it’s been closer to 10. I feel like this is weird cuz there are no guaranteed hours yet they expect me to be responsive during work hours. Is this a common arrangement for a long-term contract or for orgs w/ a low budget? Would like some input, thanks!

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I’m on a small nonprofit team too with a similar situation. We’ve landed on a few windows a week when I’ll be online and on call (9-11am MWF) and I bill for those hours whether there’s work or not. Then, if I do work outside those hours, I bill additional for that but I don’t guarantee that I’ll be available on a moment’s notice. That way I’m on call for preestablished times and it forces them to think about when I’ll be available and what work is coming down the pipeline.

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I’ve done nonprofit as well. Great work, but tiny budgets. I left that world pretty quickly.

It’s risky for you to be “on-call” for 12 hrs everyday, and then receive no work (no money). It’s too risky for you to be “on call”, because you might have to say “No” to Coca Cola because you don’t know if the other client wants to book you.

That’s why you need a minimum (a retainer). It’s risky for you.

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Back when I freelanced hourly I had a 4-hour minimum per day. I also said any upcoming work needed 24 hours notice. This kept things manageable.

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If they expect you to be responsive, you are working. I’d set office hours when you’ll be responsive, like 9-12 every day, bill them for that entire block, and do the actual work in that time frame.

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