https://www.makinggood.ac.nz/media/1278/aiga_47555891-design-business-and-ethics-1-.pdf
1a: Working for a non-profit organization showed me a different side of industry when it comes to design. During my internship all the design and most of the photography was made in-house by the volunteers. If a professional photographer was needed, then we would outsource for one asking them to donate their skills for a specific event.
In the chapter A CLIENT’S GUIDE TO DESIGN a certain paragraph stood out to me. “A professional designer does not undertake speculative work or proposals (spec work) in which a client requests work without providing compensation and without developing a professional relationship that permits the designer sufficient access to the client to provide a responsible recommendation.” Expecting payment from a non-profit would be unethical and unprofessional since the very nature of this kind of organization is charity-based.
1b: I never had to sign an NDA or confidentiality agreement at my internship. Unfortunately I never got to experience this kind of contract. But I also think it shows how much trust they had in their volunteers and the community. Whether it be filing or incoming donations etc. I was always updated on what was going on in the company.
