Potential Garden Education Program Expenses
The best way to consider expenses is to assume that everything you do will have a real cost. If you're able to leverage donations and free products and services for your garden education program, good for you! Nevertheless, start out with a realistic appraisal of what real costs you can expect.
People
Professional Services
Garden Team Expenses
Office Expenses
In the Garden (indoor/outdoor)
In the Classroom
Field trips
Speakers
Direct Costs (Some grantors, donors and corporate and other sponsors will support only direct costs associated with a program or project.)
Indirect Costs (These costs often have to be paid out of "discretionary income" - income that is not directly earmarked for a particular program or project.)
Garden Dollars Tips
- Volunteers are not free.
- Volunteers offer personal time, expenses, skills and effort over a period of time.
- Your cost for volunteers is their time on an hourly basis x the number of volunteers.
- These costs should be included when computing your budget even if no $$ are expended.
To review a good method for computing the value of volunteer time, go to the Independent Sector Leadership Forum website.
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