Writers, Designers and Freelancers - a question
My company (a small nonprofit) is interested in having me continue to write and lay out our newsletter after I leave this job. It's a 12-page newsletter that comes out twice a year. I write most of the articles, lay it out, do a little editing of photos and coordinate the printing and mailing. They've asked me to put together a proposal or basically give a bid for my work. I have no idea what to charge. It's a pretty extensive project and would be slightly more difficult now that I won't be in the office everyday and aware of what's going etc. I know it makes sense to come up with an hourly rate and how many hours it would take me to do it, but I don't really know how long. I work on in for weeks when I'm in the office, but obviously not 8 hours a day.
Anyone have any advice? It's a nonprofit, so I couldn't and wouldn't ask for top dollar. I would love to do it - it's my favorite part of my job and it would be nice to have the extra income and keep my resume and portfolio up-to-date, but it is a big project so I don't want charge too little.