Hiring editors

Teemu, I suggest you ask this question at the Movement Roles Task Force discussion page. There's also some information on the Red Cross page, although it doesn't answer your exact question.

Volunteer organizations have to be very careful about who they hire and why, because hiring can sometimes demotivate volunteer activity. The key is to be explicit about the role. In my opinion, I don't think hiring editors or community gardeners is the right thing to do. It raises all sorts of problematic issues.

However, there's an opportunity to hire for other roles: marketing, community development, etc. Things that don't necessarily happen (or happen well) on their own.