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Krista Dawson posted a reply on Re: Volunteer Management Software
Wednesday, Mar 25, 2026 at 8:44 AM
Said: We use Give Pulse and have been able to adapt the platform to also support an inhouse program with a specific enrolled group where they can sign up for weekly support programming. It provides easy sign up and management that doesn't see...
Krista Dawson posted a reply on Re: Penny Rounding with Altru
Wednesday, Mar 25, 2026 at 8:39 AM
Said: We modified all our pricing to round up to 5 cents to avoid the penny dilemma. I am not in the weeds of the process so can't say much more than that. We also hoarded the pennies from our donation coin spinner to use until they run out :...
Evy Ehrlich posted a reply on Re: Penny Rounding with Altru
Monday, Mar 23, 2026 at 3:31 PM
Said: We had a meeting with our Altru Customer Success Representative a few weeks ago and he informed us that it isn't possible (like you mentioned). He suggested that we put it in the Idea Bank - the post is
Becca Drew Ramsey posted a reply on Re: Do you Have Rolling Archive Shelves?
Monday, Mar 23, 2026 at 3:00 PM
Said: Hi! Thinkery in Austin, TX has a set of these: https://www.uline.com/BL_3945/Sliding-Storage-Shelves in our main programming storage area. I'm not exactly certain which size we have. Overall, I would recommend the shelves. ...
Solina Larum posted a new Topic
Monday, Mar 23, 2026 at 2:20 PM
Do you Have Rolling Archive Shelves?
Our Children's Museum is in the planning stages of a new expansion, slated to open early 2028. We have the opportunity to create a new space for our programming storage and are considering installing built-in rolling archive shelving.
If you’re open to sharing, I’m especially curious to hear from other Children's Museums about:
If you’re open to sharing, I’m especially curious to hear from other Children's Museums about:
- The brand or system you use
- Whether you’d recommend it
- How it handles odd or oversized items
- Any advice, lessons lea...
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