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Kent Anderson posted a new Topic
Friday, Oct 3, 2025 at 2:21 PM
Mother's Room Best Practices
Hello - we are planning a Mother's Room for our new museum and we are having an internal debate about best practices for mothers' rooms in museum. Our designers have given few options to think about - we could use a half door so that Mothers could still have line of sight for other children still playing. Or install a curtain to "close off" the room for privacy. One of our team is very adamant that the Mother's room has a full size door that locks. Asking what other museums are doi...
Kent Anderson posted a reply on Re: ATM in Museum
Friday, Oct 3, 2025 at 2:17 PM
Said: Thanks everyone for the comments!
Jen Alexander posted a reply on Re: ATM in Museum
Friday, Oct 3, 2025 at 9:15 AM
Said: Hi, If the idea was that it serves your customers, I doubt it would get much use (you have to have a card to use the ATM, so it's no help to folks who don't have one -- and there are very few businesses now that just accept cash)....
Jordan Crowder posted a reply on Re: ATM in Museum
Thursday, Oct 2, 2025 at 1:47 PM
Said: One thing to be mindful of (since you're still in the building process) is delegating who on your staff is in charge of communication with the financial institution for things like cleaning and monitoring the space. If you plan on havin...
Danielle Larsen posted a reply on Re: Background Checks for Board Members?
Thursday, Oct 2, 2025 at 12:40 PM
Said: Every board member is background checked prior to being approved for our board. We use Verified First and it is about $30 per background check. We check when they join the board, and then we have a policy that says we can check again as...
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