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Amanda Lotts posted a new Topic
Wednesday, Dec 3, 2025 at 8:54 AM
Fieldtrip and Outreach Attendance Trends
Good Morning,
I hope everyone is doing well. I'm looking for information on Fieldtrip and Outreach Trends. We've noticed fewer school field trips to our museum this year and wanted to check whether anyone else may be experiencing the same.
We are currently in the middle of a construction project, which may be influencing attendance, but we're curious whether this reflects a broader trend. Have you observed similar changes in school visits or outreach participation, ...
I hope everyone is doing well. I'm looking for information on Fieldtrip and Outreach Trends. We've noticed fewer school field trips to our museum this year and wanted to check whether anyone else may be experiencing the same.
We are currently in the middle of a construction project, which may be influencing attendance, but we're curious whether this reflects a broader trend. Have you observed similar changes in school visits or outreach participation, ...
Sarah Scates posted a reply on Re: Membership Structure Tips and Tricks
Tuesday, Dec 2, 2025 at 3:22 PM
Said: Hi Jackie,
It sounds like your memberships are underpriced!
In the Zoo world, there's some consultants who did studies to establish that the optimal ratio of membership prices to single day ticket prices, which I happen to have written on ...
Megan Ennes posted a reply on Re: Children's Museum Educators' Professional D...
Tuesday, Dec 2, 2025 at 2:38 PM
Said: Hello all,Last call for participation! Thank you to those of you who have completed our survey!If you are a museum educator and you haven't had a chance to fill out our survey yet, I'd love to encourage you to share your...
Jackie Hobbins posted a new Topic
Tuesday, Dec 2, 2025 at 2:37 PM
Membership Structure Tips and Tricks
Hi! I've heard of several museums, including one I worked for, who have seen their membership go up, but revenue go down as a larger percentage of visitors come more frequently as members. I'm wondering if anyone has found a way to avoid this sort of thing becoming a revenue problem, or if you have a membership structure that you feel has worked well at your institution that we could learn from. Happy to hear any tips and tricks!
Elee Wood posted a reply on Re: Short Term & Monthly Memberships
Saturday, Nov 29, 2025 at 5:43 PM
Said: We started quarterly membership options last year over the summer. Originally they were for set time periods, e.g. June-August; but determined that as the time period got shorter people were less likely to purchase. We now have rolling ...
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