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Ann Doyle posted a reply on Re: Scaling Up Our Team
Monday, Oct 20, 2025 at 11:32 AM
Said: Hi Jessica,We too are very lean. We currently have 6 FT staff and will be re-staffing the PT in the near future. When I hired in at Pres/CEO, I made changes to some of the roles of the staff. This is how we are broken down:P...
Madeline Hobart posted a reply on Re: Social Media Consent
Monday, Oct 20, 2025 at 11:18 AM
Said: At our museum, we put up signs and have front desk tell guests a shoot is happening that day. Anyone entering the museum is consenting to being filmed that day. If they want to opt out of being photographed or filmed, they may take a la...
Jessica Brubaker posted a reply on Re: Scaling Up Our Team
Monday, Oct 20, 2025 at 11:16 AM
Said: Hi Kerstin - Yes, actually that is how we deliver a lot of our programs like camps and workshops. It does still require someone to recruit and support those instructors, curate what we're offering overall, coordinate with other things t...
Kerstin Landwer posted a reply on Re: Scaling Up Our Team
Monday, Oct 20, 2025 at 11:11 AM
Said: Hi, Jessica!Would it be possible to recruit volunteers that can teach programs for you? When I worked at an Audubon center, 100% of our programming was taught by well-trained volunteers, including offsite events.
Jessica Brubaker posted a new Topic
Monday, Oct 20, 2025 at 11:04 AM
Scaling Up Our Team
Good morning, everyone -
We are a relatively young museum (opened our doors in the fall of 2021) and are currently operating with an EXTREMELY lean team. We're hitting a wall in terms of our ability to grow our programs to serve more kids and families - both inside our facility and through mobile programs. One team member has traditionally taken the lead on all school field trips, assembly programs, mobile programs (participation in community events, etc.), and in building p...
We are a relatively young museum (opened our doors in the fall of 2021) and are currently operating with an EXTREMELY lean team. We're hitting a wall in terms of our ability to grow our programs to serve more kids and families - both inside our facility and through mobile programs. One team member has traditionally taken the lead on all school field trips, assembly programs, mobile programs (participation in community events, etc.), and in building p...
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