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Ellen Palmer posted a new Topic
Monday, Dec 2, 2024 at 4:44 PM
Draw Alive materials management!
Happy Holiday Season Museum Friends!
We are celebrating one month of Draw Alive being our newest exhibit! It is WELL LOVED already by our members and guests. The learning curve on materials management remains steep.
We have gone through 300 sheets of paper in 4 weeks. We are a small-medium museum seeing an average of 5,700 humans a month. We have instructions for our desk staff to check the exhibit hourly, to cap markers, replace sheets, and clean ...
We are celebrating one month of Draw Alive being our newest exhibit! It is WELL LOVED already by our members and guests. The learning curve on materials management remains steep.
We have gone through 300 sheets of paper in 4 weeks. We are a small-medium museum seeing an average of 5,700 humans a month. We have instructions for our desk staff to check the exhibit hourly, to cap markers, replace sheets, and clean ...
Megan Dietz posted a reply on Re: Volunteer Screening and Waivers for Public ...
Monday, Dec 2, 2024 at 2:36 PM
Said: Hi Rachel,I suggest talking to your insurance provider regarding the waiver question. At my museum our insurance does not require a waiver, but at a previous (non-museum) nonprofit I worked at, the insurance provider did r...
Kim Jovinelli posted a reply on Re: Volunteer Screening and Waivers for Public ...
Monday, Dec 2, 2024 at 2:28 PM
Said: I will be out of the museum beginning at 3:30pm on November 27th and will return at 8am on December 3rd. I wish you and your family a happy and healthy thanksgiving!
-Kim
Rachel Dody posted a new Topic
Monday, Dec 2, 2024 at 2:21 PM
Volunteer Screening and Waivers for Public Events
Our emerging museum (not yet open) is planning to participate in several community events in 2025, including farm markets, parades, kids' festivals, etc. What level of background check/screening would you recommend for volunteers, and would you say we ought to require volunteers to sign waivers?
If you have any examples, screening tools, or partnerships (e.g., with schools for background checks), I’d appreciate any insights you can share.
<...Starr Peters posted a reply on Re: Exhibit Swaps - Internal vs External help
Saturday, Nov 30, 2024 at 3:35 PM
Said: I'm at Kentucky Science Center in Louisville. We've got about 50,000 square feet of public space, and another 60,000 or so of non public space (classrooms, offices, event space, storage) we care for. We have a team of 6FT and 1PT who ha...
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