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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...
Ellen Sturgis posted a reply on Re: ATM in Museum
Thursday, Oct 2, 2025 at 11:23 AM
Said: I had an experience with ATM, though not in Museums. Hope this is helpful. The org owned their building, set in urban neighborhood, which had an outward facing ATM (separate secure entrance). We actually had a nice rev...
Ann Doyle posted a reply on Re: ATM in Museum
Thursday, Oct 2, 2025 at 11:21 AM
Said: Hello,We do not have an ATM, but I don't think it is a bad idea. If in the future we decide to, I would:(1) Make sure the company/institution provides insurance coverage(2) Pays a rental fee We have a vendin...
Kent Anderson posted a new Topic
Thursday, Oct 2, 2025 at 10:02 AM
ATM in Museum
Hello - we are a new museum, currently being built, and had a financial institution ask if we wanted to put an ATM in our museum. I don't see a huge need to have an ATM in the museum but hoping for feedback from everyone if it makes sense or not to have an ATM in your museum.
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