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Celine Medeiros posted a reply on Re: Best Practices for Reducing No-Shows in Fre...
Tuesday, Aug 19, 2025 at 4:31 PM
Said: We have a weekly free admission event and have been seeing similar trends. We began opening registration 1 week in advance, and sending a reminder email 2 days in advance. We use the following key messaging: Due to overwhelm...
Vera Fonteneaux posted a reply on Re: Simple, easy-to-learn tasks for volunteers?
Tuesday, Aug 19, 2025 at 4:04 PM
Said: Here are some of the things we've had Knock Knock volunteers help out with. Not a comprehensive list by any means, but I hope it helps!Cleaning and resetting our learning zones (we will do deep cleans when it is a slow day...
Lauren Hirsch posted a reply on Re: Best Practices for Reducing No-Shows in Fre...
Tuesday, Aug 19, 2025 at 3:57 PM
Said: Hey Camille! I'm going to echo Melissa's suggestion. We have our sign-ups 30 minutes before our start times in person. Most people will show up within that time frame, which increases interest in the program overall, allowing us to ofte...
Melissa Ramsaur posted a reply on Re: Best Practices for Reducing No-Shows in Fre...
Tuesday, Aug 19, 2025 at 3:38 PM
Said: Hi Camille! I imagine that with the programs being free, there is no incentive for folks to follow through in their participation. If you plan on keeping these particular programs free, perhaps change the model where sign-ups happen the...
Camille Dantone posted a new Topic
Tuesday, Aug 19, 2025 at 3:08 PM
Best Practices for Reducing No-Shows in Free Programs
Hello everyone,
My name is Camille Dantone, and I am with the Everhart Museum of Natural History, Science & Art in Scranton, PA. I’m looking for advice from other museums offering free programs. At the Everhart, we host free workshops that require pre-registration. The challenge we’re running into is that many people sign up but don’t attend, and often don’t let us know they can’t make it. This prevents others who are interested from attending since those spots are ...
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