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Heidi Marletto posted a reply on Re: Sponsored Free Days
Wednesday, Jul 9, 2025 at 4:01 PM
Said: We have a free night the 3rd Friday of every month. We open from 5-9 for this time so it doesnt take away admission for the day. We advertise it as free, but we accept donations at check-in, so we still make some $$. It's a HUGE a...
Christina Melton posted a reply on Re: Sponsored Free Days
Wednesday, Jul 9, 2025 at 3:47 PM
Said: Hi Kimberly,We offer Free Days as often as we can find a sponsor to offset the cost of lost ticket sales for the day. We build into the sponsorship additional staff costs, security, and cleaning costs to handle additional volume. Id...
Kimberly Roddy posted a new Topic
Wednesday, Jul 9, 2025 at 3:33 PM
Sponsored Free Days
Does anyone have experience with Free Weekends? If so, how did the free weekends impact revenue in other areas? Impact on the staff, burnout? Impact on attendance? Any advice will be helpful. Thank you in advance :)
Kimberly Roddy - Flint Children's Museum
Kimberly Roddy - Flint Children's Museum
Sierra Kurth-Gardner posted a reply on Re: "You Break It, You Buy It" policy?
Wednesday, Jul 9, 2025 at 2:49 PM
Said: Hello Anna, We do not have a "you break it, you buy it policy." HOWEVER- While we operate on a very, very, small scale when it comes to a gift shop, we have a fence around our items with a gate. The gate is har...
Megan Dietz posted a reply on Re: payout to ED for grant writing or donation ...
Wednesday, Jul 9, 2025 at 1:17 PM
Said: The book we used was "The Only Grant Writing Book You'll Ever Need" by Ellen Karsh and Arlen Sue Fox. They had a really good section on ethics and compensation.
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