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Michael Carr posted a reply on Re: Cleaning Product
Thursday, Apr 23, 2026 at 8:53 AM
Said: We have some vinyl composite tiles in our museum that get grungy regardless of how often or well we clean them. Once a year we have them stripped, cleaned and refinished. This usually removes all the grime that gets sealed in.
Roberta Reilly posted a reply on Re: Funded Field Trips
Wednesday, Apr 22, 2026 at 8:52 AM
Said: This is so exciting!At the Seacoast Science Center, we have a Coastal Education Fund (primarily donor-supported) that we reserve for Title I schools. Each school fills out an application and we cover anywhere from 20–100% of cos...
Ann Doyle posted a reply on Re: Funded Field Trips
Tuesday, Apr 21, 2026 at 10:39 AM
Said: Hi Sarah,Over the past four years, we have been fortunate to partner with a bank to help partially fund field trips for preschool and kindergarten children. We also received some private donations during this t...
Funded Field Trips
The Children's Museum of Indianapolis is fundraising for a field trip endowment, which will provide financial support for school field trips to the museum. As we plan the roll out of free or partially funded school field trips, we seek to learn from our colleagues and peer institutions that currently manage a field trip funding program or have financial support for school groups. Thank you for any information or guidance you are willing to share!
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Caitlin Luttjohann posted a reply on Re: Using Altru? Or recently switched CRM? Goin...
Friday, Apr 17, 2026 at 9:16 AM
Said: We use Altru as well, mainly for our POS and memberships. We use GiveSmart for our annual gala. I'd love to join in the conversation on the 23rd as well. I'd also love to continue conversations beyond ACM with folks who use Altru. Might...
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