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Lauren Kaye posted a new Topic
Thursday, Jul 16, 2026 at 5:01 PM
FRCs and ECE Programming
Hi all,
Is anyone's museum serving as an FRC (Family Resource Center), or is part of a network of FRC's in their community? If so, I would love to connect with you to learn more as we are currently exploring what this could look like for us.
Additionally, if anyone is doing ECE programming that is focused on parent education, or if parent education is a part of your ECE offerings, I would love to hear more about what you have been doing and what a successful program l...
Is anyone's museum serving as an FRC (Family Resource Center), or is part of a network of FRC's in their community? If so, I would love to connect with you to learn more as we are currently exploring what this could look like for us.
Additionally, if anyone is doing ECE programming that is focused on parent education, or if parent education is a part of your ECE offerings, I would love to hear more about what you have been doing and what a successful program l...
Brianna Borka posted a reply on Re: Program times and guests
Thursday, Jul 16, 2026 at 4:44 PM
Said: - We're open 9am-4pm and start closing the Learning Lab at 3:30 usually, and sometimes earlier for special things, so doing program later isn't viable currently. I have started a document to track 1pm vs 2pm traffic. I also plan t...
Stephanie Smith-Gragg posted a reply on Re: Building a New Museum | Looking for Best Me...
Thursday, Jul 16, 2026 at 2:59 PM
Said: An online store would be a great opportunity for revenue. Shopify has a pretty user friendly interface to build a webstore and they do offer a discount for non-profits. Just contact customer service and request an NPO account to get it....
Matt Roberts posted a reply on Re: Building a New Museum | Looking for Best Me...
Thursday, Jul 16, 2026 at 2:53 PM
Said: Hi Mayra (and others who might be interested)!We're hosting a webinar next Tuesday (7/21) at 2:00PM Eastern on Member Engagement & Retention and will have guests from KidsQuest Children's Museum and MOHAI to discuss these to...
Jamie Bonnett posted a reply on Re: Program times and guests
Thursday, Jul 16, 2026 at 2:35 PM
Said: We also offer free programs (with membership or admission) twice a day at 10:30 and 3:00 (sometimes at 2:00 in the summer) and we run them for 1 hour and make announcements on the PA system as well. Some of our programs have been ...
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