From: Susan McLeod <From: Susan McLeod <SMcLeod@cvmuseum.info> Date: Fri, 15 Jan 2010 17:52:11 -0600 Subject: RE: membership Message-ID: <8A4A3746C20B654583739F7385939C29359E1E744D@SBS-SRV.cvm.local>
Hi, Rosalie and Everyone,
I'm attaching an info sheet on inexpensive panel exhibits the Chippewa Vall
ey Museum has available for circulation. Venues often augment them with som
e of their own collections. If you are interested, email Dorie Boetcher, d.
boetcher@cvmuseum.com<mailto:d.boetcher@cvmuseum.com> with your questions a
nd possible dates.
If you are able to do something that is larger in scale, I also encourage y
ou to look at the NEH on the Road program that is managed by ExhibitsUSA. H
ere is the link: http://www.nehontheroad.org/SiteResources/Data/Templates/t
1.asp?docid=543&DocName=Home
NEH on the Road exhibits are about 2,000 square feet although several have
potential to be set-up in irregular or smaller spaces. CVM is very fortunat
e to have an exhibit traveling through this program (Farm Life: A Century o
f Change for Farm Families and Their Neighbors) but we also have one of the
other exhibits (Wrapped in Pride: Kente Cloth and African American Experie
nce) here at the museum right now. It's from the Fowler Museum at UCLA and
is quite wonderful. There are excellent education materials to go with all
the NEH on the Road exhibits. Because NEH greatly subsidizes this program,
the sponsor fee is $1,000. You also pay out-going shipping costs but NEH gu
arantees that will not be more than $1,000. You also receive an NEH grant o
f $1,000 for programming.
Best for 2010,
Susan McLeod
Director
Chippewa Valley Museum
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From: localhistory-request@listserve.uwec.edu [mailto:localhistory-request@
listserve.uwec.edu] On Behalf Of darose
Sent: Friday, January 15, 2010 1:47 PM
To: localhistory@listserve.uwec.edu
Subject: Re: membership
Hi,
I from the Polk County Historical Society in Balsam Lake,
we are very interested in traveling exhibits can you give me information to
obtain them and if they are expensive?
Rosalie Kittleson,
Director Polk County Historical Museum
----- Original Message -----
From: Jim Hahn<mailto:jhahn@wchsm.org>
To: localhistory@listserve.uwec.edu<mailto:localhistory@listserve.uwec.edu>
Sent: Tuesday, January 12, 2010 10:36 AM
Subject: RE: membership
One of our most successful activities was to have a "NEW" traveling exhibit
come in and get a lot of PR for it. Then we re-trained out Greeter team to
offer a discounted membership "one-time only" to guests during its run. Re
gular $30, TODAY ONLY $20! Every single volunteer greeter secured at least
one new member, and we smashed our goal for new members from this campaign
.
Now we are focused on stewardship to keep the retention rate high when they
are asked to renew the next year at the usual dues rate. :)
- Jim Hahn, CFRE
Director of Development & Marketing
Waukesha County Historical Society & Museum
101 W Main Street / Waukesha, WI 53186
(262) 521-2859 x 228
(412) 716-1880 cell
jhahn@wchsm.org
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From: localhistory-request@listserve.uwec.edu [mailto:localhistory-request@
listserve.uwec.edu] On Behalf Of Kathleen Hart
Sent: Wednesday, January 06, 2010 10:30 AM
To: localhistory@listserve.uwec.edu
Subject: membership
We would like to know how other historical societies seek to expand their m
embership.
Has anyone solicited their high school alumni as members? Did you send let
ters and
membership forms via U.S. mail or did you use an email format? Any suggest
ions or
ideas would be greatly appreciated. Thanks.