Hello Museum Colleagues,

I'm trying to do a bit of benchmarking on museum membership (annual giving) programs.  If you're willing, could you answer, or forward this query to the person who could answer, the following:

By "membership," I mean individual or family members, not corporate sponsors.

Please answer off-list at the email address below.


Total number of members:

FY 1996____________

FY 1997____________

FY 1998____________

FY 1999____________


If it's possible to break this down:

Number of NEW members in:

FY 1996_____________

FY 1997_____________  

FY 1998_____________  

FY 1999_____________


Number of membership renewals in:

FY 1996_____________

FY 1997_____________  

FY 1998_____________  

FY 1999_____________


Membership cost levels:

Individual____________

other:

___________________ 

___________________ 


List benefits associated with membership:

_____________________________________________________________________

_____________________________________________________________________

_____________________________________________________________________


Do you have a membership newsletter? ______________

How often do you publish your membership newsletter__________________________


Other observations about your membership program____________________________

_____________________________________________________________________

_____________________________________________________________________

_____________________________________________________________________


Thanks so much for your help on this survey.

Carl Foote
Manager of Personnel and Planning
The Huntington Library, Art Collections and Botanical Gardens
1151 Oxford Road
San Marino,  CA  91108
(626) 405-2133
FAX (626) 405-0225
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