Dear Listers: The museum for which I work has an issue that is causing quite a lot of anxiety, and I was hoping that others might share their experiences, suggestions, policies, et. al. on the subject. I work for a very small (one employee) museum that has had a very hard time getting board participation in events and in attending meetings. The board has twelve to fifteen directors who are all volunteer. Currently, the museum board has no fund-raising goal, or membership goal. Obtaining a quorum is a regular challenge, money is going out and very little is being raised, and a few individuals end up working most events throughout the year (we have about one to two a month that require a few hours ticket selling, etc.) A board member has proposed that: 1) Each board member have a fund raising goal of $1000 per year 2) Each board member have a membership sign-up goal of 10 members a year 3) Each board member will work at least five events a year, or find a subsitute volunteer 4) Each board member will do their best to attend meetings, or at least arrange a proxy vote 5) Each board member will join as a member of the museum (which is very reasonable at $10 per year for seniors, or $15 per year for regular individual) How does your institution address fund raising? How is it approached when recruiting new board members? Any comments, etc., are most appreciated. I will share your thoughts with the board, who will then make their own decisions on fund raising policies. Thanks in advance. Teresa Whitt, Director/Curator South Charleston Museum __________________________________________________ Do You Yahoo!? Tired of spam? Yahoo! Mail has the best spam protection around http://mail.yahoo.com ========================================================= Important Subscriber Information: The Museum-L FAQ file is located at http://www.finalchapter.com/museum-l-faq/ . You may obtain detailed information about the listserv commands by sending a one line e-mail message to [log in to unmask] . The body of the message should read "help" (without the quotes). If you decide to leave Museum-L, please send a one line e-mail message to [log in to unmask] . The body of the message should read "Signoff Museum-L" (without the quotes).