Tamra: Depending on what state you are in, there are many, many, many things to consider when developing a rental policy, as you need to stay within permitted activities for your tax-exempt status as well. If you like I can send you a facility use policy, but your best bet is to contact non-profits within your state. Things get very sticky very fast, and your development department needs to realize that you will get requests for use from some truly offensive groups (neo-Nazis, etc.). Micki Ryan Executive Director Orcas Island Historical Museum Orcas Island, WA > Hello all, > > We are a brand new facility that will not be open to the public until > next June. An issue that I am dealing with is our facility rental > program. The Center is beautiful with stunning landscaping and was > planned to be rented out occasionally. My question is how do you > handle questionable rental request that come from within the > organization? We are in a very close community and I am getting request > from everything from weddings to flee markets. Our development > department insists that everyone be accommodated. I want to establish > and protect our credibility. Does anyone have ideas on how to handle > this type of issues when it comes from within? Because we are new there > are no established policies and no experience with renting to the > public. > > > > Thanks, > > Tamra > > > > > > > ========================================================= > 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). > ========================================================= 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).