What about offering members a reduced admission? We are doing that with upcoming event - Colonial Wedding. Admission is $7, or $5 for members -- it represents a shift from all events being "free" to members. Quoting Cindy Boyer <[log in to unmask]>: > Greetings all > > I am interested in learning about complimentary event tickets > provided as a member benefit. > > - Do you ever have an event where the number of member comp tickets > is limited - so not all members might get the tickets before > capacity is reached? > > That is being suggested for one of our events. I am concerned > that the members will feel "entitled" to the comp tickets, > especially if that is the reason they joined. They will feel that > they have "purchased" those tickets with their membership. > > - Do you have any "public" events that are filled or come close to > capacity, so you are unable to sell many public tickets - making the > event virtually a member only event? If yes, how do you budget > your income for that event? > > We have an event that is very popular with the general public. It > is being suggested that we increase comp tickets to members - both > in numbers of tickets and in the number of membership levels > eligible for the tickets. > > > - Do you artificially set up a cap of comp member tickets for an > event, so you ensure you are still able to sell tickets to the > general public? > > Thanks for your insights! > > > > > Cindy Boyer > Director of Museums and Education > The Landmark Society of Western New York > 133 S. Fitzhugh St. > Rochester NY 14608 > (585) 546-7029 ext. 12 > [log in to unmask] > Fax: (585) 546-4788 > > The Landmark Society: Revitalizing Yesterday, Protecting Today, and > Planning for Tomorrow > > www.landmarksociety.org > Confessions of a Preservationist: The Landmark Society blog > Facebook / MySpace > > > -----Original Message----- > > ========================================================= > 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).