I work at a museum with free admission, however to some extent we rely on visitors making voluntary contributions. We have donation boxes where visitors can do this. I'm keen to find out how we can make these boxes more effective. What are other museums' experiences of soliciting donations from visitors? How do you encourage visitors to make a donation? What techniques do you use? What works and what doesn't? There doesn't appear to be much in the literature about this aspect of museum management. If anyone has any evaluation reports about research they've undertaken in this area, I would be keen to obtain a copy. Please reply on-list, or contact me at the following email address: [log in to unmask] Cheers, Linda Ferguson Australian War Memorial