We do not have a Friends organization. We do have a membership program. One of the benefits is a 10% discount in the Museum Store. Jerrie Jerrie Clarke Curator of Collections Valdez Museum http://www.alaska.net/~vldzmuse/index.html >From: Matthew White <[log in to unmask]> >Reply-To: Museum discussion list <[log in to unmask]> >To: [log in to unmask] >Subject: Re: Friends Benefits >Date: Mon, 16 Apr 2001 12:05:58 -0400 > >Christopher Dill said: > > > Hmm. I got only one off-line response to my query about Friends >organization > > benefits, so I will be more direct: > > > > Do those of you who have Museum Friends organizations offer them a >discount in > > your museums store? > > > > Thanks > >I have a question regarding this question. Do you mean a Friends >Association >that is distinct from a membership program, or are you using the two terms >interchangeably? If you have a Friends Association do you also have a >membership program? Do they get two distinct discounts? Can one person get >both? Are they cumulative? > >I know I think of these two types of organizations differently, but that >doesn't mean others do or that either one of us is necessarily correct. I >know institutions that have one or the other and some that have both. Most >museums have a membership program of some sort, but I know many who have >had >Friends Association and have disbanded them because they can expand >uncontrollably and presume too much authority. Perhaps the confusion led to >the scant reply to the original post. Or maybe I am the only one confused. >It wouldn't be the first time. : ) > >The reason I ask is that everyone seems to be answering that they give 10% >discount in the stores and that seems to be the standard benefit for museum >members and it got me to thinking about this issue. We have a membership >program, no friends association, and a modest volunteer corps. Members get >10%, volunteers and staff 25%. > >Anyway, I guess I was wondering how all those people who are answering this >question, and those that have not, define "friends organization." That >might >help me learn a little something about how to structure benefits at my own >institution. > >Thanks, > > >-- >Matthew White >Director of Museums >The Mount Washington Observatory >North Conway, New Hampshire > >========================================================= >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). _________________________________________________________________ Get your FREE download of MSN Explorer at http://explorer.msn.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).