>Just anecdotal evidence, but in our case a donation box does not work. We >are a free University Museum and collect maybe $10-$15 per 10-week term in >our donation box. Thank goodness the *box* was donated! > >Ivy Fleck Strickler Maybe it's your donation box itself, or where you put it. Years ago, before we instituted an admissions policy (nobody complained!), we had a donation box. We had different versions, the most successful being an artist-designed piece with a faceted glass top that enable you to see the money inside. After it was accidentally broken the artist created a new top of stronger, opaque glass. Donations plummeted. We replaced it with one in which you could see the money again, and donations went back up. John Vanco [log in to unmask] John Vanco Erie Art Museum 411 State Street Erie, PA 16501 Phone 814-459-5477 Fax 814-452-1744 PLEASE NOTE THE NEW E-MAIL ADDRESS [log in to unmask]