[Bcma-l] Memberships

[bcma-l@museumsassn.bc.ca]

-------- Original Message --------
From: 	Larry Ewashen <larry.ewashen.curator@gmail.com>



We do not have a card carrying membership as such.
Membership is by donation, no set fees.
There are no membership cards, and this has not affected us in any way.

 
On 27/02/2008, *bcma-l-admin@museumsassn.bc.ca 
<mailto:bcma-l-admin@museumsassn.bc.ca>* <bcma-l-admin@museumsassn.bc.ca 
<mailto:bcma-l-admin@museumsassn.bc.ca>> wrote:

    Good morning all



    We are running out of membership cards/ receipts, and I am looking for
    input as to membership procedures.



    We currently use carbonless triplicate forms, with cardstock as the
    third page. One part goes to the member as a receipt, a second to the
    accountant, and the third becomes part of the card file. The card stock
    page has a separate perforated section where a business card sized
    membership card can be filled out and detached.



    Between phone calls, mail outs, receiving, processing then re-mailing
    membership cards along with thank you letters, costs are quite high in
    terms of paper, printing, photocopying and staff time. We have a
    proposal to raise our rates at our next AGM, however, we would still
    like to decrease our costs.



    The re-printing of membership application/receipts and cards is our
    immediate concern. What low cost alternatives exist for membership card
    procedures? What works and does not work? Is there a way to streamline
    the process?



    Thank you in advance for your assistance in this matter.



    Darryl MacKenzie, BSc(CD), MA

    Museum Director/ ODHS Administrator

    Oliver and District Heritage Society

    Box 847

    Oliver, BC

    V0H1T0

    250-498-0490



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Larry A. Ewashen
Doukhobor Discovery Centre
112 Heritage Way
Castlegar BC V1N 4M5
www.Doukhobor-Museum.org <http://www.Doukhobor-Museum.org>
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