[Bcma-l] Volunteers as Members?
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The Osoyoos Museum does not enforce membership as a condition of =
being a volunteer. We feel it would be counter productive to attempt to =
force people to pay a fee when they want to offer free services to our =
organization. Some of our volunteers do buy memberships to support the =
museum in any case. All members are entitled to vote.
Unlike some of the larger museums, we don't have a lot of perks to =
offer, but we do have an annual volunteer appreciation tea that they =
seem to really enjoy. =20
Gayle Cornish
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To: BCMA-L=20
Sent: Friday, September 12, 2008 11:31 AM
Subject: [Bcma-l] Volunteers as Members?
A question for the masses:
What is your museum's policy on requiring or offering society =
memberships to volunteers?
It's currently written in our volunteer policy that volunteers are =
expected to become members of our historical society -- but that's =
something that has not been enforced in the past.
Personally, I think that it's an excellent idea to recruit your =
volunteers into your Society membership-they're keen on the museum's, =
they are going to be significantly more engaged than the "send me a =
newsletter" members, and they more likely to be ambassadors for the =
organization wherever they go. Recruiting them is one thing, though, =
requiring it is another.
What do others do?
Chris Mathieson, Executive Director
Vancouver Police Museum
chris@vancouverpolicemuseum.ca
Direct: (604) 665-2207
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<DIV><FONT face=3D"Bookman Old Style"> The Osoyoos =
Museum does=20
not enforce membership as a condition of being a volunteer. We feel it =
would be=20
counter productive to attempt to force people to pay a fee when they =
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offer free services to our organization. Some of our volunteers do =
buy=20
memberships to support the museum in any case. All members are entitled =
to=20
vote.</FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=3D"Bookman Old Style"> Unlike some of =
the larger=20
museums, we don't have a lot of perks to offer, but we do have an =
annual=20
volunteer appreciation tea that they seem to really =
enjoy. =20
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Gayle Cornish</FONT></DIV>
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<P class=3DMsoNormal>A question for the masses:<O:P></O:P></P>
<P class=3DMsoNormal><O:P></O:P></P>
<P class=3DMsoNormal>What is your museum=92s policy on requiring or =
offering=20
society memberships to volunteers?<O:P></O:P></P>
<P class=3DMsoNormal><O:P></O:P></P>
<P class=3DMsoNormal>It=92s currently written in our volunteer policy =
that=20
volunteers are expected to become members of our historical society -- =
but=20
that=92s something that has not been enforced in the =
past.<O:P></O:P></P>
<P class=3DMsoNormal><O:P></O:P></P>
<P class=3DMsoNormal>Personally, I think that it=92s an excellent idea =
to recruit=20
your volunteers into your Society membership=97they=92re keen on the =
museum=92s,=20
they are going to be significantly more engaged than the =93send me a=20
newsletter=94 members, and they more likely to be ambassadors for the=20
organization wherever they go. Recruiting them is one thing, though, =
requiring=20
it is another.<O:P></O:P></P>
<P class=3DMsoNormal><O:P></O:P></P>
<P class=3DMsoNormal>What do others do?<O:P></O:P></P>
<P class=3DMsoNormal><O:P></O:P></P>
<P class=3DMsoNormal>Chris Mathieson, Executive =
Director<O:P></O:P></P>
<P class=3DMsoNormal>Vancouver Police Museum<O:P></O:P></P>
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<P class=3DMsoNormal>Direct: (604)=20
665-2207<O:P></O:P></P></DIV></BLOCKQUOTE></BODY></HTML>
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