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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="color:black">Hi Melissa,<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="color:black">A few added benefits I would recommend is:<br>
- reciprocal with other institutes.<br>
- giving out a complimentary guest pass when a member renews. This encourages the member to bring a friend, and hopefully that person will sign up. I suppose this action may take away from admission by donation. So that’s choice to weigh.<br>
- Do you have any online events that members can receive early sign up codes?<br>
- Do you have a museum newsletter that they could receive ? This is also a good benefit for any for corporate memberships, as it creates brand awareness.
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Depending on your levels and numbers of memberships, you could look into E-Tapestry (higher end) and Microsoft Access (lower end). With the first database you can create fields and run reports. I used this when I was in charge of membership at the Vancouver
Maritime Museum. The only thing is.. it can be a bit overwhelming and you need to have a good handle on how to build queries and run reports.
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<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom:12.0pt">Mary Elizabeth Harrison<br>
<b>Collections Associate<i><br>
</i></b>604-257-8309<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal">Vancouver Maritime Museum<br>
1905 Ogden Avenue<br>
Vancouver BC V6J 1A3<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal">www.vanmaritime.com<o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:10.0pt;color:#0C64C0;background:white">We acknowledge that we are on the traditional territories of the xʷməθkʷəy̓əm (Musqueam), sḵwx̱wú7mesh (Squamish) and sel̓íl̓witulh (Tsleil-Waututh).</span><o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><b><span style="font-size:12.0pt;color:black">From: </span></b><span style="font-size:12.0pt;color:black"><bcma-bounces@lists.vifa.ca> on behalf of "Moderated BCMA subscriber listserv." <bcma@lists.vifa.ca><br>
<b>Reply-To: </b>"bcma@lists.vifa.ca" <bcma@lists.vifa.ca><br>
<b>Date: </b>Monday, January 11, 2021 at 10:50 AM<br>
<b>To: </b>"bcma@lists.vifa.ca" <bcma@lists.vifa.ca><br>
<b>Subject: </b>Re: [BCMA] Query about membership benefits<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;color:black">Hi Melissa:<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;color:black">I'm a volunteer at the Old Hastings Mill Store Museum and The Roedde House both in Vancouver.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;color:black">I do come from a background of 25 yrs experience at the AGO in Toronto.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;color:black">To extend membership benefits, may I suggest free coatcheck (providing you have a coatrack and Covid ends), guest privileges... this might only apply to "upper level donations/memberships", extended
hours for member viewing, and tax receipts for memberships over a certain amount.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;color:black">Not good on software ideas....so I will pass on that one.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;color:black">Thanks,<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;color:black">James Gibson<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;color:black">E. Pauline Johnson(1861-1913) Specialist/Collector<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><b><span style="color:black">From:</span></b><span style="color:black"> bcma-bounces@lists.vifa.ca <bcma-bounces@lists.vifa.ca> on behalf of Moderated BCMA subscriber listserv. <bcma@lists.vifa.ca><br>
<b>Sent:</b> January 7, 2021 2:09 PM<br>
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<b>Subject:</b> [BCMA] Query about membership benefits</span> <o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><strong><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:#C75000">EXTERNAL EMAIL:</span></strong><b><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:white"><o:p></o:p></span></b></p>
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<p class="xmsonormal">My name is Melissa. I am the new Marketing Coordinator at the White Rock Museum & Archives. This is my first time using this BCMA listserv for a query. Here it goes!<o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class="xmsonormal">The White Rock Museum & Archives is wanting to make some changes to our membership program. We are looking for ideas on what we can offer our members/patrons as value added benefits for their annual membership contribution. We currently
offer a discount on our gift shop non-consignment items, a discount on our White Rock History book “Years of Promise”, invitations to exhibit openings, voting privileges, and the opportunity to be on the Board of Directors. We do not charge admission to our
gallery exhibits, and do not plan on doing so. I am wondering what other non-admission museums offer to your members. What has worked? What has not? And as an aside, what software/system do you use to keep track of your current membership data? Any advice
you can offer is much appreciated! <o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class="xmsonormal">Have a great day!<o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class="xmsonormal">Melissa Borgerson <o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class="xmsonormal">Marketing Coordinator<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="xmsonormal">604-541-2222<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="xmsonormal"><a href="mailto:marketing@whiterockmuseum.ca">marketing@whiterockmuseum.ca</a><o:p></o:p></p>
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