Long Island Children’s Museum Long Island Children’s Museum Selects Altru™ to Gain a Deeper Understanding of Its Members, Donors, and Visitors Long Island Children’s Museum (LICM) invites visitors of all ages, backgrounds, and abilities to explore freely, discover their passions, and appreciate the world we share. The Museum has a significant and profound influence on young minds and their caregivers; LICM’s board and staff apply the Museum’s mission and purpose to every decision they make. As the premier cultural institution on Long Island, the Children’s Museum is recognized as a valuable community gathering space. A variety of institutions and organizations partner with the Museum to provide rich learning experiences for LICM’s diverse and extensive audience, which totals more than 255,000 annually. Challenge Solution Results Long Island Children’s Museum uses Long Island Children’s Museum selected Without a new server to purchase, the different software applications for Altru™ from Blackbaud because it will Museum has saved thousands of dollars. different departments, creating disparate provide a single, central database for both information. ticketing and donor information. The Museum anticipates Altru will help increase the organization’s membership The Museum’s box office ticketing Because Altru is a hosted Blackbaud application and membership management solution, the Museum does not have to application do not share information. install any new software or purchase a new Because Altru enables staff with better database server. data access and provides a more holistic Determining how often a member visits renewal rates while keeping costs down. view of members, Long Island Children’s the museum, attends a program, or The hosted solution also eliminates Museum will be able to more effectively participates in an event is laborious. the burden of managing updates from segment and serve its membership base. the Museum, while Blackbaud sets up, The Museum has to duplicate information maintains, and supports the application entry into its database from its other from its data center. software applications. “Altru is the most cost-effective option for museums that want a solution to cater to both its ticketing and development needs. Blackbaud really did their research and developed a product that does just that. There really isn’t anything else in the market that does this as well as Altru.” — Steven Cheung Membership and Database Manager Long Island Children’s Museum © February 2011 | 2000 Daniel Island Drive, Charleston, SC 29492 T 800.443.9441 E [email protected] W www.blackbaud.com