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Contact your local Convention and Visitors Bureau. Find out the dollar metrics they use for a) a family/individual that stays in town for the day, b) stays in town overnight. 

If you get collect at your science center on your out-of-town visitors (for example, if you collect their zip codes at your admissions desk), you can then calculate an approximate value on how much money your visitors spend in the local economy. 

Yes, I know there are other tangentials - are they staying overnight in a hotel or at a friend, are they coming primarily to visit your museum or another venue, etc, etc. But this rough calculation will still be appreciated by your board, local elected officals, and the CVB. 


Martin (not Weiss)


 

 

Martin S. Fisher

Executive Director

Science Central

1950 North Clinton Street

Fort Wayne, IN  46805

Phone: 260-424-2400 ext. 441

Fax: 260-422-2899

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Date:    Sun, 18 Sep 2011 21:10:14 -0700
From:    Tabatha Yang <[log in to unmask]>
Subject: Community benefit for having a science center

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Hello,

Are there any numbers somewhere about the quantifiable value a small science center adds to a community?  I am thinking along the lines of increase in property values, job creation, attractiveness to new businesses.
Thanks for any resources you can share.

Best,
Tabatha

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