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Response 7.10: Please explain your methodology.* <br />Please explain. <br />The attached report shows details of our visitor survey. <br />Beginning in 2022 and lo present. WSSSM uses QR codes to track visiiors using a "Visitor Survey" which asks zip code and <br />overnight stay info. This Representative Survey provided incredible information for us 12ok of visitors are staying overnight in a <br />hotel orAir B rr B and another 6% are staying overnight in a private home. Previous surveys had indicated 5% of guests were <br />staying overnight. Survey data also indicates thalgTo/o of visitors are from outside Kittitas County- Previous estimates were that <br />90% were from outside the county. Survey daia indicates that 13% of visitors are from outside Washingion State. <br />Measuring Results <br />. Visitors are counted as lhey enter the museum by volunieers and tabulated on excel spreadsheets <br />. Visitors are encouraged to use the QR code with their phone and fill out the 3-questions visitor survey to tabulate zip codes <br />and overnight stays <br />. Visitors are also encouraged to sign the museum guest book where we track cities and zip codes <br />. Volunteers are trained to ask questions like "Where are you from" and "What brings you in today" and "Are you siaying <br />overnight and where" and to mark answers on the visitor report for the day <br />. Google analytics and social media reports can tell us response to advertising vehjcles used <br />. Tracking average visitors per month and per season and comparing it to prior results can help us track successful canrpaigns. <br />2500 cherarter limit <br />Application Questions: Part 5 c <br />Bl Funding <br />Response 8.1 : Does your organization have, or have you applied for funding from other sources? * <br />Yes <br />No <br />Response 8.2a: lf not, please explain why not.* <br />WSSSM has funding to sustain our operations and staff and current events. With a such a small staff, WSSSM has not applied <br />for a lot of other grant funds, but plans to explore this process in honor of 1Oth anniversary in 2025. <br />2500 chirracter lirril <br />Response 8.3: What changes will be made if funding for your request is not available or recommended? * <br />lf WSSSM rs not awarded a Kittitas Lodging Tax Grant, we will not engage in a large paid general marketing campaign in 2025. <br />We may engage in a very srrall paid social media campaign if we have an extra good fundraising season this holiday- We hope <br />that as fundraising levels increase, we are able to sustain operation levels and find budget lor general marketing. <br />2500 rhur.rcier limil. <br />Matching Funds Percentage <br />744.17 <br />This field will aulo till lvith the corr ecl percerrtage based or your irlplrl 10 budget sectiorr b-olow <br />9l Project Budget Overview <br />Please complete budget for this projecUproposal. lf your agency operates independently of this project application it may not be necessary <br />to submit the entire agency budget. You must submit a budget which specifically pertains to the projecUevent for which you are <br />requesting funding and adheres to the basic budget format shown below. <br />The budget must include anticipated revenues, expenditures, and any potential profit or loss. For projects/events which are ongoing for <br />more than one (1) year. please also submit actuals from the previous three (3) years of operations (need not be consecutive) for the <br />projecVproposal if applicable. <br />For any claimed in-kind contributions valued at $500 or more and related to marketingladvertising, you must submit verifying <br />documentation which assures the contribution will be provided, For instance, if you are claiming in-kind contributions in the form of <br />advertising match, a binding contract itemizing the matching value and obligating each party must be provided.