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Restructuring Nonprofit Organizations: Mergers, Acquisitions, Consolidations, Partnerships and Separations
*Please note that I am not your attorney, I am not giving legal advice and there is no attorney-client relationship. All legal questions should be directed to your legal counsel. This article seeks to raise awareness of some key … -
The Future of Museums
“I believe that a desirable future depends on our deliberately choosing a life of action, over a life of consumption. Rather than maintaining a lifestyle which only allows to produce and consume–a style of life which is merely a way … -
Wellsprings of Success
History museums and other public history programs, like museums in general, have experienced several years of budget constraints, static or declining visitorship to historic houses and sites, challenges to stay relevant and vibrant in the … -
Unsafe Ideas: Building Museum Worker Solidarity for Social Justice
I was very disappointed to miss the “rogue session” at the AAM meeting in Atlanta dedicated to museum labor practices. It is, as readers of this blog know, an issue of intense interest to me, and to our field. Fortunately, two of the … -
Monday Musing: Fighting for Diversity and Against Unconscious Bias
Two articles for my quick Monday thought:This depressing article from the NYTimes by a researcher who has been documenting how selection criteria in corporate America suppress diversity. He finds that the practices of selecting applicants … -
Futurist Friday: The Digital Panopticon
Who saw you on your way to work today? Even if you didn’t see a soul, chances are, no matter where you live and work, someone did, or could, spot you, via one or more cameras monitoring intersections, store fronts, schools (not to … -
Nominations for New Accreditation Commissioners Now Being Accepted
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE May 28, 2015 The 2015 Nominating Committee is looking for individuals: with experience and expertise in any of the following areas: academic museums, state or municipal governance, art museums, natural history … -
Orphan Works Basics and Best Practices
Watch this recorded webinar on “Orphan works” which are works that are protected by copyright but the identity or whereabouts of the rights holder are … -
Podcasting about Digital Learning
I love museum podcasts. I love assembling Dispatches from the Future of Museums each week. So I was verypleased to be invited to combine these passions by contributing a segment to a new podcast exploring digital learning in museums. … -
Futurist Friday: Wandering
Much of the time futures work is about foreseeing, and avoiding, the worst possible outcomes. Rising seas lap at the toes of our communities (and sometimes our front steps), technology spawns ever more sophisticated ways to invade our …
Year: 2015
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