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AAM Announces $1 Million Investment in the Museum Community
The AAM team is thrilled to launch a $1 million investment in an expanded Museum Community professional development and networking program. Beginning as early as this summer and over the …
A Short Rant About Quiet Quitting (or, Why Heroism Can Be Toxic)
One of the things that fell to the cutting room floor as I edited this year’s TrendsWatch was a short rant about the phrase “quiet quitting.” In the published version of the essay on …
Grow Where You’re Planted: How to Progress in Your Career without Changing Institutions
At some point in all of our careers, it happens. You run into a past colleague, often while mingling at a museum networking event, and after a hug or handshake you jump into updates. …
The Three Types of Museum Career Change, and How to Navigate Them
I remember it clearly. My organization’s education department had just received a large gift to launch a new initiative. We planned to open a new informal learning center focusing on …
Your Museum Career Now What Career Resilience in a Post COVID Climate
As museum staff return from unprecedented furloughs and layoffs, not all the jobs that were there pre-COVID will return as well. For many professionals, this will be a chance to shift to a …
IMPs Talk: Pricing Your Projects
Are you up nights wondering what to charge for your work? Do you suspect there’s a secret formula you just haven’t discovered? Watch this recording as IMPs Talk about pricing …
Managing Your Museum Career through COVID‐19
This is a recorded session from the 2020 AAM Virtual Annual Meeting and MuseumExpo. The COVID‐19 pandemic has triggered unprecedented layoffs and furloughs across the globe, including in …
MEMBERS ONLY: Rock Your Profile with LinkedIn Webinar
Ready to update your digital profile? Or perhaps you are just getting started on creating your online professional presence? As the world’s largest professional network including 160K U.S. …
Career Development Webinar
Katherine McNamee, Director of Human Resources at AAM, and Ryan Bourke, Director of Member Services at AAM, present on job search and career development resources available on the American …
The State of the Museum Field in 2020, as Viewed by Students
On a day in April 2020, Richard E. Jones—a recent St. John’s University graduate who grew up with a view of New York City’s famous “Museum Mile” from his Harlem neighborhood—looked down the …
Navigating a Job Search in the COVID-19 Market
The museum field, and cultural institutions in general, have undoubtedly been hit hard by COVID-19. As a result, many museum professionals are finding themselves job searching and …
Zoomed Out: An Argument for In-Person Conferencing
Preface: I want to preface this reflection with a bit of context and explanation. Those who followed me on the #AAMvirtual or #AAMsmj hashtags throughout the conference undoubtedly noticed …
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Diversifying Museum Boards
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Facing Change
Introduction (This video runs 1:58) Navigation Content Description Learning Objectives How to use this guide Discussion Guide & Facilitator Notes Videos Key Terms Presenter Bios Content …
Retaining Racially & Ethnically Diverse Museum Board Members
(This video runs 56:05) Return to Diversifying Museum Boards main page Supporting Documents Facing Change: Building Board Diversity—Retention (Slide Deck) Intent vs. Impact Museum Board …
Supporting Racially & Ethnically Diverse Museum Trustees
(This video runs 41:50) Return to Diversifying Museum Boards main page Supporting Documents Intercultural Development Inventory Guidance for IDI Pairs (Activity) Boarding, Building, …