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Diversifying Museum Boards

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By American Alliance of Museums
Introduction (This video runs 1:58) Navigation Content Description Learning Objectives How to use this resource Videos Key Terms Presenter Bios Content Description The following content was …

Retaining Racially & Ethnically Diverse Museum Board Members

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By American Alliance of Museums
 (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

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By American Alliance of Museums
(This video runs 41:50) Return to Diversifying Museum Boards main page Supporting Documents Intercultural Development Inventory Guidance for IDI Pairs (Activity) Boarding, Building, …

Recruiting Racially & Ethnically Diverse Museum Trustees

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(This video runs 50:34) Return to Diversifying Museum Boards main page Supporting Documents Museum Board Recruitment Matrix Museum Board Prospective Interviews Guiding Question Once we have …

Onboarding Racially & Ethnically Diverse Museum Trustees

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By American Alliance of Museums
(This video runs 39:08) Return to Diversifying Museum Boards main page Supporting Documents Stages of Team Development Onboarding for New Trustees Guiding Question Once a new recruit has …

Attracting Racially & Ethnically Diverse Museum Trustees

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By American Alliance of Museums
(This video runs 39:11) Return to Diversifying Museum Boards main page Supporting Documents Museum Network Expansion Visits Museum Stakeholder Identification Guiding Question How do we …

Core Concept Primer: DEAI is the responsibility of the entire organization

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By American Alliance of Museums
Sustained, meaningful, and impactful DEAI work must be reflected in all aspects of museums, from individuals to organizational culture, to policy and process. This work must not solely rely …

The Four Principles of Purpose-Driven Board Leadership

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In the face of increasingly pressing systemic inequities, nonprofit boards must change the traditional ways they have worked and instead prioritize an organization's purpose, show …

How to Master Humble Learning, a Requirement for Cultural Competence

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By Ann Hernandez
Among dancers, there is a common saying that even an advanced dancer can always work on their basic step. I have been a salsa and Latin dancer for over a decade, but when I attend a …

New TrendsWatch! Navigating a Disrupted Future

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By Elizabeth Merritt
In a normal year, TrendsWatch explores the impact emerging forces of change may have on museums in the next decade or longer. Some, such as demographic shifts, affect all museums in the …

What Can Museums Learn from the “American Dirt” Controversy?

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By Eric Carpio
As an avid reader of Chicanx/Latinx literature, I’ve been closely following the national conversation about the recently released novel American Dirt by author Jeanine Cummins. The …

The Transformative Power of Inclusive Storytelling in Museums

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By Makeba Clay
My mentor Dr. Johnnetta Cole, the former director of the Smithsonian National Museum of African Art (NMAfA), often says, “It’s easy to live without art, but it’s hard to live well.” For me, …
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Annual Report Template

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Category: Governance & Support Organizations
An annual report is more than just a document; it’s a powerful engagement tool. It serves as a window into the museum’s soul, offering a transparent view of financial vitality, program …

Language/Arts: How the Verbal and Visual Intersect in Museums

By Glenna Barlow
Category: Alliance Blog
A picture is worth a thousand words. Or so the aphorism tells us. What, then, is the value of a single word? That is the question I have explored time and again as an educator in an art …

Define Museum: A Q&A with the Museum Glossary Project Team

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By Adam Rozan
Category: Alliance Blog
One of my all-time favorite sayings is, “If you want to go fast, go alone; if you want to go far, go together,” which was the case with the Museum Marketing, Communications, & Audience …

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