Salary Transparency in Job Postings: One Museum’s Journey
For the past several years, the Corning Museum of Glass (CMoG) has been working to draft a long-range DEI&A strategic plan, with input from the museum’s cross-departmental DEI Matrix Team as well as leadership and departmental …
Point of View: What Matters Most
Accountability to our community means making changes from the inside out as well as from the …
Shifting the Conversation
Two Facing Change Senior Fellows talk about their work supporting board members in their diversity, equity, accessibility, and incl…
Collaboration for Community Impact
After Facing Change, four historical societies in the Twin Cities are working together to better engage the African American communities …
A Transformative Journey
Participating in Facing Change has helped the Naper Settlement board and staff transform the i…
On Board with Change
The Walker Art Center’s Racial Equity and Inclusion Action Plan aims to change the makeup and culture of the institution’s board o…
Facing Change: An Overview
In 2015, Dr. Johnnetta Betsch Cole delivered a landmark keynote address at the AAM Annual Meeting & MuseumExpo in Atlanta. In it she called upon museums to “be of social value by not only inspiring but creating change around one of the …
Transforming Museums with Immersive Sound
Sound is a potent force. When harnessed with intention and care, its impact can be substantial. As a trained ethnomusicologist with experience working in museums like the Louis Armstrong House Museum, I have long been fascinated with the …
Museums and the Living Wage: How Filoli Developed a Bold Pay Equity Initiative
Each year CFM’s TrendsWatch brings attention to bear on critical issues for museums, challenging our sector to think about how we might adapt to a rapidly changing environment. Examining a future in which museums may create healthier …
How Do You Design a Fair and Effective Compensation Program?
At AAM, we were fortunate to have leadership’s support from the very beginning, and although the analysis did require a significant time commitment, it has been a worthwhile investment. Discussing compensation practices enabled deep …
