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Planning for Sustainable Success: Building a Development Plan for Museums

A strategic annual development plan is the document every nonprofit organization should have to identify how much money it needs to raise and how it will successfully secure those …

Why Museums Need Internal Audit

How do you feel when you hear the words “internal audit”? For many people, the answer is a sense of anxiety and perhaps even a muttered “uh oh.” As a group of museum internal auditors, …

60 Ideas in 60 Minutes: Museum Philanthropy & Membership Post Pandemic

Building museum resilience begins with diversifying revenue sources and creating long-term philanthropic partnerships. Philanthropy—and its symbolic and lucrative community-centered …

What makes a successful museum cafe?

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Governmental Accounting Standards Board

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Get Smart About Art Donations

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Financial Accounting Standards Board

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Publication 956: How To Depreciate Property

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Nonprofit Audit Guide

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Planning and Writing an Annual Budget

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Nonprofit Budgeting Basics

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Budgeting for Nonprofits

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Interview Tips for Landing Your Dream Museum Job

Category: Career Management
The American Alliance of Museums offers the following guidance from former director of human resources, Katherine McNamee, and AAM hiring managers, Rachel Lee, Cecelia Walls, and Joseph …

Join Me to Create a Future of Reparative Practice at AAM 2024

Category: Center for the Future Of Museums Blog
It’s 2044, and around the nation, and throughout the world, US museums are seen as valued stewards and honored partners in the critical work of supporting communities and preserving …

Point of View: In Defense of Volunteerism in Museums

Category: Museum Magazine
Volunteers play a vital role for museums, and museums need to prioritize their voluntee…

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