On-Demand Programs: Human Resources

AAM’s human resources-related programs cover a variety of topics including working with volunteers.

On-demand programs are free to Individual, Ally, Industry, Tier 2, and Tier 3 Members. Be sure to log in to your membership account to access these programs.

Supporting Staff Well-being in a Partisan Time

By American Alliance of Museums

Growing partisan tensions and increasing public tendencies to engage in hostility and rudeness are adding to the stress faced by museums’ frontline staff. How can museums protect staff, equip them to deal with bad behavior, and …
Front Line Staff Take Center Stage in Career Advancement

By American Alliance of Museums

What’s more valuable than successfully hiring new talent? Retaining and advancing the skills of your existing, experienced, and well-trained staff. Learn from employees at the Barnes who have leveraged internally supported …
Wellbeing Creating Thriving Teams in the Post Pandemic Workplace

By American Alliance of Museums

This recording is from the Future of Museums Summit held November 1-2, 2023. Over the past three decades, Gallup has conducted extensive interviews with 2.7 million employees from over 4,300 companies generating over 1.5 billion survey …
Navigating the Nonprofit Labor Shortage

By American Alliance of Museums

This recording is from the Future of Museums Summit held November 1-2, 2023. Half of museums are experiencing difficulty filling open positions. What are job seekers looking for, and how can museums attract and retain the staff they need? …
Yes, I’m a Real Person! Adapting Your Volunteer Program during Instability

By American Alliance of Museums

This is a recorded session from the 2021 AAM Virtual Annual Meeting and MuseumExpo. As it cautiously reopened after closing for COVID-19, the Smithsonian National Air and Space Museum reevaluated its volunteer program to ensure that …
The Unionization of Museums: What Management and Staff Need to Know

By American Alliance of Museums

Learn the basics of the collective bargaining process, the advantages and disadvantages of unionization, and strategies to manage the various possible outcomes of the voti…
Ethical Contracting Is Your Museum Doing It

By American Alliance of Museums

A relationship is a two-way street, and it’s no different for independent museum professionals (IMPs) and the museums that hire them. This session, hosted by IMPs, aims to make sure that contractors are not left out of the DEAI discussion. …
Let’s Make a Match: Museum Volunteers

By American Alliance of Museums

This is a recorded session from the 2020 AAM Virtual Annual Meeting and MuseumExpo. Learn how an effective application process prevents onboarding volunteers who are not a good fit for your institution. Real‐life examples will demonstrate …
Self-care in the Museum Workplace

By American Alliance of Museums

Watch this recorded webinar, hosted by Blackbaud, exploring how museum workers can employ self-care to sustain physical and mental health, and how museums can foster self-care in the workplace and create a less stressful work e…
Leadership: The Self-Aware Museum Leader

By American Alliance of Museums

Leadership experts and museum colleagues address the links between self-awareness and successful leadership, in addition to the connections between self-aware leadership and organization…