Regional Emergency Networks: VACDaRN’s Response to Vermont’s Severe Weather and Flooding
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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
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 …
Front Line Staff Take Center Stage in Career Advancement
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 …
Wellbeing Creating Thriving Teams in the Post Pandemic Workplace
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 …
Navigating the Nonprofit Labor Shortage
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 …
Yes, I’m a Real Person! Adapting Your Volunteer Program during Instability
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 …
The Unionization of Museums What Management and Staff Need to Know
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
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 …
Let’s Make a Match: Museum Volunteers
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 …
Self-care in the Museum Workplace
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 …
Leadership: The Self-Aware Museum Leader
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…
Recruiting, Selecting and Placing Museum Volunteers
This recorded webinar addresses key elements of recruiting, selecting, and placing volunteers, from resources and strategies for articulating the benefits of volunteering and recruiting for …
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Extending the Invitation: Strategies for Welcoming Visitors and Reducing Barriers to Access
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Alliance Blog
In the aftermath of the pandemic and amidst ongoing calls for museums to become more inclusive and attuned to community needs, many institutions are still seeking ways to recover from …
2024 Museum Board Leadership: A National Report
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Research and Reports
Museum Board Leadership 2024: A National Report, conducted by AAM and Slover Linett at NORC with support from Northern Trust, serves as the second iteration of Museum Board Leadership 2017. …
Social Impact Toolkit
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Social Impact
Measuring museum social impact is a long journey, and requires time and commitment. The Measurement of Museum Social Impact initiative (MOMSI) designed a toolkit to set museums up for …