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Sharing Human Centered Workplace Practices

By American Alliance of Museums

This recording is from the Future of Museums Summit held November 1-2, 2023. The health of an organization’s culture directly influences its success. It is easy, however, to overlook our most valuable asset–our people–in …
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? …
60 Ideas in 60 Minutes: Museum Philanthropy & Membership Post Pandemic

By American Alliance of Museums

Building museum resilience begins with diversifying revenue sources and creating long-term philanthropic partnerships. Philanthropy—and its symbolic and lucrative community-centered sibling, membership—are essential to the sustainability …
TrendsWatch: Creating the Post Pandemic Workplace

By American Alliance of Museums

As the immediate challenges posed by the pandemic fade, museums face a landscape of work and labor profoundly altered by the stressors of the past three years. The balance of work from on site, hybrid, and remote has undergone long-term …
The Power of Data-Driven Member Research to Drive Growth & Build Resilience

By American Alliance of Museums

Members are foundational to museums’ financial and social success—yet the sector has lacked rigorous study of the complex web of pain points, priorities, and underlying needs that motivate individuals to join a membership program. In this …
Questions an Organization Should Ask When Transitioning a Volunteer Program

By American Alliance of Museums

Transitioning a volunteer program—whether it involves changes to roles, recruitment strategy, or supervision—impacts the entire organization. In this workshop, develop the framework necessary for these momentous adjustments. From …
Making History Accessible: Toolkit for Multisensory Interpretation

By American Alliance of Museums

In 2019, the Intrepid Museum and New York University Ability Project brought together staff of historic sites, disability advocates, and experts in historic preservation and museum accessibility to address how to remove barriers to …
Get it Together: A Regional Approach to Connect to Descendant Communities

By American Alliance of Museums

Museums that care for Native American cultural objects or educate the public on Native American histories must work with descendant communities. Outreach from multiple institutions, however, can overburden these communities. In this panel, …
Different Lenses for Addressing Our Planet Crisis

By American Alliance of Museums

It will take more than the media and science-based institutions to educate the population about the climate crisis and how individuals can take personal or collective action. This session will bring together representatives of a university …
Putting Social Science to Work in Climate Change Interpretation

By American Alliance of Museums

Public engagement efforts on climate change must start with the fundamental recognition that people have different psychological, cultural, and political reasons for acting—or not acting—to reduce carbon pollution. In this session, hear …