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The Role of Human Resources in Museums

By Christine Engel

The Human Resources field has changed in recent years, moving to the role of “partner” for the executive and senior leadership, and as a strategic resource for guiding the organization. Even in the non-profit arena in general, HR has …
FASB’s Proposed Changes to the Design of Nonprofit Financial Statements and What it May Mean to Your Museum

By By Multiple Authors

After nearly 20 years of living with the current not-for-profit reporting model, users of financial statements of nonprofit organizations in many cases still do not have a true understanding of an organization’s financial position and …
Planning for Leadership Transition

By Elizabeth Varner

*Please note that I am not your attorney, I am not giving legal advice and there is no attorney-client relationship. All legal questions should be directed to your legal counsel. This article seeks to raise awareness of the issues in …
Great, Sustainable Impact: Can Self-Sufficiency Help Us Advance Our Missions?

By Dr. David E. Chesebrough

January 2016 LMN Online Press Self-Sufficiency — A Dream or Realistic Goal to Support Great Impact? Admit it — many science centers and museums struggle financially. There is still a gap for most in acquiring adequate …
The Labor of Diversity

By Nicole Ivy

This article originally appeared in the January/February 2016 edition of the Museum magazine. Museums serve as places of collaboration, education, and reflection. They exist in stunning variety, from institutions with collections of …
Your Roving Reporter: Interview with Laura Lott

By Betty Brewer

Laura Lott became President and CEO of the American Alliance of Museums in June of this year. I thought we would all enjoy knowing a little more about her passions and drivers. Meet Laura Lott! What attracted you to the museum field and …
Can You Retain the Part-Time Employee?

By Patrick O. Teague

Can You Retain the Part-Time Employee? Having fantastic and talented part-time employees is common in the museum field; keeping them is not. If you are involved in hiring or managing staff, part-time employee turnover is a reality of daily …
Tax Exempt Status: Revocations and Reinstatements

By Charlotte A. Montgomery

The vast majority of tax-exempt status revocations happened after enactment of the Pension Protection Act of 2006. Prior to this new act, there was no filing requirement for organizations with gross receipts under $25,000. The Internal …
Working On or Managing Teams

By Gary Ford

A team is a group of people linked in common purpose. Maybe it’s your immediate staff working on an interpretive plan, a cross-departmental team redesigning the museum’s website, or staff packing and crating objects being loaned to …
I’m Calling That Progress. I’m Calling That Success.

By Jack Ludden

During my day job, I help tell stories. On a good day, those stories are compelling and hopefully useful. Probably like many of you, however, many of the stories that I tell during the day are ones that never get told to our visitors. We …