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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 …
Your Roving Reporter: Interview with Nik Honeysett

By Betty Brewer

Nik Honeysett recently addressed members of the Leadership and Management Network at their luncheon at the annual AAM Conference. I asked Nik to share his thoughts on museums and IT in a way only a non-IT person could ask. Nik accommodated …
Restructuring Nonprofit Organizations: Mergers, Acquisitions, Consolidations, Partnerships and Separations

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 some key …
Wellsprings of Success

By Dr. Bruce Dearstyne

History museums and other public history programs, like museums in general, have experienced several years of budget constraints, static or declining visitorship to historic houses and sites, challenges to stay relevant and vibrant in the …
Cafeteria Connections: Some food for thought and thought for food

By Jessica B. Harris

This article originally appeared in the May/June 2015 edition of the Museum magazine. We have become a nation of food-obsessed individuals. A glance at television’s offerings reveals that we revel in watching food competitions where …
Your Roving Reporter: An Interview with Douglass McDonald

By Betty Brewer

CEO Betty Brewer invited Douglass McDonald to look back on his career as he retired from the Cincinnati Museum Center. Having significant accomplishments from his years in the field, she also asked him to project what we can expect for the …
When Performance is an Issue: Steps to Take

By Ellen Corradini

Today museum professionals face more numerous challenges than they have ever faced before—how best to reach, attract and communicate with varied audiences; dwindling revenue sources; ever-increasing pressure to raise funds; and the need to …
Your Museum Needs Money—Now What?

By Charlotte A. Montgomery

Finding and securing funding opportunities for your museum can help advance not only your museum’s goals, but your personal ones as well. It can be a daunting task and many give up or take a defeatist attitude saying, for example: “No one …
Internet and Cyberlaw Issues Impacting Cultural Organizations

By Elizabeth Varner

*Please note that I am not your attorney, I am not giving legal advice, and there is no attorney-client relationship. This article seeks to raise awareness of some key internet and cyberlaw issues that impact cultural organizations, but is …
Museum Leadership and Growing Enormous Pumpkins

By Trevor Jones

When I was a kid my dad got interested in growing big pumpkins—the kind that require several people or a forklift to pick up. To grow enormous pumpkins you need good seeds and soil, but the real key is to pinch off almost all of the …