Event Information
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Date(s):
Wednesday, October 13, 2021
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Time:
10:00 am to 4:00 pm Eastern Time
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Location:
Rochester Museum & Science Center
- 657 East Ave
- Rochester, NY, 14607
In this multi-presentation forum, museum professionals will have the opportunity to learn from leaders in the field and spend valuable time with colleagues in small group settings.
Finger Lakes Partnership Forum
Rochester Museum & Science Center
Wednesday, October 13
10 AM – 4 PM
Sessions
Your Museum’s Leadership Team: Building the Board-Executive Director Partnership
Presenter:
Susan Weinrich, Sr VP, Organizational & Community Development, New York Council of Nonprofits
Description:
Executive Directors and Board Members join together to discuss their leadership team and discuss best practices and creative approaches to building a partnership that sustains effective and dynamic organizations. Participants will have the opportunity to discuss what the board expects of the executive and what the executive expects of the board. Join your peers in the museum sector, share ideas, and develop recommendations to bring back to your organization.
Our Museum in Action: Engaging Hard to Reach Donors in Small Projects
Presenter:
Ken Meifert, Vice-President for Sponsorship and Development, National Baseball Hall of Fame and Museum
Description:
Five years ago the National Baseball Hall of Fame and Museum launched a program called Our Museum in Action. Focused on small digital preservation and conservation projects, the program allows donors to contribute towards specific small projects and in many cases fully fund the project providing the donor with a sense of “ownership.” The Museum has successfully engaged new donors who were not previously contributing while funding important projects that would otherwise put a crunch on the operating budget. The presentation will cover what has worked and what has not since the launch of the program, and provide takeaways for you to launch your own Our Museum in Action program regardless of your organizations’ size.
The Restoration of Cherry Hill: A Journey Map
Presenter: Deborah Emmons-Andarawis, Executive Director, Historic Cherry Hill & The Edward Frisbee Center for Collections & Research
Description:
Historic Cherry Hill in Albany, NY has dedicated the past ten years to a restoration project that preserved its 1787 historic structure. In June, they completed the interior work and reopened to the public. Executive Director Deborah Emmons-Andarawis will share the journey of identifying federal and private funding sources and the long (and somewhat tortuous) path to restoration.
Each Partnership Forum will be from 10 AM – 4 PM. Registration is $30 for MANY members and $25 for Non-members; includes museum admission and lunch.
Partnership Forums are sponsored by the New York State Council on the Arts, Humanities New York, Aria Strategies, Erie Canalway National Heritage Corridor, NYS Canal Corporation, and the New York Council of Nonprofits.
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The statements and opinions expressed by panelists, hosts, attendees, or other participants of this event are their own and do not necessarily reflect the opinions of, nor are endorsed by, the American Alliance of Museums.