So Now What? Disposal of Materials After a Disaster
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Conference Confidence: How to connect and learn with purpose!
This recorded webinar on how to make the most of your in-person conference experience through Connection, Community, Collaboration, and Content. Learn practical strategies to engage …
Networking & Engagement Action Plan Worksheet
This resource is designed to help attendees confidently start conversations at in-person conferences. It includes easy, low-pressure questions that work in different settings—from breakout …
Conference Confidence Resources
The following resources are designed to help conference attendees confidently start conversations at future in-person conferences. One includes a helpful list of ways to plan how you will …
Less Stress, More Success: The Ultimate Tips for Vendor Collaboration
A comprehensive tipsheet on working with vendors to ensure the final exhibit meets the museum’s objectives. This tipsheet was developed by Carrie Ericson, CEO of SpeedPro East Bay. The …
Questions for Museum Leaders to ask Federal Grant & Program Managers
1. Understanding How Recent Executive Orders Affect Funding 2. Compliance & Eligibility Adjustments 3. Future Funding & Long-Term Planning What steps should we be taking now to …
A Set of Museum Position Descriptions
In the museum field, clear and well-defined position descriptions are more than just paperwork—they’re essential for setting expectations, aligning goals, and ensuring employees thrive in …
In the Line of Duty: Supporting and Training Frontline Museum Staff
The American Alliance of Museums offers the following information as guidance. Thank you to Dorothy Svgdik and Samantha Doolin for their review and critique of the content. The information …
A Museums Guide to Phishing, Security, and Moderation on Social Media Platforms
In today’s digital age, social media platforms serve as valuable tools for museums to engage with their audience, promote exhibitions, and share educational content. However, with any …
Where does my museum start with the new NAGPRA regulations
The following guidance was developed with the assistance of subject matter experts in the museum field. The Native American Graves Protection and Repatriation Act (NAGPRA), enacted in 1990, …
Recruiting for Hard-to-Fill Positions in Museums Tipsheet
This tipsheet was developed by Dana P. Hundley (she/her), recruiting and people program consultant. Dana has recruited across industries, job functions and experience levels in agency, …
A Bundle of Museum Collections Management Forms
Download templates for: an acquisition proposal form, accession form, donor questionnaire, deed of gift, bequest pledge form, cataloging worksheet, condition report form, deaccession form, …
Social Impact Toolkit
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 …
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April Alert: Advocacy Activities, Updates on Federal Funding and IMLS
Advocacy Alert – April 28, 2025 In this Alliance Advocacy Alert: Upcoming Advocacy Activities Are you attending the 2025 AAM Annual Meeting & MuseumExpo? Learn about and connect …
Revisiting Wild Times: The Loss of Nonprofit Status
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In 2018 I published a scenario titled “Wild Times” set in a version of 2040 in which museums lost their nonprofit status due to a combination of political attacks, economic stress, and a …
Eyes on Target: Overcoming Challenges with a Vision for Storage
How the Pritzker Military Archives Center harnessed the potential of its new museum space with a comprehensive approach to design and capacity…