Recent Posts by Elizabeth Merritt
Museum Ethics in a New Gilded Age
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Center for the Future of Museums Blog
Readers of this blog may remember Erik Ledbetter, who served as the Director of International Programs and Ethics at AAM from 2003-2010. I am sorry to share the news that Erik passed away …
EO Impact: Is There an Existential Threat to Nonprofit Status?
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Center for the Future of Museums Blog
Charitable giving may fluctuate year to year, tourism ebbs and flows, your museum’s endowment will perform better some years than others. That’s normal and expected, and nonprofits have …
EO Impacts and the Next Era of Museum Funding Part 3: Charitable Contributions and Investment Income
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Center for the Future of Museums Blog
Welcome to part three of my exploration of the current and potential future impacts of presidential orders and actions on museums’ income streams and business models. If you’re joining …
EO Impacts and the Next Era of Museum Funding Part 2: Earned Income
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Center for the Future of Museums Blog
This is the second installment in a series of essays exploring the impact of executive orders and actions on museum income streams. It summarizes what we know about the immediate, …
EO Impacts and the Next Era of Museum Funding: Part One
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Center for the Future of Museums Blog
Earlier this month I gave a talk at the AAM Annual Meeting & MuseumExpo on the impact presidential executive orders are having on our sector, and the implications for museum business …
Sharing Snippets from AAM 2025
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Center for the Future of Museums Blog
It was lovely to see over 4,000 of you in Los Angeles last week! I hope those of you who did attend share what you learned through conversation, social media, blog posts, presentations to …