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Staff Structure

The Alliance has compiled this set of staff structure resources from amongst its own offerings as well as those throughout the nonprofit and museum sector.

Alliance Resources

Flower Power: A Story of Organizational Re-Blossoming

In this blog post from the Center for the Future of Museums, the Oakland Museum of California shares a brief version of the ongoing saga to reorganize the museum.

Sample Documents

Tier 3 museum members can access a number of sample organizational charts and position descriptions.

The Museum Workforce in the United States

AAM’s Center for the Future of Museums analyzes data about the museum workforce, including sex, age, race, educational attainment and employer type. The data comes from the 2009 American Community Survey (ACS), an annual survey conducted by the U.S. Census Bureau.

Other Resources

Traditional Nonprofit Organizational Structure

Hurwit & Associates shares a sample nonprofit organizational chart.

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