Contracts

Developing contracts with outside vendors is The Alliance has compiled this set of contract resources from amongst its own offerings as well as those throughout the nonprofit and museum sector.

Alliance Resources

Tips for Developing a Contract “Exit Strategy”

Sharon M. Hotchkiss, nonprofit Attorney at Law, shares this tipsheet for museums on adding termination clauses to contracts. The document includes a discussion of three types of termination clauses, covers Force Majeure clauses independently, and concludes with a section on knowing when to terminate a contract. (PDF, 5 pages)

Other Resources

The following resources are collected from the nonprofit and museum sectors, having been vetted but not endorsed by AAM.

Sample Agreement for Consulting Services

Montana Nonprofit Association shares a sample consulting agreement. (PDF, 3 pages)

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