article thumbnail

National Funding Partners Invest in Diverse Leadership Initiative for Art Museums

NonProfit PRO

Four national funding partners have announced the Leadership in Art Museums (LAM) initiative. Over the next five years, the LAM funders will commit over $11M in funding to museums to increase racial equity in leadership roles.

Museum 245
article thumbnail

Want to stay healthier and fulfilled later in life? Try volunteering

Fast Company Tech

Try joining an organization or association in your community, taking part in neighborhood cleanups, or volunteering at your local senior center, animal shelter, or museum. This might include joining a nonprofit board of directors , volunteering more hours, or taking on a volunteer leadership role. Start small. Love gardening?

Volunteer 118
professionals

Sign Up for our Newsletter

This site is protected by reCAPTCHA and the Google Privacy Policy and Terms of Service apply.

article thumbnail

Using Data to Overcome a Museum Membership Myth

NTEN

Museum of Science and Industry. The Museum of Science and Industry's membership program had a large gap where very few people were contributing. " After looking at past data and finding new ways to talk about membership, the museum was able to grow its membership base and encourage donors to give more.

Museum 68
article thumbnail

Doing Museum Work: Your Thoughts

Museum 2.0

This month, we're thinking about the way we do work in museums. As someone texted me recently, Art History grad school didn't teach us anything about working with others in museums. Sharing articles that work is a great reason to stay on Museum Twitter by the way. Exposure to all sectors of museum work is important.

Museum 67
article thumbnail

Guest Post: The Iron Hug — Nurturing Relationships with Strong Leadership

Twenty Hats

When I moved into the role, the previous volunteer leadership had been disorganized, lackadaisical, and inattentive. As every experienced volunteer manager knows, volunteers want and need support, strong leadership, and clear policies and procedures. And, despite this ‘freedom,’ retention was low.

article thumbnail

Museums, Divided Attention, and Really Bad Commercials

Museum 2.0

Check out this inane AT&T commercial about a woman whose absorption in her smartphone is so great that Facebook updates become substantiated as pieces of art in the museum through which she strolls. It also suggests that for young people, masterpieces in museums are not nearly as interesting as a good friend''s new haircut.

Museum 53
article thumbnail

4 Ways Museums Can Engage Millennials

Achieve

What do Millennials want from a museum experience? Museum development officers and marketing professionals are all wondering if members of the Millennial generation (born after 1979) will support museums like our parents did. The American Alliance of Museums (AAM) seems to think we won’t. The New York Times.

Museum 52