Program:
Institutional Services
- Budget:
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$1,302,524
- Category:
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Arts, Culture & Humanities
- Population Served:
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General Public/Unspecified
Program Description:
<div>The association's programs for museum advancement and excellence includes the accreditation program, the museum assessment program, and the information center. All three of these programs are dedicated to articulating, reinforcing, and promoting best practices in museum operations.</div>
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Program:
Museums Advocacy Day
- Budget:
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$80,000
- Category:
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Public, Society Benefit
- Population Served:
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Adults
Program Description:
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<p>Since 2009, AAM has been holding Museums Advocacy Day, a platform through which issues of concern to the museum field are shared with Members of Congress. The event presents a unified voice to legislators, many of whom might be unaware of the value of museums. Museums Advocacy Day establishes a higher profile for the museum field on Capitol Hill and encourages museum professionals and enthusiasts to cultivate and build relationships with Members of Congress.<br /><br />The first day of the 2-day program includes hearing from a range of Capitol Hill experts, a briefing on the legislative agenda, getting tips about meeting with elected officials, learning ways to engage elected officials in the ongoing work of your museum, and attending an evening reception with Members of Congress and staff invited. The second day is an opportunity for advocates to visit Capitol Hill and make coordinated visits to as many Congressional offices as possible. </p></div>
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<p><strong>Program goals: </strong>Advocacy Day Participants will be better able to:<strong></strong></p>
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<ol type="1"><li>Establish a higher profile for the museum field on Capitol Hill;</li><li>Encourage museum professionals and enthusiasts to cultivate and build relationships with members of Congress;</li><li>Educate the museum field about the range of issues that face Congress in 2011;</li></ol>
<ol type="1" start="4"><li>Enhance awareness about museum issues on Capitol Hill—through media strategy and by educating new Members of Congress.</li></ol>
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<p><strong>P</strong><strong>rogram objectives: </strong>Advocacy Day Participants will be better able to:</p>
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<ol type="1"><li>Serve as effective Museum Advocates;</li><li>Build strong relationships with their Members of Congress;</li><li>Communicate clearly about federal policy issues with elected representatives;</li></ol>
<ol type="1" start="4"><li>Collaborate with AAM on year-round advocacy at all levels.</li></ol>
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Program Success Monitored by:
<div>Increased number of attendees and Congressional office visits.</div>
Program Success Examples:
<p>After meeting with their Congresswoman (Rep. Jackie Speier), two California advocates (Jenny Benjamin and Elsa Bailey) were invited to testify at a community forum, in support of funding for the Institute of Museum and Library Services. </p>
Program:
AAM Annual Meeting & Museum Expo
- Budget:
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$2,615,000
- Category:
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Mutual, Membership Benefit
- Population Served:
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Adults
Program Description:
<div>Since 1906, the AAM Annual Meeting has been held in a different American city, providing opportunities to explore the local host community and its museums, to network, and to share experiences and expertise with professional colleagues. <br /></div>
<p>The Annual Meeting is the premiere professional development opportunity for museum professionals. Attendees learn about current issues, trends and best practices through over 170 educational sessions and myriad networking opportunities where they exchange ideas with professionals representing museums of every type from around the world. Complementary events and activities were hosted by AAM member museums and affiliates throughout the city.</p>
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Program Long-Term Success:
<p>The AAM Annaul Meeting serves critical professional development needs of the museum community—within the United States as well as internationally. As a national/international membership organization, the conference is the only forum at which the multi-disciplinary museum field (art, history, science, children’s, zoos, aquaria, botanical gardens, and historical houses), and the diverse range of museum professionals (educators, curators, registrars, conservators, etc.) shares knowledge and expertise about operating collections-driven institutions. </p>
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Program Short-Term Success:
<p>The wide range of educational opportunities, professional networking, and the comprehensive showcase of museum products and services revitalized the attendees professionally and personally as they strengthened their connections within the museum field.</p>
Program Success Monitored by:
<div>Boosting the local host cities economy and increased number and variety of attendees (from diverse backgrounds and locations).</div>
Program Success Examples:
<div >Increased international attendee participation.<br /><br />Building on the successes of the “global track” inaugurated at the 2010 annual meeting in Los Angeles, AAM continued its commitment to bringing international perspectives to the learning, networking, renewal, and logistics in Houston.</div>
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<p >The Global Views Series is designed to foster a cross cultural exchange of ideas, make the meeting and its content more accessible to museum professionals from outside the US, and bring international perspectives and awareness to US attendees. </p>
<p >This year the series offered:</p>
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<ul type="disc"><li >9 sessions simultaneously interpreted in Arabic, Mandarin and Spanish;</li></ul>
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<ul type="disc"><li >2 Keynote Addresses simultaneously interpreted in Arabic, Mandarin, and Spanish;</li></ul>
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<ul type="disc"><li >Multilingual conference information, registration materials and directional/welcome signage throughout the Convention Center;</li></ul>
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<ul type="disc"><li >Bilingual volunteers on site;</li></ul>
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<ul type="disc"><li >An International Lounge for international attendees to meet informally.</li></ul>
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<p >Due to the generosity of The Getty Foundation, Jumex Foundation, Coppel Foundation and the U.S. Embassy in Mexico, AAM welcomed 51 International fellows to the conference. Each fellow received travel funds, full meeting registrations, and per diem stipends as part of their awards.</p>
Program:
Accreditation
- Budget:
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$200,000
- Category:
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Mutual, Membership Benefit
- Population Served:
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General Public/Unspecified
Program Description:
<p>Since the Accreditation Program was launched in 1971, over 750 institutions have attained accreditation. Developed and managed by museum professionals, the rigorous program reinforces and promotes best practices, institutional ethics and the highest standards of museum operations. The Accreditation Program accommodates museums of different disciplines (art to zoos); budget sizes, governance types (private, nonprofit, public); and collecting status.</p>
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Program Long-Term Success:
<p>Within the next 6 months, AAM will advance the Reinvention of Accreditation with finalization of a thought leadership plan; establishment of a Steering Committee on the AAM Board to provide oversight; convene the Council of Affiliates to coordinate standards; work with technology contractor to develop business requirements of the online accreditation process; and develop collaboration with peer museum associations.</p>
Program Short-Term Success:
<p>AAM Accreditation is a widely recognized seal of approval that brings national recognition to a museum for its commitment to excellence, accountability, high professional standards, and continued institutional improvement. Currently, there are some 780 accredited museums, representing about 4.5% of the museum field (and about 25% of museum budgets and attendance).. A re-imagined Accreditation program will help unite the museum field around common standards and best practices.</p>
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Accreditation has facilitated exchange of artifacts and art works among museums because of the recognition of shared standards