What’s New in Museums
10 Tips for Great Team Communication
What exactly does good communication mean? That answer is probably a bit different in every industry, and communication style varies from person to person, but there are a few basic tenets that life (and many years of experience) have taught me and which will make your working relationships so much more smooth.
Capital Campaign Fundamentals
Founders find themselves learning and leading all aspects of starting up a children’s museum, but the one responsibility that sits heaviest on the founder’s shoulders is fundraising. There’s no escaping that money must be raised, and a lot of it.
Top Three Take-Aways for Onboarding Your First Executive Director
You’re a major step closer to finally realizing your dream: opening an amazing children’s museum for your community. Your first ED’s start-date has been set, and you can visualize your to-do list being cut in half, thanks to the miracle of paid employment. But wait a minute — You don’t have an HR department on staff yet, so it falls to you and the rest of the volunteer board of directors to train this new person!