ACM provides resources
and networking opportunities to support its member children's museums
to manage effectively
in challenging economic times.
NETWORKING OPPORTUNITIES
ACM hosts conference calls for museum leaders
to discuss management ideas and learn what is happening in the
children's museum community. ACM is currently planning the topic
for the next call.
To suggest a topic for a future conference call
or to suggest a guest moderator, contact Eliza
Katz, Program Manager,
Executive Office & Special Projects.
Notes from past calls are posted for in the ACM
Members Only Web site. Email
ACM if you need a reminder on how to log
into the Members Only Web site. Visit the ACM
Members Only Web site to download the call notes from
the following:
- Strategies & Tactics in Challenging
Economic Times
- Pricing in the Current Economic Climate
- Managing a Capital Campaign
During a Recession
RESOURCES
FOR MANAGING ECONOMIC CHALLENGES
Visit the Bulletin Board section of the ACM
Members Only Web site to access a collection of
public resources available to
museums on how to keep afloat, and even thrive, in tough economic
times. Email
ACM if you need a reminder on how to log
into the Members Only Web site.
ACM Museum Data
ACM members
have access to the following tools and resources that allow children's
museums to use benchmarks to help
make difficult decisions or explain decisions to staff and boards.
All data is complied through ACM membership surveys.
Members can access the data using three resources:
Making the Case for
Children's Museums
Museum Online Directory
The Online Directory, available in the ACM
Members Only Web site is a free member service
that profiles ACM open museum
members. Profiles include contact information, finances, programs
and much more. The profile data was collected through the
2008 Membership Survey.
2008 Children's Museums
Metrics Reports©
Data Collected and Published by ACM, 2008
Based primarily on data reported fall 2007 by
232 ACM member museums, the complete 102-page report includes charts
and
graphs and a comprehensive table of data. Tony Casilio, Founder
of AWP Research, provided metric analysis for this publication.
The 2008 Children's Museums Metrics Reports are available as online
publications only. Report sections are available to download
as PDFs from the ACM
Members Only Web site. The Reports are free for
ACM members and available to nonmembers for $150.
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Volume 1: Museum Profile
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Volume 2: Building & Facilities
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Volume 3: Finances & Government Relations
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Volume 4: Attendance & Memberships
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Volume 5: Exhibits, Programs & Publications
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Volume 6: Staff
Query Report Service
ACM staff can generate a report of raw data from
the ACM Query Database when you need information on a very specific
set of
perimeters. Requests for a Query Report are submitted online from
the ACM
Members Only Web site and are delivered via email
as Excel spreadsheets. Query Reports do not provide data analysis.
Most query reports are completed within five business days,
although requests with multiple queries may take longer to complete.
Visit the ACM
Members Only Web site to review Query Report Service
Guidelines and additional information.
Vision
Marketing Kit
The Vision Marketing Kit contains tools and examples
that will explain why children's museums are more important than
ever.
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Case Statement One-Page Summary
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2008 ACM Fact Sheet
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The Power of Play, written by Fred
Rodgers
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Town Square Examples
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Integral Parts of Communities Examples
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Sample Member Profile
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Childrens Museum Timeline within
the Context of History
Visit the ACM
Members Only Web site to download the Vision Marketing
Kit.
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