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:

• Museum Online Directory

• 2008 Children's Museums Metrics Reports

• Query Report Service

Making the Case for Children's Museums

• Vision Marketing Kit

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.

• Volume 1: Museum Profile

• Volume 2: Building & Facilities

• Volume 3: Finances & Government Relations
  

• Volume 4: Attendance & Memberships

• Volume 5: Exhibits, Programs & Publications

• 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.

• Case Statement One-Page Summary

• 2008 ACM Fact Sheet

• The Power of Play, written by Fred Rodgers

• Town Square Examples

• Integral Parts of Communities Examples

• Sample Member Profile

• Children’s Museum Timeline within the Context of History

Visit the ACM Members Only Web site to download the Vision Marketing Kit.