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Chapter One Assessment Tools for Advancing Your Museum |
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Chapter Two Making a Case for Small Museums |
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Chapter Three Mission and Vision Again? What's the Big Deal? |
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Chapter Four DIY Strategic Planning |
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Chapter Five "Thousands of Small Good Actions": Successful Museum Governance |
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Chapter Six Marry Me! The Relationship between the Director and the Board |
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| About the Editors |
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151 | (2) |
| About the Contributors |
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Chapter One The Good, the Best, and the IRS: Museum Financial Management Solutions and Recommendations |
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Chapter Two Fearless Fundraising: A Roadmap for Kick-Starting Your Development Program |
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Chapter Three "Oh, Just Write a Grant and Fix the Building": Landing Grants to Support Your Institution |
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Chapter Four Not Above the Law: Museums and Legal Issues |
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151 | (2) |
| About the Contributors |
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Chapter One Can You Hand Me That Wrench? Managing Museum Operations |
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Chapter Two Human Resources Administration: Building an Effective Team |
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Chapter Three Are You Being Served? Attracting and Keeping Volunteers |
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Chapter Four Let's Get an Intern: Managing a Successful Internship Program |
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Chapter Five Many Hands Make Light Work: Strength through Collaboration |
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| Appendix A |
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| Appendix B |
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| Appendix C |
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131 | (2) |
| Index |
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133 | (6) |
| About the Editors |
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139 | (2) |
| About the Contributors |
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141 | (22) |
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Chapter One Start Spreading the News: Marketing and Communication |
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Chapter Two In Lieu of Mind Reading: Visitor Studies and Evaluation |
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Chapter Three Like a Good Neighbor: Community Advocacy for Small Museums |
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75 | (23) |
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Chapter Four Accessibility Is for Everyone |
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Chapter Five Good Visitor Service, or "Put Down the Pencil and Put On a Smile!" |
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Chapter Six New Roles for Small Museums |
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171 | (2) |
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Chapter One Preparing an Outstanding Concert: How to Plan and Implement Interpretation |
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Chapter Two Interpreting Difficult Issues |
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Chapter Three The Truth, the Whole Truth, and Nothing but the Truth: Researching Historical Exhibits |
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Chapter Four Creating Exhibits: From Planning to Building |
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Chapter Five The Nuts and Bolts of Program Management |
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139 | (2) |
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Chapter One Caring for the Future: Collections Care Basics |
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Chapter Two Straight Talk about Historic Structures and Landscapes |
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42 | (21) |
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Chapter Three Collections Management: Know What You Have, Know Why You Have It, Know Where You Got It, Know Where It Is |
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Chapter Four Do We Really Want That Bust of Jesus, and What Should We Do with the Pump Organ in the Other Room? Or, Why You Want a Good Collections Management Policy |
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Chapter Five Collections Planning: Best Practices in Collections Stewardship |
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108 | (24) |
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Chapter Six Conservation Planning |
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132 | (15) |
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147 | (8) |
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155 | (2) |
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