Between March 23 and April 1, 2009, 102 executive directors and senior administrators gathered at seven locations throughout New England for open and frank conversations about the effects of the recession on their institutions. They discussed the ways in which the economy has taken its toll on them, personally, as executive directors and senior managers, and options for guiding their institutions through the current crisis. This report suggests several avenues for further study, and the author hopes that investigations and publishing on these topics will continue.
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New England Independent Museum Professional Fee Survey, 2009
The Independent Museum Professionals PAG of the New England Museum Association undertook a comprehensive survey of fees, billing practices and related business practices in the summer of 2009. The questionnaire was administered using Survey Monkey and was made widely available to members and non-members of NEMA. All responses were anonymous. There were 101 surveys completed, at least in part, although many questions yielded significant blank answers.
The survey instrument and final report was produced by Laura Roberts and Erica Donnis. They extend heartfelt thanks to the NEMA staff and a host of cooperative testers for their assistance and advice.
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2007/08 NEMA Salary & Benefits Survey
An invaluable tool for museum directors and personnel managers, the Salary Survey covers more than 41 positions in every museum department. Salaries are reported by institutional budget and discipline. The survey includes statistics about education, gender, part-time professionals and volunteers. Data is drawn from New England museums as of December 2007. (71 pgs.)
$30.00 NEMA members, $37.50 non-members
Please Note: A complimentary copy of the Salary Survey was mailed in October 2008 only to those Institutional Members that participated.
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The
Employer’s Handbook: A
Guide to Personnel Practices & Policies for Museums
Revised June 2004
This invaluable guide
includes information on hiring, personnel policies,
discipline and termination, and staff benefits. The new
edition provides: updated and new information on Federal and
State human resource laws; expanded sections on personnel
policies, on orientation and evaluation, employee benefits,
and discipline and termination.
$15 NEMA members, $25 non-members
Prices include shipping and handling.
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Going
Public:
Community Program and Project Ideas for Historical
Organizations
Cynthia Robinson and
Gretchen S. Sorin, Bay State Historical League,
1999.
This book is a compilation
of ideas for breathing new life into local historical
agencies through community based programming. It presents 27
case-study program ideas as well as guidelines and methods
for planning and implementing programs. (70 pgs.)
Price: $12.00
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The
Reciprocal Admissions Directory, 2010-2011
For
NEMA Participating Institutional Members only!
The Reciprocal Admission Directory is a benefit of Institutional
Membership. It provides information on the special admission offers of
participating institutions. More than 67% of NEMA's Institutional
Members are participating in the program and offer free or reduced
admission to the staff of participating museums.
Staff from participating institutions need to present a NEMA
Institutional Membership card, museum ID badge or business card when
visiting another participating institution to receive free or
discounted admission.
In response to our members’ requests, the Directory is available as a .pdf which was sent to all participating institutional members. If you have any questions about your listing, or would like your institution to participate in the program, please call the NEMA office or email membership (at) nemanet.org