Two months ago I walked into a local history Museum willing to donate my
time while I am currently seeking employment in the Museum Ed. field.  I
soon found out that this museum has been operating on a budget of about
two dollars.  They have one full time secretary and two semi-volunteers.
Of course they were over joyed to have me volunteer...esp. since I had
experience.  I've since come to realize that this place is in serious
trouble.  They turn tours away because they don't have the staff to run
them.  The Town (which supports the Museum) believe it should be 100%
voluntarily run.  And the Board of Directors is so disouraged after
running the place for over a year they are all about to abdicate.

Here's my question.  I am more than willing to donate as much time as I
have to start things rolling once again.  It's great experience for me and
they need as much help as they possibly can get.  I've begun with setting
up a Docent/Volunteer training manual and am now actively recruiting new
volunteers.  (My own time and my own money).  I'd love to dive into the
Education Programs head first because I have some wonderful ideas that
would work...but I just don't know how far I should go knowing that there
will be no one to continue should someone out there decide to hire me.

I have the full support of the Board of Directors, and semi support from
the staff of three.  There is more to do at this Museum than I could
possibly ever accomplish.  It's almost like working from the ground up.
How far do I build?