May I suggest to all in the U.S. and maybe even Canada, an excellent
publication out of the Aspen Institute, entitled Board and Director. I is
a monthly newsletter. The shell is directed at Executives, and includes a
pullout section for Board members. It focuses entirely on the Board and
Executive relationship. I have subscribe to it for a sum total of eleven
years over two organizations. Board members like it because it clarifies
their role vis a vis the Directors.
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Robert Handy
Brazoria County Historical Museum
100 East Cedar
Angleton, Texas 77515
(409) 864-1208
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From: Pat Roath[SMTP:[log in to unmask]]
Sent: Sunday, February 07, 1999 12:16 PM
To: [log in to unmask]
Subject: Re: volunteer horror stories
This thread has somewhat played itself out by now, but I've been unable
to get to my email because of opening deadlines and visiting family. I
appreciate Herve's response, as I'm preparing to write a very carefully
drafted letter to my board describing precisely this problem--they are
the most active volunteers and committee chairs, insist on having final
decision-making power in ALL matters--curatorial, financial, and
otherwise, and have utterly no idea that this is a difficulty. Needless
to say, I am their first Director. We are doing our best to stay open
and cooperate...I hope...
On a lighter note, shortly after beginning a position as the curator of
costume at a mid-size art museum, I was familiarizing myself with the
collection records. One piece, an 1870s day dress, had undergone
significant "conservation". Actually, a volunteer had taken it upon
herself to completely dismantle the dress, line the shattered silk, and
put it back together. She carefully documented the process both in
photograph and text. The last line of her text read something like
this: "...I was able to reconstruct the dress even better than it had
been originally, as I had fabric left over!"
Pat Roath
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