Cheryl (and other interested parties), The Milwaukee Public Museum has a Volunteer Steering Committee that has been around for about eight years and is still going strong.  If you want more information, give me a call at (414) 278-6157 and we can discuss this in more detail.
Dawn Scher Thomae
Milwaukee Public Museum

Cheryl Brookshear wrote:

> We have been considering ideas to involve out volunteers more and give
> them a greater sense of ownership.  Do any of you have a volunteer
> organization (Council, Commitee, etc.) for your volunteers?
> What are it's responsibilities and powers?
> How is it structured? (Who do they report to, what type of approvals
> do they need for projects?)
> What have been the benefits?
> What have been the problems?
> I've worked with one other institution with this type of organization
> and saw great benefits (volunteer organized exhibit) and difficulties
> (who got to use the institution name for fundraising and who
> controlled the funds raised).  I'd like to get the best possible
> result with the least problems.
>
> Thank you
> Cheryl Brookshear
> Curator of Education
> Hearthstone Historic House Museum
> Appleton, WI
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