Whether or not you are for-profit or non-profit, you will find some very
helpful publications and books available from the American Association of
Museums, whose web-site is http://www.aam-us.org
as well as the American Association for State and Local History, at
http://www.aaslh.org
A great many museums are successfully run as non-profits without being sued
out of existence. The bottom line is to run your organization well. I
wouldn't want to start off with the assumption that I would be misplacing
papers.
Kenneth DeRoux
Curator of Museum Services
Alaska State Museum
395 Whittier Street
Juneau, AK. 99801

(907) 465-2396
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http://www.educ.state.ak.us/lam/museum/home.html