Greetings all,
In an attempt to rein in staff members who dream up last minute events and programs and then add them to our already packed schedule, we decided to explore the idea of a programs/ events committee here. This group would develop, schedule and oversee the running of events and programs related to exhibitions. The main goal is to take pressure off staff who are burnt out from back to back events that aren’t well attended, fully developed or sufficiently funded because there is no time to achieve decent publicity/marketing, event development or sponsorship.
Does anyone have such a committee or a policy in place that they would like to share or discuss?
We are looking for suggestions on structure, who participates, how decisions are made, if there are limits on the number of events and is there an accepted time frame where go-no go decisions are made?
Also interested in finding out if anyone tried this type of committee or policy and it didn’t work or didn’t work as well as you expected.
Appreciate any advice you can offer. Feel free to contact me off list.
Cynthia Verser
Collections Management Specialist
The Mariners' Museum
100 Museum Drive
Newport News, Virginia 23606
757-591-7760