The Baltimore Museum of Art has several successful "friends of..." groups for different departments. I would contact them directly with your inquiry. Best - Alison On Thu, Oct 1, 2015 at 11:53 AM, Robert Wolfe <[log in to unmask]> wrote: > I feel like "Friends of.." are more common with National Parks than > private institutions. You may want to contact someone from a National Park > to better understand how that relationship works or just search for > "Friends of X" national park to contact them directly. Best of luck with > your fundraising! > > -Robert W. > > On Thu, Oct 1, 2015 at 11:40 AM, Andrew Kirkland < > [log in to unmask]> wrote: > >> Hello, >> I'm with a small museum that has just opened up in April. Right now we >> are funded by the local Tourism Council but we would like to expand our >> funding sources to beyond that. I know that other museums and libraries >> use a "friends of..." organization that basically acts as the fundraising >> arm. What do I need to do to get one started, without having it as a >> separate entity? I realize the question is vague, but I'm not even sure >> where to start to ask more specific questions. Any help would be greatly >> appreciated. >> >> ========================================================= >> Important Subscriber Information: >> >> The Museum-L FAQ file is located at >> http://www.finalchapter.com/museum-l-faq/ . You may obtain detailed >> information about the listserv commands by sending a one line e-mail >> message to [log in to unmask] . The body of the message should >> read "help" (without the quotes). >> >> If you decide to leave Museum-L, please send a one line e-mail message to >> [log in to unmask] . The body of the message should read >> "Signoff Museum-L" (without the quotes). >> > > > > -- > Robert Wolfe > WVU Public History > [log in to unmask] > [log in to unmask] > (864)-641-8780 > > ------------------------------ > > To unsubscribe from the MUSEUM-L list, click the following link: > http://home.ease.lsoft.com/scripts/wa-HOME.exe?SUBED1=MUSEUM-L&A=1 > -- *Alison Reppert Gerber* M.A. in Museum Studies [log in to unmask] ========================================================= Important Subscriber Information: The Museum-L FAQ file is located at http://www.finalchapter.com/museum-l-faq/ . You may obtain detailed information about the listserv commands by sending a one line e-mail message to [log in to unmask] . The body of the message should read "help" (without the quotes). If you decide to leave Museum-L, please send a one line e-mail message to [log in to unmask] . The body of the message should read "Signoff Museum-L" (without the quotes).