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2008 CAM CONFERENCE
February 25-28, 2008 in Fresno, CA
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From: H-Net Network for Museum Professionals [mailto:[log in to unmask]]
On Behalf Of H-Museum (Blank)
Sent: Friday, August 10, 2007 12:23 PM
To: [log in to unmask]
Subject: ANN: Nonprofit Listening Post Project (AAM and Johns Hopkins
University)
From: "Philip Katz" <[log in to unmask]>
Subject: An Invitation from AAM and Johns Hopkins University
Date: Tue, 7 Aug 2007 17:03:16 -0400
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Dear Colleagues:
Since 2004, the American Association of Museums (AAM) has been a partner in
the "Nonprofit Listening Post Project" sponsored by the Johns Hopkins Center
for Civil Society Studies. The Listening Post is an ongoing study of major
developments in the nonprofit sector, with nearly a thousand participants
drawn from a variety of different fields: children and family services,
elderly housing and services, community and economic development, theaters
and museums.
AAM would like to invite your institution to represent the museum field as a
"Listening Post." As a participant, your museum will be asked to respond to
periodic "soundings" (short, on-line questionnaires) on topics such as
community partnerships, governance, and financial health.
The next sounding, which is scheduled for late-August/early-September 2007,
will be devoted to advocacy and public policy. Participating museums will
receive early briefings on the results of this and future studies.
Typically, a museum's CEO serves as the primary contact with the Listening
Post Project. Your institution does not have to be a member of AAM to
participate in the project but does have to be in the United States.
The Listening Post Project is exploring some of the most important
challenges that nonprofits face today -- such as fiscal pressures, the
growth of for-profit competition, and new demands for accountability -- as
well as the creative ways in which nonprofits are responding to these
challenges. The goals of the project include improving the ability of
nonprofit managers to understand the changes affecting their organizations,
disseminating timely information and best practices, and improving public
awareness of the nonprofit sector.
More information about the project is available at
<http://www.jhu.edu/listeningpost/>. If your museum would like to serve as a
Listening Post, please contact Phil Katz at AAM ([log in to unmask] or
202-218-7687) or Nicole Feldhaus at Johns Hopkins University
([log in to unmask] or 410-516-4363) OFF-LIST.
Thanks,
Phil Katz
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Philip M. Katz
Assistant Director, Research
American Association of Museums
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