Good luck trying to convince them. With the economy the way it is many
governmental services are shutting down, shortening hours, or trying to
privatize their museums. Convincing them in a tight economy might get you,
"it's nice to see you enjoy volunteering" Volunteers are free man hours and
no slash in budget except for GOF, so if it has been successful they aren't
going to change their style of thinking at all. I do wish you the best of
luck however.
Jim

-----Original Message-----
From: Museum discussion list [mailto:[log in to unmask]] On Behalf
Of Andrea L
Sent: Sunday, July 11, 2010 12:56 PM
To: [log in to unmask]
Subject: Approaching City/Board about hiring a curator for the local museum

Greetings all,

I have just moved to a new town last week and seeking employment at the
local museum (I am educated and experienced in museum management). After
speaking with the staff I learned that the museum is 100% volunteer run and
does not have a curator or paid museum professional.

As the museum could use the hand of a knowledgeable and skilled museum
worker I am thinking of approaching the Board and Town informing them of my
capabilities and what I can do for their community. The museum could
certainly use some smaller updates: fresh displays, typed labels, lightly
cleaned artifacts; as well as some larger projects, such as transferring the
catalog to an electronic database.

I am wondering if anyone has any suggestions or has done anything like this
before and how they went about it? How can I convince the Town that an
investment in myself and the museum is worthwhile?

=========================================================
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).

=========================================================
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).