Survey Request

Dear Members of the Small Museum Association,

I am a graduate student in the Museum Exhibition Planning and Design Program at the University of the Arts in Philadelphia. My thesis is exploring the impact of traveling exhibitions on small communities, which I have defined as 50,000 people or less. While not all small museums are in smaller communities, there are certainly strong correlations between the two. To that end, I have created a front-end survey. If your museum has received a traveling exhibition in the last ten years and the community it is situated in is under 50,000 people, I would appreciate your feedback.

The link to the survey is: http://www.surveymonkey.com/s/TYW3QVN

Thank you, in advance, for your participation!

Sincerely,

Rebecca Fell

Quick Survey

The Buffalo Bill Historical Center in Cody, Wyoming is conducting research for an IMLS Connecting to Collections planning grant.  For part of their research, they are investigating the biggest collections care needs for small, local museums and libraries.  If you have a moment, please email answers to their quick survey below to Laura Fry at lauraf@bbhc.org. Thank you! 

 

 

Connecting to Collections Survey

 

With regards to collections care, which of the following does your museum or library need the most?

 

1. Collections storage funding

2. Disaster planning and networking

3. Digitization of collections

4. Cataloguing collections

5. Education for board members

6. Education for museum staff

7. Other __________________

 

Please send your response to: lauraf@bbhc.org

 

      

This survey is conducted as part of an IMLS Connecting to Collections Planning Grant at the Buffalo Bill Historical Center in Cody , Wyoming .  If you have any questions, please contact Laura Fry at lauraf@bbhc.org, or Beverly Perkins at beverlyp@bbhc.org.

 

Small Museums Survey

In partnership with the American Association of Museums, Blackbaud, Inc. is researching the needs of smaller cultural organizations. We are interested in learning about how you run your programs and business activities in order to achieve your mission. To help us do so, we ask that you complete a short survey.

Please go to the survey by clicking on the link, or cut and paste the link in to your browser. http://www.surveymethods.com/EndUser.aspx?DAFE9288D9998F89DB

We ask that you complete this survey by October 1st, 2010. The responses will be analyzed in aggregate and no information about your institution will be released.

All those who fully complete the survey will be entered in to a random drawing for a $50 gift card redeemable at the American Association of Museums' bookstore.

In addition, we are recruiting participants for a “Cultural Organization Advisory Network”. This group will help Blackbaud by responding to research questions and testing various activities over the next year. The goal is to develop software and training tools appropriate for smaller organizations to more efficiently and effectively manage their operations, communications, programs, and membership.

So, at the end of this survey, please indicate if you are interested in being considered for this leadership role. Blackbaud will be offering a complementary wealth screening service to each organization that is selected to participate in the Advisory Network.

Thank you in advance for your time in completing this survey.

Kit

Kathryn Matthew, PhD, MBA
Product Manager - Arts and Cultural
Blackbaud, Inc.