How can you move your organization from Good to Great?Management guru Jim Collins' first book described the steps a business or corporation had to take to move from good to great. This short pamphlet takes the model he developed for the business world and translates it into workable principles for non-profits.Collins claims that greatness is a matter of conscious choice and discipline and identifies five key factors for success:Defining success through clearly stated outputs and...
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How can you find advice in all areas of museum management, all under one cover?National Standards & Best Practices for U.S. Museums by Elizabeth E. Merritt, former director of AAM's Museum Advancement and Excellence Department and founding director of AAM's Center for the Future of Museums, is a good place to start.The book defines standards as "good things all museums should do" and best practices as "commendable actions for which they should get extra credit".If...
All you ever wanted to know about how to assess and control your museum's "technology" and never wanted to ask!The Accidental Techie is a go-to book for any small-mid size nonprofit that needs to assess and control the typical sort of mess associated with the haphazard growth of technology (meaning hardware, software, internet, communications systems, etc.).The 7 chapters in the book cover everything from defining the role of the "accidental techie", to tools for conducting...
When it comes to exceeding audience expectations at your museum, the big question might not be "who?" but "why?"According to Thriving in the Knowledge Age, studies reveal that people who visit museums (either alone or in groups) are goal orientated and are motivated with a specific outcome in mind.By matching the needs of each of the five types of visitor (and visitors can change groups depending on the museum), a museum can succeed in meeting...
Cohen and Rosenzweig, two historians from George Mason University's Center for History and New Media, have created an excellent primer for going online. Digital History covers all the basics--how the web works, how to design a website, how to build an audience, and how to add interactivity to your site. But this isn't your standard tech book. This tech book is for the history community. Chapters examine digitizing historical documents, maximizing the accessibility of online...
