Financial Resource Development and Management

Small Museum Toolkit, Book Two

Edited by Cinnamon Catlin-Legutko and Stacy Klingler - Preface by Bob Beatty - Contributions by Brenda Granger; Cinnamon Catlin-Legutko; Benjamin J. Hruska and Allyn Lord

Small museums must adopt policies of financial responsibility and stability if they are to last. Through an organized commitment to transparency and accountability, small museums can achieve sound financial management just like their larger counterparts. This book offers sample fiscal policies, guides to fundraising plans, and budgeting templates to help small museums manage their money effectively. It also details the fundraising methods available to small museums and how to measure your progress towards funding goals. Lastly, the book surveys many common legal issues relating to small museums as they pertain to financial management and other topics in the series, such as copyright, human resources.

AltaMira Press / AASLH

Pages: 168 • Trim: 6¼ x 9½

978-0-7591-1949-9 • Hardback • April 2013 • $124.00 • (£95.00)

978-0-7591-1336-7 • Paperback • April 2013 • $56.00 • (£43.00)

978-0-7591-1343-5 • eBook • November 2011 • $53.00 • (£41.00)

Series: Small Museum Toolkit

Subjects: Business & Economics / Museum Administration & Museology

Financial Resource Development and Management

Small Museum Toolkit, Book Two

Hardback

Paperback

eBook

Summary

Small museums must adopt policies of financial responsibility and stability if they are to last. Through an organized commitment to transparency and accountability, small museums can achieve sound financial management just like their larger counterparts. This book offers sample fiscal policies, guides to fundraising plans, and budgeting templates to help small museums manage their money effectively. It also details the fundraising methods available to small museums and how to measure your progress towards funding goals. Lastly, the book surveys many common legal issues relating to small museums as they pertain to financial management and other topics in the series, such as copyright, human resources.

Details

AltaMira Press / AASLH

Pages: 168 • Trim: 6¼ x 9½

978-0-7591-1949-9 • Hardback • April 2013 • $124.00 • (£95.00)

978-0-7591-1336-7 • Paperback • April 2013 • $56.00 • (£43.00)

978-0-7591-1343-5 • eBook • November 2011 • $53.00 • (£41.00)

Series: Small Museum Toolkit

Subjects: Business & Economics / Museum Administration & Museology

Author

Cinnamon Catlin-Legutko is chief executive officer at the Abbe Museum in Bar Harbor, Maine.
Stacy Klingler is the assistant director of Local History Services at the Indiana Historical Society.

Table of Contents

Editors' Note
Preface
Bob Beatty
Chapter 1 The Good, the Best and the IRS: Museum Financial Management Solutions and Recommendations
Brenda Granger
Chapter 2 Fearless Fundraising: A Roadmap for Kick-Starting Your Development Program
Cinnamon Catlin-Legutko
Chapter 3 “Oh, Just Write a Grant and Fix the Building”: Landing Grants to Support Your Institution
Benjamin Hruska
Chapter 4 Not Above the Law: Museums and Legal Issues
Allyn Lord
Bibliography
Index
About the Contributors

Reviews

What an unbelievably valuable mix of great 'at-a-glance' resources, checklists, and cases, backed by solid, from-the-trenches advice! These are tough topics for anyone—law, taxes, and fundraising—but these authors give you what you need to tackle them, even if you harbor a few doubts. Keep a couple of copies—one at-hand and one to share with staff and board.

— Sarah S. Brophy, independent consultant and author of Is Your Museum Grant-Ready? and The Green Museum

The Small Museum Toolkit, Book 2: Financial Resource Development and Management offers real examples, samples, and resources that are easy to understand and ready for implementation. More than just scaled-down practices from larger institutions, this is a book written by small museum professionals who understand the real issues facing our organizations—as such, I would call it a must read for anyone running a small museum.

— Jenny E. Benjamin, director, Museum of Vision