A Handbook for Museum Trustees

by Skramstad, Harold; Skramstad, Susan

• ISBN13: 9780931201837
• ISBN10: 0931201837
• Format: Paperback
• Copyright: 2003-01-01
• Publisher: American Alliance Of Museums

Table of Contents

Acknowledgements	ix
Preface	xi
Andrew L. Camden
Introduction	1	(8)
Museums and Trusteeship: A Historical Perspective	9	(6)
Trusteeship	15	(8)
What Are Trustees?	15	(1)
What Is a Board of Trustees?	16	(1)
Who Are Board Trustees?	17	(1)
Fundamental Duties of Individual Trustees and the Board	17	(6)
Improving Museum Performance: The Role of the Board	23	(36)
Museum Mission and Direction	28	(3)
Identifying, Developing, and Evaluating Staff Leadership	31	(16)
Stewardship of the Museum's Assets	47	(4)
Ensuring that the Museum Has the Necessary Financial and Human Resources to Carry Out Its Mission	51	(3)
Monitoring Museum Performance	54	(2)
Connecting with the Community	56	(3)
Recruiting Good Trustees and More	59	(16)
The Basics	61	(2)
Where to Look for New Trustees	63	(1)
Criteria for Nomination	64	(1)
Questions to Ask	65	(3)
First Approach	68	(1)
The Interview	68	(2)
The Invitation	70	(1)
Orientation	71	(1)
Mentoring	72	(3)
Improving Board Performance	75	(24)
Mission	76	(1)
Board Meetings	77	(2)
Keeping Everybody Busy	79	(3)
Committees and Task Forces	82	(2)
Board Culture	84	(2)
Motivating the Board and Keeping Good Board Members	86	(2)
Terms of Service	88	(2)
Succession	90	(2)
Exit Interviews	92	(1)
Evaluating Board Performance	93	(6)
Handling Difficult Board Issues	99	(24)
Conflicts of Interest	101	(2)
The Founder	103	(3)
Board Micro-management	106	(1)
Staff Roles/Board Responsibility	107	(3)
Problem Trustees	110	(1)
When Board and Staff Skills Overlap	111	(2)
More than One Board	113	(5)
Poor CEO	118	(1)
Poor Relationship with CEO	119	(4)
Where Boards Disappoint: Fund Raising	123	(12)
Summary and Conclusions	135	(8)
Cases for Reading and Discussion	143	(48)
Introduction	143	(3)
Slow Drift	146	(6)
The Crowell Pinter Exhibition	152	(6)
A Capital Experience	158	(7)
Whose Museum?	165	(7)
Does One Plus One = Two, or Trouble?	172	(4)
The Surprise	176	(5)
Does Better Mean Bigger?	181	(4)
The Dinner Party	185	(6)
Appendices	191	(12)
Museum Definitions and Standards	191	(2)
Glossary of Terms	193	(8)
Suggested Resources	201	(2)
Books and Articles	201	(1)
Web sites	202	(1)
The Authors	203	(2)
Index	205