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Here are some
links to recent articles. They will give you additional insight into
my thinking (the bMuse Way!) and may provide you some helpful insights
into aspects
of the grant process.
NEWEST! Sarah quoted in The Christian Science Monitor on the subject of Green Museums
NEW! It's Easy Being Green: Museums and the Green Movement
(downloadable pdf)
NEW! The Greener Good– The Enviro-Active Museum
(or click here for downloadable pdf)
NEW! The Green Development Office – As in Environmentally Thoughtful
Board & Staff:
Welcoming the Green Revolution in Your Museum
Summit
Meetings: Their Value in Planning and, therefore, Grants Development
Logic
Models - What Is Your Experience?
What
if Museums Had Really Great Theme Music?
"Green" Money:
The Funding Landscape for Museums Thinking About Going Green
Guidelines
for Writing Grant Proposals for Museums: For Non-Museum Writers
Grants,
General Operating Support, and a Shift in the Universe
Meet-the-Donor
Meetings
The
Power of the Draft
Understanding
the Federal Review Process
The
Rise of RFP's?
Making
the Call
Are
You There Yet?
A
Charitable Edge--Making a Difference in the World
More Recommended
Reading
Civilizing
the Museum: The Collected Writings of Elaine Heumann Gurian
and
Thriving
in the Knowledge Age: New Business Models for Museums and Other
Cultural Institutions by
John Falk and Beverly K. Sheppard
Both are important
books for practicing professionals to read and consider as they worry
about museums’ future as public institutions.
My
two favorite grant-preparation books are:
Writing
for a Good Cause by Joseph Barbato and Danielle S. Furlich,
and
Demystifying
Grant Seeking by Larissa Golden Brown and Martin John Brown.
I recommend these
as must-haves to new and experienced grantwriters, and to students
in my
grantwriting
classes. For
my friends interested in working for themselves as I do, whether
as museum consultants or freelance grantwriters, I
recommend they start
with Dan Pink's Free
Agent Nation. There's no greater cheerleader
for the self-employed.
Sustainable Museums
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