American Association for Museum Volunteers

Please take a moment to help our friends with the American Alliance of Museums put together next year’s Editorial Calendar. This is a fantastic opportunity to help shape the focus of the industry in the months to come!

We are calling all Volunteer Managers who have recently restarted a volunteer program! You can take this survey and share your experience. https://lnkd.in/gApgEvvK

Check out this short recap from our Annual Meeting held today led by Board President Chris Morehead. Exciting things are happening at AAMV!

Our President, Chris Morehead’s submission was also included in this edition of ‘Museum’ magazine! Be sure to check it out here and to continue this incredibly important dialogue surrounding proper support and resources for volunteerism leaders.

Check out this article by AAMV Board Members Jenny Woods, CVA, Abbey Lemesany Earich, and Brandi Shawn-Chaparro in Museum Magazine, a publication of American Alliance of Museums. How have your volunteer engagement strategies changed in a post-pandemic world?

The American Association for Museum Volunteers (AAMV) and the Association of Leaders In Volunteer Engagement (AL!VE) are excited to announce a new partnership between our organizations. AL!VE is a national membership organization of leaders and professionals in volunteer engagement, aiming to advocate for the recognition and appreciation of volunteer management across organizations. The missions of AL!VE and AAMV align closely, and it is with great pride that we announce this partnership. https://lnkd.in/eRwiMX4H AAMV is joining AL!VE as a member organization. AAMV Members will now receive a few of the AL!VE member benefits. As of today, your AAMV membership affords you access to the Museums and Cultural Institutions Communities of Practice (COP) session and AL!VE Academies, plus full access to past recorded webinars. Additionally, AAMV is honored to take over the Museums and Cultural Institutions COP sessions moving forward. Additional details about these sessions will be forthcoming, but for now, please save the dates for the following COP Sessions, as you are not going to want to miss them: · Thursday, March 21 at 3:00 pm ET · Thursday, May 23 at 3:00 pm ET Last but certainly not least, AAMV Members will enjoy a 20% discount on full Individual/Agency Single Memberships. The AAMV Board is confident that this new partnership will widen the scope of resources for you, our members. We thank you for your membership and look forward to seeing you all at one of our two upcoming AL!VE COP Sessions or in person at the 2024 American Alliance of Museums Conference in Baltimore, Maryland!

RISD Museum ‘s Docents have been “essential partners in carrying out its mission of educating students and the public in the creation and appreciation of works of art and design” for decades! Check out “You Belong Here” with quotes from one of our New England Regional Directors, Kajette Solomon. https://lnkd.in/eBi8qMwx Rhode Island School of Design

Volunteer Managers! AAMV would like to know more about what your museum does to thank your volunteers for their service to your institution. Does your museum give free memberships to volunteers? Discounts in the shop? Access to special events? Please fill out this short benchmarking survey to help us better understand how museums give back to those who give their time and talents. https://lnkd.in/gJ3VEet9

By now, you may already know that the American Alliance of Museums' Center for the Future of Museums releases an annual TrendsWatch report outlining the emerging phenomena impacting the museum field. This year, TrendsWatch is being taken a step further with the inaugural virtual Future of Museums Summit, November 1-2! With over a dozen sessions and networking opportunities spanning four trends: the future workplace, the partisan divide, a digital (r)evolution, and repatriation, restitution, and reparations, this two-day convening is an opportunity to gain actionable insights and tactical strategies to help build a better, more equitable, and resilient museum field. Join us and hundreds of museum professionals wherever you are! Learn more at summit.amm-us.org and use the code AAMV10OFF when you register to receive 10% off.