Upcoming Webinars & Hangouts

Best of InterActivity 2024 Webinar Series
Starting with Staff: Helping Your Team Flourish
Wednesday, November 20 – 2:00 p.m.-3:00 ET

We often hear the phrase “culture is king” but many organizations don’t know how to curate a positive culture. Join members of the Children’s Museum of Richmond to hear how they turned around the organization’s employee experience—reducing turnover and increasing employee engagement. The Executive Director and Director of Human Resources will share the museum’s culture journey from 2019 to today. They will share innovative employee programs that have helped solidify a culture of learning and play and share evaluation methods and tactics your team can use. Register here.

Whitney Fogg, Director of Human Resources, Children’s Museum of Richmond
Danielle Ripperton, Executive Director, Children’s Museum of Richmond

Best of InterActivity 2024 Webinar Series
Fundraising for Operating Expenses
Tuesday, January 28 – 2:00 p.m.-3:00 ET

Attend this webinar for a discussion of fundraising for general funds and operating expenses. We all know how to get money to buy things, and capital campaign advice abounds, but what about payroll and toilet paper? We will talk about how to incorporate operating funds into grant requests and budgets, how to have the big and sometimes uncomfortable conversations with repeat donors and sponsors to grow relationships, and how to make the big asks. The combined knowledge of pitching, applying for grants, growing donor relationships, and finding creative ways to fund the “lowest-hanging fruit” will leave you with a toolkit of fund development tricks to return to your museum. Register here.

Meredith Maple-Gitter, Executive Director, Fairbanks Children’s Museum
Atiba Edwards, President & CEO, Brooklyn Children’s Museum
Hannah Hausman, Executive Director, Santa Fe Children’s Museum

ACM Hangouts by Job Function

All professionals from ACM member museums and business members are welcome to attend, except where noted. Access information can be found in the ACM Member Resources Community on Groupsite. If you haven’t joined the ACM Groupsite, email Membership@ChildrensMuseums.org.

  • Tuesday, November 12 – 4:00-5:00 p.m. ET: Education, Programs & Visitor Experiences
  • Thursday, November 14 – 4:00-5:00 p.m. ET: Museum Finance & HR
  • Tuesday, November 19 – 4:00-5:00 p.m. ET: Exhibits & Facilities Management
  • Thursday, November 21 – 4:00-5:00 p.m. ET: Development, Marketing & Communications

Note: If you missed a hangout, email Victoria.Garvin@ChildrensMuseums.org for the recording. Not a member? Join ACM!

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