Resource This resource, from Voscur, identifies the areas of knowledge or skill that need to be developed in an organisation, or that should be specified when targeting recruitment of new members to the management committee.
Resource This handbook has been developed in response to the Mendoza Review. It can help you identify the key ways in which councillors can support museums to be most effective.
Resource This resource is geared towards supporting volunteering in arts organisations in Scotland. Many of the suggestions, checklists and case studies will be relevant to museums and to the Accreditation Standard.
Resource The Collections Management Competency Framework defines the collections management skills and behaviours which a museum needs to develop, manage and sustain collections so that they can be used by the public.
Resource Arts Council England has produced this resource to directly support museums to meet the Accreditation Standard. It is applicable to all independent museums across the UK and provides information and advice about the Museum Mentor scheme.
Resource This publication provides guidance, information and a template agreement for museums and museum mentors.
Resource This resource describes a volunteering development project at Wakefield Museums. Wakefield Museums were undergoing a period of huge change with museums relocating and redeveloping, during which their work with volunteers was put on hold. In 2013, Museums Development Yorkshire offered support to develop a new volunteering programme.
Resource This case study captures Hornsea Museum’s project to consider the volunteer workforce. Hornsea Museum is a volunteer led museum based in Hornsea, East Yorkshire.
Resource This resource provides a range of resources, guidance and good practice templates exploring recruiting, supporting and retaining volunteers.
Resource This resource is geared towards supporting volunteering in arts organisations in England. Many of the suggestions, checklists and case studies will be relevant to museums and to the Accreditation Standard.
Resource These publications provide relevant information for organisations across the UK, offering a wide range of information to support organisations and individuals who are responsible for managing and organising volunteer effort.
Resource This resource provides information to support effective volunteer development, policies and procedures from the National Council for Voluntary Organisations (NCVO).
Resource This case study from Museum Development Yorkshire explains how the South Yorkshire Aircraft Museum developed a clear plan to improve operational management and the retention of critical information when trustees retire.
Resource This framework from the Museums, Archives and Libraries Division (MALD) of the Welsh Government provides a succession planning framework for the analysis of a museum’s current situation and a template to guide museums in planning for the future.
Resource This guidance from The Charity Commission relates directly to the Accreditation Standard for those museums which are charities. It outlines what is involved in being a trustee.