Engaging your Community
Selection Criteria
As part of the museumsuccession project funded by the Ontario Trillium Foundation,the OMA sought applications from museums interested in working through the Engaging your Community process.
In August 2015, the OMA used the selection criteria below to select four partner sites: Art Gallery of Mississauga, Canadian Bushplane Heritage Centre, Museum on the Boyne and North Lanark Regional Museum.
Are you Ready?
Community engagement is an objective in my museum's strategic plan and I need help translating that into action |
OR | I am starting a strategic planning process and I need to bring my museum’s goals into alignment with the community’s goals |
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I am willing to provide feedback to the OMA throughout the process and to share the experience with others through a presentation or article |
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I believe museums should:
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The Commitment Over Six Months
From the OMA
Support and coaching throughout the process |
Professional facilitation for the community consultation and meetings |
The opportunity to connect with other organizations going through the same process |
From Participating Museums
A Working Group of staff, board and volunteers (8-12 people)
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Working Group participation in the self-assessment |
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Working Group Debrief |
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Working Group Planning Session |
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Join us to Engage your Community
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Applications to participate are now closed. | ||
Participate in the Engaging your Community process with support and coaching from the Ontario Museum Association. |
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Download the Toolkit | ||
Organize a Working Group within your museum to use the toolkit according to your schedule. |
Questions?
The museumsuccession Project was developed to strengthen Ontario’s museum sector by enhancing governance, fostering stronger relationships between museums and their communities as well as supporting Emerging Museum Professionals.