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Digital Transformation
How can the OMA support your museum’s digital initiatives?The OMA is interested in hearing about museum's needs to develop and implement strategic digital initiatives in their institutions. A four-question Survey will inform the OMA work and projects to support Ontario museums as they consider a wide variety of digital projects. How can the OMA support your museum’s digital initiatives? Please let us know HERE.
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CMS Calendar Update
Exhibit Planning & Design – New date and format!
Course: Exhibit Planning & Design Format: Online New Date: February 14 – April 24, 2022 Course Director: Meredith Leonard, City of Hamilton Registration opens: Tuesday, December 7, 2021 Registration for Certificate in Museum Studies courses is open to OMA Individual Members and Commercial Consultant Members. Find out more about the Certificate in Museum Studies Program HERE. |
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Deadline Extended
Reopening Fund for Heritage Organizations
New Deadline: November 29, 2021
The deadline for the Reopening Fund for Heritage Organizations under the Museums Assistance Program (MAP) has now been extended until November 29!
For full details on program eligibility and information on how to apply, please visit Reopening Fund for Heritage Organizations.
View the Canadian Heritage Funding Portal (CHFP) HERE.
Read Tips and Tricks for your application HERE.
For any questions or comments, please contact Heritage Programs at:
Telephone: 1-866-811-0055
Email: PCH.info-info.PCH@canada.ca |
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Need Your MAP Questions Answered?
Webinar Recording: The Museums Assistance Program: An Overview and Q&A
with Canadian Heritage
Watch Canadian Heritage staff John Bell, Sarah Hill, and Bruce Borysiuk discuss the Museums Assistance Program. They give an overview of the components of MAP and the application process, and participated in a live Q&A to help you make the most of your application. Watch the recording HERE.
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ONCA Proclaimed and
Ontario Business Registry
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On Tuesday, October 19, 2021, the Not-for-Profit Corporations Act, 2010 came into effect, along with a new Ontario Business Registry. Ontario non-for-profit corporations will now be able to access an online government system; modernizing governance, reducing bureaucratic burden, enhancing flexibility by moving to digital services, and eliminating the duplication of paperwork and other redundancies.
Registrations or filings that were previously submitted by mail or fax can now be done instantly through the Ontario Business Registry. Additionally, Annual returns can be completed in the registry, which is integrated with the Canada Revenue Agency.
Read the full News Release HERE.
Access the Ontario Business Registry HERE.
Look for an OMA announcement of a webinar on ONCA. |
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Session: "Articulating the Value of Museums to our Communities"
Speakers: Jennifer Forsyth, Caroline Loewen, and Victoria Dickenson, Museums for Me
"Museums for Me was launched in 2020 by the consortium of provincial and territorial museums associations and the Canadian Museums Association led by the Alberta Museums Association (AMA). The first phase of the project was to listen to Canadians. Last year, our public engagement campaign asked Canadians from all regions and with diverse backgrounds and interests, what do museums mean to you?
In this session, the AMA will share some of the initial findings of the research and engagement campaign. We will look at the public’s perception of the role, value, and future of museums, as well as explore how views on museums have changed over time. Finally, we will consider what this information might mean for museums and how we are working to help them better communicate their value to their community." |
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Annual Conference 2021
Recovery, Reopening, Reimagination
Have you missed connecting with colleagues, friends, and community? While we’re not yet ready to host a gathering in person, we are very pleased to invite you to join us virtually for the OMA Annual Conference 2021: Recovery, Reopening, Reimagination Thursday, November 25, 2021. This gathering is to help you connect, reconnect, and engage with the Ontario museum community and we have a jam-packed day of inspiring sessions about issues relevant to you. Hear from Hamilton Civic Museums, Museums for Me, and Micah Parzen from Museum of Us, San Diego, and more sector innovators!
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| In recognition of the extraordinary circumstances facing the heritage sector this year, and to facilitate access to Conference programming, discussions, and networking for museum professionals across the province, the OMA is offering a fully subsidized registration category for Conference 2021. |
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We welcome OMA members who are students, Emerging Museum Professionals, IBPOC museum and cultural workers, and unemployed or under-employed museum workers to register under this category to attend Conference.
We encourage all conference participants to consider a donation to help us build the collective strength of our sector. Each contribution, whatever the amount, helps support OMA programs such as professional development, timely webinars and resources on best practices, advocacy on issues of interest, and much more, creating a more resilient Ontario museum community. Throughout the pandemic, the Association continues to provide members with free and accessible online learning and related bursaries, and to work with students, emerging and mid-career museum professionals, senior leaders, boards and volunteers to strengthen our workforce. Your contributions are particularly appreciated at this time. |
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Webinar Recording: The Museums Assistance Program: An Overview and Q&A
with Canadian Heritage
Watch Canadian Heritage staff John Bell, Sarah Hill, and Bruce Borysiuk discuss the Museums Assistance Program. They give an overview of the components of MAP and the application process, and participated in a live Q&A to help you make the most of your application. Watch the recording HERE.
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Reminder: Annual General Meeting
Friday, October 29, 2021
The Ontario Museum Association's 2021 Annual General Meeting will take place on Friday, October 29! It will be held virtually on Zoom from 1:00pm to 2:00pm ET. Voting Members can view relevant documents and participate in the OMA's AGM by registering HERE.
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An Opportunity to Recognize Our
Esteemed Colleagues
Extended Deadline: October 29, 2021
Is there someone at your organization who has retired (or will retire) between November 2020 and October 2021?
Two years ago the OMA started a new tradition of recognizing our colleagues who have retired in the past year at the annual OMA Awards Gala. This year’s awards rollout will look a little different, but we look forward to continuing the tradition!
Share the following information with us so that we can honour the contributions that these individuals have made to our dynamic sector.
- Name
- Organization
- Title
- Retirement date
- Photo
- How long they worked in museums and/or at the organization from which they retired
- Some other interesting fact or anecdote about what they achieved in their career
Send submissions to pd@museumsontario.ca
Deadline for submissions: Friday, October 29, 2021
Notes:
- Submissions are welcome to recognize retirees in any role at an organization.
- The announcement of retirees will take place at the OMA Annual Conference on November 25, 2021. Retirees do not need to be present at the online event to be recognized.
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October 29: Annual General Meeting - Register HEREOctober 29: An Opportunity to Recognize Our Esteemed Colleagues submissions deadline November 09: Registration Opens - CMS: Education Programs. Read more HERE. November 09: Registration Opens - CMS: Care of Collections. Read more HERE. November 25: Annual Conference - Register HERE
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Beth Hanna – The path to a more inclusive narrative: sharing experiences
Thunder Bay Museum
Free Webinar
Tuesday, October 26, 2021
7:30pm EST
In recent years the Ontario Heritage Trust has designed programs and partnerships to create a more inclusive discussion of heritage, to expand the historical narrative in Ontario using land protection and stewardship, public programs and its social media platforms to explore new approaches to the work we do. We are working with communities across the province, urban and rural, to share their own stories in their own voices, to celebrate the diversity of experiences, languages, customs and perspectives of different people and different places. Drawing from specific examples of programs and property protection, and sharing lessons learned from collaborations with Indigenous nations and racialized communities, Beth will discuss some thinking on new initiatives along with the joys and challenges of the Trust’s work to design protection practices and interpretation approaches that are more honest and inclusive. Speaker: Beth Hanna, Chief Executive Officer, Ontario Heritage Trust Read more HERE. |
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Bug Bites
Canadian Conservation Institute and
Homer Watson House & Gallery
Webinar Monday November 15 and 22, 202110:00am - 12:00pm ET Offered by the Canadian Conservation Institute, this series focuses on integrated pest management (IPM), including how to identify pests and understand their capacity to endanger objects and evade control. Participants will learn to evaluate effective ways of reducing pest numbers through specific control methods available to heritage professionals and the risks these methods may pose to collections. Participants will also review how to develop an IPM plan. The target audience is staff and volunteers of cultural facilities who are responsible for the physical integrity, research or exhibition of cultural property collections, which may all be impacted by pest activity. Read more and register HERE.
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Sustainable Museums
Art Museum at the University of Toronto and
the University of Concordia
Free Webinar Wednesday, October 27, 20212:00pm ET Where does one begin to tally the environmental impact of an exhibition? Is it in the space itself as the artworks and artefacts are assembled? Or is it in the very first steps of the process, which might involve mining for heavy metals and pigments, manufacturing chemicals and products, and laying the fiber optic cables that underlie the systems of communication that are key components of exhibition making. Guided by these questions, Plastic Heart aims to create a low-carbon exhibition throughout all stages of its making from the size of artworks and geographic proximity of artists, to shipping, material sourcing, installation, exhibition waste, powering media, and web presence. This panel will consider the complexities of this process, how to improve, and will look to other models that critically address aggregate forms of sustainability as motivators for change in the arts. With Suzanne Carte, Maya Ishizawa, Sarah Sutton, moderated by Kirsty Robertson Read more and register HERE.
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Speaker Series: Building Financial Resilience
Business / Arts
Free Webinar Tuesday, October 26, 20213:00pm ET This session will feature a response panel with business and arts leaders from across the country. Together, the session will discuss how giving trends have evolved during the pandemic, strategies for mobilizing donors and opportunities to re-engage with key stakeholders. The session will begin with Nik Nanos, Chief Data Scientist and Founder of Nanos Research, who will be sharing the latest findings from the Arts Response Tracking Survey (ARTS). This edition of ARTS will provide valuable insights into culture-goers’ sentiments toward the return to in-person activities and comfort levels with increased capacities, as well as levels of concern about the survival of organizations and donation intentions. Speakers will include: Anne Maggisano, CFA, Vice President, Burgundy Asset Management and Chair, Toronto Public Library Foundation, Board member of the Canadian Opera Company and Crow’s Theatre Melissa Tsang, Managing Director, Urban Ink Nadine Haddad, Director of Philanthropy, Confederation Centre of the Arts Nik Nanos, Chief Data Scientist and Founder, Nanos Research Read more and register HERE.
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Low-Risk, Low-Cost Digital Fundraising
for your Small Shop
Charity Village
Free Webinar Thursday, November 25, 20211:00pm EST On November 25, join Charity Village for a free webinar to learn how your small organization can get started with low-risk, low-cost digital fundraising. Just in time for Giving Tuesday and the year-end giving season, you’ll learn how to maximize your small or mid-sized charity’s use of the free digital fundraising tools powered by PayPal Giving Fund Canada through its partnerships with PayPal, Facebook and GoFundMe in Canada. This webinar will be presented by Wen-Chih O’Connell, Executive Director of PayPal Giving Fund Canada, and Brock Warner CFRE, fundraising consultant and author of the bestseller From the Ground Up: Digital Fundraising for Nonprofits. Bring your questions and they’ll supply the answers about how PayPal Giving Fund Canada works and how you and your charity can benefit in no time, without investing any significant resources. Read more and register HERE. |
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Free Change Network Info Session
OF/BY/FOR ALL
Free Webinar
Friday, November 12, 2021
2:00pm - 3:00pm EST
Want to learn more about the Change Network program and whether it is a good fit for your organization? Join the OF/BY/FOR ALL team for a video call and get a detailed overview of the program and an inside look at some of our tools and member experiences. We’ll also leave time for a Q&A so you can get your questions answered about our three upcoming cohort opportunities in 2022.
Register HERE.
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Support Ontario’s Museums: Donate Now!
As museums across Ontario face the challenges of reopening safely and renewing relationships with your communities, the OMA is here for you. The OMA successfully advocated for federal emergency support funding through the Museums Assistance Program, the early and streamlined release of Community Museum Operating Grant (CMOG) funds in 2020 and 2021, and for an additional $2 million to support digital activities during pandemic closures. Your support, participation, and membership make our work possible.Representing the interests of over 700 museums, galleries, and heritage sites across the province, the OMA offers regular webinars and professional development opportunities and resources for pandemic recovery. An OMA membership connects you with our network of over 1000 members, provides you with the tools and resources that support your professional practice, and keeps you informed of breaking news about funding opportunities and policy changes via the ONmuseums weekly newsletter and timely eNews alerts.If you are already an OMA member, thank you! Please renew your membership when you receive an email reminder. If you are not yet a member, please consider an individual, institutional, or commercial membership for yourself, your colleagues, or your institution. You can find information about member categories and benefits on our website.You can make a donation to the OMA on our website or through Canada Helps. Every contribution adds to the collective strength of our sector. You can help us build a more resilient museum sector. Thank you for your support!
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