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  • 1.  FED Gov't/non-profit partnership - looking to benchmark

    Posted 04-22-2015 10:46 AM
    Hi fellow museum devotees, I am looking to benchmark on successful models of federal government/non-profit partnerships in building and maintaining a museum. Our museum foundation is raising funds to build a new facility on federal (US Army) land. Their plan is to "turn over the keys" to the government Agency, thus the fed govt would have the bill for operations as well a maintenance. The Foundation will only remain involved as docent support and to make occasional purchases of artifacts. Does anyone know of a model like this? Or similar? Would love to learn from others. I will be at the conference and happy to meet in person or exchange info here or via another electronic means. Hope to hear from others who have walked this path already! See you down south :) thanks, judi ------------------------------ Judith Emmel Fort George G Meade MD ------------------------------


  • 2.  RE: FED Gov't/non-profit partnership - looking to benchmark

    Posted 04-23-2015 08:49 AM
    it sounds as if you are describing something similar to the nonprofit Foundations that work with some of the National Parks. In my experience some of these partnerships work better than others. There can be great challenges when one organization builds and another organization maintains. I am happy to talk with you about this at AAM and when we get back to Maryland! ------------------------------ Carol Bossert Principal CB Services Rockville MD ------------------------------
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  • 3.  RE: FED Gov't/non-profit partnership - looking to benchmark

    Posted 04-24-2015 09:36 AM

    Have you looked into Ford's Theatre at all? I used to work there in Visitor Services so my knowledge of how things work is limited, but I know that the museum and theatre (as a historic site, not as a working theatre) are run by both the National Park Service and the nonprofit Ford's Theatre Society. (The working theatre part is the nonprofit's jurisdiction.) It seems like a good example for you to look into: http://www.fordstheatre.org/home/about-fords/our-partnership-national-park-service. 

     

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    Cara Scharf
    Program and Communications Manager
    Wagner Free Institute of Science
    Philadelphia PA
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  • 4.  RE: FED Gov't/non-profit partnership - looking to benchmark

    Posted 04-24-2015 11:09 AM
    THanks Cara.  I have a meeting scheduled with NPS while I am at the conference.  Appreciate the help!

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    Judith Emmel
    Fort George G Meade MD
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