As chair of the Alliance's Direct Care Task Force, I'm writing to urge you to participate in the Direct Care Survey currently in progress. I hope you've seen the announcements about the survey asking what you think should be included in the definitions of direct care and acquisitions costs. We really want to hear from you! Please take time to complete the survey before March 4th.
https://newknowledge.az1.qualtrics.com/SE/?SID=SV_cIb6SW5TiJB6GBD
The Alliance Board and Accreditation Commission believe that providing clarity on the use of deaccessioning proceeds, specifically on what is generally accepted as a definition of direct care, is a top priority for the field. The cross-disciplinary Task Force will use the survey results to provide clarity and guidance on generally accepted field-wide and discipline-specific definitions of "direct care" and to provide a unified message to people outside the field that reinforces that museums are fulfilling their public trust role and are worthy of support.
Thank you for sharing your thoughts with us.
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Sally Yerkovich, Chair
AAM Direct Care Task Force
Professor and Director, Institute of Museum Ethics
Seton Hall University Museum Professions Program
South Orange NJ
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