I'm pleased to report that we had more than 1200 responses to the AAM Direct Care Survey, a clear indication that there is great interest in this issue in the field. Given this tremendous response, the Task Force will need time to analyze the findings and the large number of comments before reporting on the survey. The Task Force will meet at the AAM Annual Meeting in Atlanta to review the results and begin to identify issues. It will continue to work over the rest of the year to formulate guidance for the field on generally accepted uses of proceeds shared by all disciplines and those specific to each discipline. The Task Force will issue a white paper before AAM's 2016 annual meeting, but will offer some top line findings in the next few months. -------------------------------------------
Sally Yerkovich, Chair
AAM Direct Care Task Force
Professor and Director, Institute of Museum Ethics
Seton Hall University Museum Professions Department
South Orange NJ
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