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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="mso-fareast-language:EN-CA">Dear
BCMA Member:<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><o:p></o:p>Our little museum here in <st1:place
w:st="on">Princeton</st1:place>
has been going through some changes lately. We are currently in
the process of
trying to come to an agreement between the Princeton &
District Museum
& Archives Society (that runs our museum) and the Town of <st1:city
w:st="on"><st1:place w:st="on">Princeton</st1:place></st1:city>
as to how our museum is governed
and funded. Rather than reinventing the wheel it would be very
helpful for us
to know how other (particularly small-town) museums function.
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<p class="MsoNormal"><o:p></o:p>Below is a list of questions. If you
could take the time to
answer them we would be extremely grateful. The answers would be
really helpful
in our negotiations with the Town. <br>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><o:p></o:p>Thank you!
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<p class="MsoNormal"><o:p></o:p>Rika Ruebsaat</p>
<p class="MsoNormal">President</p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><st1:place w:st="on"><st1:placename w:st="on">Princeton
& District</st1:placename> <st1:placetype w:st="on">Museum</st1:placetype></st1:place>
& Archives Society</p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><i style="mso-bidi-font-style:normal">What is
the approximate
population of the community serviced by your museum?<o:p></o:p></i></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><i style="mso-bidi-font-style:normal">Is your
museum open
year-round?<o:p></o:p></i></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><i style="mso-bidi-font-style:normal">If not,
what months
are you closed?<o:p></o:p></i></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><i style="mso-bidi-font-style:normal">What are
your museum’s
opening hours<o:p></o:p></i></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><i style="mso-bidi-font-style:normal">Is your
museum run by
a non-profit society or by the municipality?<o:p></o:p></i></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><i style="mso-bidi-font-style:normal">Do you
have paid
staff? If so, how many?<o:p></o:p></i></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><i style="mso-bidi-font-style:normal">Is your
staff employed
by the museum’s non-profit society or by the municipality?<o:p></o:p></i></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><i style="mso-bidi-font-style:normal">What is
your approximate
annual budget?<o:p></o:p></i></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><i style="mso-bidi-font-style:normal">What
amount of money
does your municipality contribute to the running of your museum?<o:p></o:p></i></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><i style="mso-bidi-font-style:normal">In what
form does your
museum receive this money – is it in the form of a grant-in-aid,
a line item or
does the museum receive it in some other manner?<o:p></o:p></i></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><i style="mso-bidi-font-style:normal">Who owns
your museum
building?<o:p></o:p></i></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><i style="mso-bidi-font-style:normal">Who
maintains your
museum building?<o:p></o:p></i></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><i style="mso-bidi-font-style:normal">Is there
an agreement
between your municipality and the museum’s non-profit society?<o:p></o:p></i></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><i style="mso-bidi-font-style:normal">Is this
agreement a
lease or a memorandum of understanding or does it have another
form?</i></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><i>Do you hold public events in your museum
e.g. lectures, wine-and-cheese gatherings, fundraisers?</i></p>
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