<div dir="ltr">Hello,<div><br></div><div>Happy August 1st! I don't know about you, but I can't believe how quick summer is flying by!</div><div><br></div><div>Have you registered for the BCMA's August webinar yet? This month's webinar is happening at the end of the month, allowing you all to finish your vacations and come back refreshed and ready to learn about community partnerships!</div><br>For those stepping into a new museum community, creating connections and building relationships can be a daunting task. How do you create relevant, engaging exhibits and programs in a community you barely know? This webinar will discuss strategies in which museums can build, mold, and foster partnerships with their organizations. Where do you start? Who do you talk to? How do you maintain relationships once they’re built? Get ready to listen, think, and share in this interactive community engagement webinar!<div><br></div><div><div>Cold Calling & Sweet Talking: Building Grassroots Community Partnerships, presented by Amanda Sittrop</div><div>Date: Tuesday, August 29</div><div>Time: noon-1pm</div><div>Cost: free for members, $10 for future members.<br><div><br></div><div>Register and find more information here: <a href="https://bcmawebinar5.eventbrite.ca/">https://bcmawebinar5.eventbrite.ca/</a></div><div><br></div><div>This webinar will be our 5th webinar! Did you know we average 25 institutions attending each webinar? So far we've had great feedback, with over 90% of attendees telling us they learned something and found the webinar extremely useful. Don't miss these great monthly Pro-D opportunities!</div><div><br></div><div>Ben<br><div><div><br></div>-- <br><div class="gmail_signature"><div dir="ltr"><div><div dir="ltr"><div><div dir="ltr"><div><div dir="ltr"><font face="arial, helvetica, sans-serif" style="font-size:12.8px" color="#000000"><b>Ben Fast</b></font><div style="font-size:12.8px"><font face="arial, helvetica, sans-serif" color="#000000">Programs and Communications Coordinator</font></div><div style="color:rgb(136,136,136);font-size:12.8px"><font face="arial, helvetica, sans-serif"><br></font></div><div style="color:rgb(136,136,136);font-size:12.8px"><p style="margin:0in 0in 1pt;color:rgb(0,0,0);font-family:calibri,sans-serif;font-size:11pt"><span style="color:rgb(237,125,49);font-family:arial,sans-serif">BC Museums Association || 675 Belleville Street || Victoria, BC || V8W 9W2</span></p><p style="margin:0in 0in 1pt;font-family:calibri,sans-serif;font-size:11pt"><span style="color:rgb(237,125,49);font-family:arial,sans-serif;font-size:14.66px">Office: <a href="tel:(250)%20356-5700" value="+12503565700" style="color:rgb(17,85,204)" target="_blank">250-356-5700</a></span><span style="color:rgb(237,125,49);font-family:arial,sans-serif;font-size:14.66px"> || <a href="http://www.museumsassn.bc.ca/" style="color:rgb(17,85,204)" target="_blank">www.museumsassn.bc.ca</a><br></span><span style="color:rgb(237,125,49);font-family:arial,sans-serif;font-size:14.66px">Direct Twitter: <a href="https://twitter.com/benfaster" target="_blank">@benfaster</a> Twitter: <a href="http://www.twitter.com/BCMuseumsAssn" target="_blank">@BCMuseumsAssn</a> Facebook: <a href="https://www.facebook.com/BCMuseumsAssn" target="_blank">BCMuseumsAssn</a></span><span style="color:rgb(237,125,49);font-family:arial,sans-serif;font-size:14.66px"><br></span></p><p style="margin:0in 0in 1pt;font-family:calibri,sans-serif;font-size:11pt"><br></p><p style="margin:0in 0in 1pt;font-family:calibri,sans-serif;font-size:11pt"><font face="arial, helvetica, sans-serif" size="2" style="color:rgb(34,34,34)">Join us for <i><a href="http://museumsassn.bc.ca/conferences/current-conference/" style="color:rgb(17,85,204)" target="_blank">A Climate for Change</a></i>, the annual BCMA conference, i</font><span style="color:rgb(34,34,34);font-size:12.8px;font-family:arial,helvetica,sans-serif">n Victoria, <span><span>October 3-6, 2017</span></span>.</span><br></p></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div>
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