<div dir="ltr">Hello all,<div><br></div><div>After all the excitement this week of countless emails and social media posts, I thought it would be useful to collate some important information for you all in one place.</div><div><br></div><div><b>1. BCMA's response to the McDonald's ad</b></div><div><br></div><div>Thank you again to everyone who took action in response to the McDonald's Canada ad campaign this week. The BCMA was very impressed by members calling their local media and contacting McDonald's Canada directly. As the WMA put it in <a href="http://www.westmuse.org/articles/canada%E2%80%99s-museums-roar-back">their blog post</a> about the campaign/response, "Canada's Museums Roar Back!" And roar back you did!</div><div><br></div><div>BCMA used this opportunity to create a fun look at what your $5 actually CAN get you at a museum or gallery. We hope this sparks some positive discussions and promotion as we move past this unfortunate event. You can see the video on our YouTube channel here: <a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=svtvy2-ij8A">https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=svtvy2-ij8A</a></div><div><br></div><div>And as a final note, many of us have seen the large-scale response on national media like CBC (The Exploration Place even got a quick clip on CBC's The National last night), but we also want to highlight the work of museums getting local media coverage, such as this coverage out of Revelstoke: <a href="https://www.bclocalnews.com/news/revelstoke-museums-react-to-mcdonalds-radio-ad/">https://www.bclocalnews.com/news/revelstoke-museums-react-to-mcdonalds-radio-ad/</a></div><div><br></div><div><b>2. BCMA Webinars - 2018 season starts Tuesday</b></div><div><br></div><div>Don't forget to sign up for the first webinar of 2018! Join Cassie from the Robert Bateman Centre on Tuesday, January 16 at noon to learn all about creating your own fundraising plan. Has anyone added McDonald's to their list of targeted fundraising requests?! You can learn more about the webinar and sign up for tickets here: <a href="http://museumsassn.bc.ca/professional-development/upcoming-events/webinars/">http://museumsassn.bc.ca/professional-development/upcoming-events/webinars/</a></div><div><br></div><div><b>3. BCMA and You</b></div><div><br></div><div>BCMA wants to better understand how we can serve our members, what programs you find most valuable, what we should focus on and where we can improve as a service organization. This survey is for all BCMA members – institutions, affiliates, individuals and student/volunteer members - and all non-member museum professionals in BC. Make your voice heard! Access the survey here: <a href="https://www.surveymonkey.com/r/BCMAandyou">https://www.surveymonkey.com/r/BCMAandyou</a></div><div><br><b>4. #MuseumSelfie Day</b><br clear="all"><div><br></div><div><div style="font-size:12.8px"><span style="font-size:12.8px">The fifth #MuseumSelfie </span><span class="gmail-il" style="font-size:12.8px">Day</span><span style="font-size:12.8px"> is happening on Wednesday, January 17. Lots of BC museums took part last year, so we're hoping even more do this year! You can post pictures from within exhibits, a </span><span class="gmail-il" style="font-size:12.8px">selfie</span><span style="font-size:12.8px"> of your museum building, show off something cool (with you next to it), or something completely new and creative.</span><br></div><div style="font-size:12.8px"><br></div><div style="font-size:12.8px">#MuseumSelfie <span class="gmail-il">day</span> is open to all. Staff can participate, or you can encourage your visitors to join in. The important thing about this event is to have fun!</div><div style="font-size:12.8px"><br></div><div style="font-size:12.8px">Be sure to post on Twitter or Instagram (or Facebook, but the big action will be on the other two networks) using the hashtag #MuseumSelfie or #MuseumSelfieDay, and while you're at it please include #BCMuseums so we can find your great posts! You can also follow <a href="https://twitter.com/MuseumSelfieDay" target="_blank">@MuseumSelfieDay</a> on Twitter and Instagram for more details.</div></div><div style="font-size:12.8px"><br></div><div style="font-size:12.8px">Thanks, and see you next week!</div><div style="font-size:12.8px"><br></div><div style="font-size:12.8px">Ben</div><div style="font-size:12.8px"><br></div>-- <br><div class="gmail_signature"><div dir="ltr"><div><div dir="ltr"><div dir="ltr"><div dir="ltr"><div dir="ltr"><div dir="ltr"><div dir="ltr"><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 Member Services 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></p><div style="color:rgb(34,34,34);font-size:12.8px;margin:0in 0in 0pt"><font face="arial, helvetica, sans-serif" size="2"><i><br></i></font></div><div style="color:rgb(34,34,34);font-size:12.8px;margin:0in 0in 0pt"><font face="arial, helvetica, sans-serif" size="2"><i>The BCMA is looking for 2018 Webinar hosts! Consider <a href="http://museumsassn.bc.ca/professional-development/upcoming-events/webinars/host-a-webinar/" target="_blank">submitting a webinar proposal</a>.</i></font></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div>
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