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Whether you work in… volunteer for… or simply care
deeply about …
the museums, art galleries and historic sites in this province.
Whether you represent a heritage institution, or manage a business
that supplies the museum community…
YOU NEED THE OMA, AND THE OMA NEEDS YOU.
For 35 years, the OMA has promoted museums and advanced the standards
of professionalism for museum workers throughout Ontario.
It is our collective strength that allows us to
* effectively advocate for better funding and community support
* advance our own learning
* gather inspiration and ideas by networking with our peers
Recently, a membership survey found that 92% of OMA members
are "Very Satisfied" or "Satisfied" with the
OMA's services. Click here for an
overview of the OMA's activities on behalf of the membership for
the 2006 calendar year.
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Look for this icon throughout
the OMA website indicating the many ways our members benefit. |
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Your OMA membership allows you to benefit from the OMA's initiatives
in: communications, professional development, advocacy, advisory
services, recognition of excellence, technology resources, and you
help to strengthen the OMA's ability to maintain and enhance these
services and strategies.
As a collective of museums and museum professionals, the OMA has the strength
to succeed in fostering liaisons and partnerships between heritage
and cultural organizations, with government, the private sector,
educational institutions and other non-profit organizations. Take
advantage of the OMA's services, benefits and programs that are
built upon the contributions and active involvement of all our members:
The following membership categories & rates are effective
April 1, 2007.
Renewals from January 1 to March 31, 2007 will be honoured at the
old rate.
Individual
i) Museum/Cultural Worker – An individual who
is working or who has been working in a paid or unpaid capacity in
a museum/cultural organization in Ontario; or an individual who is
or has been a trustee of a museum/cultural organization in Ontario.
$80
ii) NEW!
Colleague – An individual employed at an
institution that is a member in good standing of the Association.
$70
iii) NEW! Supporting
– an individual who is interested in supporting the mission
and the objectives of the Ontario Museum Association, but who is
not eligible for membership in other categories. $60
iv) Student – an individual enrolled full-time
in a museum studies, arts administration or any other educational
program in Ontario. $50
v) Honorary Lifetime Member - Honourary Life Memberships
may be granted at the discretion of Council
Institutional
An Ontario museum which falls within the definition of a museum as
outlined in the Letters Patent, or any organization which is legally
incorporated and professionally related to the mission and objectives
of the Ontario Museum Association.
Institutional fees are based on Operating Budgets:
* Less than $200,000 - $100
* $200,000 and $5 million - .05% of budget or $750, whichever is
LESS
* Greater than $5 million - $1,000
Commercial
i) Consultant – an individual who derives income
from selling a product or services to the museum field. $125
ii) Corporate – a corporation or business
which is interested in supporting the mission and objectives of
the Ontario Museum Association. $300
OMA membership opens many doors for individual, institutional and
commercial members. Apart from the OMA's ongoing advocacy
efforts, and professional
development offerings, members can take advantage of the wealth
of resource
materials and networking
opportunities that are simply a mouse click or a phone call away!
Individual Benefits
Institutional Benefits
Commercial Benefits
Click
here for a downloadable Category & Benefit Chart (PDF)
Individual Member Benefits
Advocacy
-Updates on current OMA advocacy
efforts (eg. e-News alerts, mailouts, online news)
-Use of advocacy campaign materials (eg. CMOG
postcards)
Communications
- Regular issues of the Currently
e-newsletter and e-News Alerts
- Access to
OMA listserv
- Access to the members-only
area of the website
Professional Development & Support
- Free admission to over 200 museums*
- Certificate
in Museums Studies (CMS) program
- Exclusive rates for OMA events,
workshops and seminars
- Member rate for Annual
Conference
- Online
resources
- Job
Postings
- Cultural
Management Portal (Over 6,000 links to courses and published
materials)
- Technology
Resources
- Professional
Links
- Just-in-Time professional development for your site*. Contact
OMA for information.
- Voting privileges at the AGM†
- Advisory Services
- Networking at all OMA events and workshops
- Benefit from OMA’s membership and involvement in related
organizations*
- eg. Cultural Careers
Council of Ontario (CCCO), Cultural
Human Resources Council (CHRC), and The Learning Coalition (TLC)
Resources
- Web resources (eg. standards, tip-sheets, sample policies)
- Publications (eg. handbooks for recruiting and hiring, travelling
exhibits etc.)
- Sectoral Research
- Third-party research
- Survey results from our memberhip or sister organizations
- CMOG data related to tourism, visitorship etc.
- Collected ON-MUSE listserv comments and information
- OMA Library (eg audio-visual resources and books)
Recognition
- Awards
of Excellence
- Membership card
* This benefit is not available to “Supporting”
members.
† This benefit is not available to “Supporting”
or “Student” members.
Institutional Member
Benefits
An INSTITUTIONAL membership provides many of the same benefits
as an INDIVIDUAL membership*, as
well as the following benefits:
Advocacy
- Sharing information & providing support for local initiatives
- Regional museum network support (sector updates, timely presentations
etc.)
- May
is Museum Month materials and information
Resources
- Access
to Collections software
- Digitization project in collaboration with CHIN
Commercial Member Benefits
A COMMERICAL membership (for Consultants and Corporations) provides
the same benefits as an INDIVIDUAL membership,
with the addition of the following benefits:
- Link to website from OMA’s website
- Link to online COMMERCIAL DIRECTORY (online April 2007)
- Discount on Tradeshow booth at Annual Conference
- Discount on ads placed in OMA material
- Discount on ads placed in Globe & Mail (from a $30 listing
to a full-page ad!), and other co-op opportunities
COMING SOON! For our commercial members (Consultant and Corporate),
the OMA is building an exciting new program of advertising
opportunities that will bring your marketplace offerings
to a targeted, interested audience. Look for details in early 2007.
For your reference, click
here for a Category & Benefit Chart (PDF).
Click
here for Frequently Asked Questions (FAQ) about the new membership
categories, rates & benefits.
Click here for an overview of the OMA's activities
on behalf of the membership for the 2006 calendar year.
Click here to download
a new membership form, effective April 1, 2007 [ PDF ].
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