Blue Barracks, Fort
York, Toronto
January 20, 2006
12:00 – 1:00 p.m. Lunch - free to afternoon participants
1:00 – 3:00 p.m. Focus Group
The OMA is pleased to offer this event in collaboration with
the City of Toronto Culture Department in support of the Live
with Culture celebration.
Project Overview
With the support of the Ontario Trillium Foundation and the participation
of the Heritage and Libraries Branch of the Ministry of Culture,
the OMA is working to address sectoral needs in the area of financial
sustainability. We are assessing trends in organizational health
and developing approaches to deal with the sustainability issues
faced by Ontario's museums.
A report containing research findings, proposed benchmarks and
recommendations for improving the sustainability of Ontario’s
museums will be shared with the membership at completion.
AGENDA
January 20, 2006
12:00 – 1:00 p.m. Lunch
1:00 – 3:00 p.m. Group Discussion
1. Introductions
2. Project overview
3. Sectoral trends over the last 5 years - increases/decreases/unchanged
- Investment in collection, acquisition, and exhibition expenditures
- Investment in programming expenditures
- Investment in administration and facility
- Community support (visitorship, financial support)
- Impact on sustainability
4. Influences on financial health
- Government funding:
o Municipal (or library board/conservation authority/other)
o Provincial
o Federal
- Earned and contributed revenues (memberships, admissions,
donations)
- Inflation
5. Challenges and resources
- Governance structure
- Skills base of staff
- Skills base of volunteers
6. Wrap Up
Fire Alarm Special!
OMA Roundtable Sessions Revisited
The roundtable facilitators have generously agreed to return and
lead the discussions they had planned to have with you during the
OMA’s Annual Conference in October. We have tried to give “value
added” to the roundtables by scheduling them so that you can
participate in all of the sessions instead of just two. Come and
exchange ideas with facilitators and colleagues.
Roundtable Discussions
Bringing the World to Your Community: Most Effective Travelling
Exhibits with Bev Dietrich, Guelph Museums and Karen Bachmann,
Timmins Museum: NEC
Extending Your Community: High Impact Web Work with James Fortin,
Greater Sudbury Heritage Museum and Shanna Dunlop, Fanshawe
Pioneer Village
Marketing Your Individual Event/Site: Individually or as a
Community Package with Astero Kalogeropoulos, Tourism Brantford;
Marie Lalonde, Ontario Museum Association and Scott Gillies,
Museums of Mississauga
Marketing Yourself: Resumes and Career Strategies with Susan
Cohen, Cultural Careers Council Ontario and Marilynn Havelka,
Ruthven National Historic Site
Stephen Weil’s Fantasy Islands case study with Cathy Blackbourn,
Ontario Museum Association
In-Kind Contributions and Financial Reporting with Heather
Young, Young and Associates
When:
Friday, January 20, 2006 from 10 a.m. to 12 p.m. plus afternoon
Museum Sustainability Project Session. Lunch will be provided
for the afternoon session attendees.
Where:
Fort
York Blue Barracks, Toronto
Roundtable Cost:
Free for 2005 conference registrants
$25.00 + GST = $26.75 for non-conference registrants
Parking at Fort York is free.
Make the most of your time in Toronto!
The Canadian Museums Association’s Museum Shop and Visitor
Services Symposium will take place in Toronto January 25 –
27, 2006.
Registration
Please print and mail or fax registration to the OMA, 50 Baldwin
Street, Toronto, Ontario, M5T 1L4 Fax: 416-348-0438
Name:
Institution:
Address:
City: Postal Code:
Phone:
Fax:
Email:
I attended the OMA 2005 Annual Conference in Niagara Falls:
Yes ___ No ___
I am taking part in the afternoon Museum Sustainability project:
Yes ___ No ___
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