Title: Museum governance : mission, ethics, policy /
Authors: Malaro, Marie C.
Publisher: Smithsonian Institution Press,
Year: 1994
Subjects: Museums Administration.; Nonprofit organizations Management; Museums Public relations; Cultural property Protection; Ethics; Museum techniques; Museums Management
Abstract: "In Museum Governance, Marie Malaro addresses a range of issues facing museum administrators and trustees, arguing they can handle their duties intelligently only if they understand two points--why our country sustains a nonprofit sector and what constitutes trusteeship. Armed with this knowledge, trustees can sort out knotty problems relating to corporate sponsorship, entrepreneurial activities, and fundraising in ways that preserve the integrity of the nonprofit. Malaro first explores the principles of nonprofit governance. She explains the purpose and use of professional codes of ethics and offers practical advice about board education and its role in fostering the long-term health of an organization. She then applies these principles to situations frequently confronting trustees, discussing how to set collection strategies, balance mission and entreprenurial ventures, handle deaccessioning, maintain effective board oversight, approach automation, and deal with repatriation requests."--Publisher's description.
Contents: 1. On Trusteeship -- 2. Why Ethics? -- 3. Steering a Prudent Course -- 4. The Education of Nonprofit Boards -- 5. What May Lie Ahead -- 6. Controlled Collecting: Drafting a Collection Management Policy -- 7. Deaccessioning: The American Perspective -- 8. Exercising Oversight -- 9. The Myopic Board: The United Way and United Cancer Council Cases -- 10. Restricted Gifts and Museum Responsibilities -- 11. Lending for Profit -- 12. Poor Sue: The Realities of Protecting Archeological and Paleontological Artifacts -- 13. From Card File to Computer -- 14. Repatriation and the Law -- Appendix A. Codes of Ethics Relating to the Museum Profession -- Appendix B. International Council of Museums Code of Professional Ethics.