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Summer 2012
 

Au Courant

MUSEUM VOLUNTEER AWARD 2012

Our two Museum Volunteer Award recipients for 2012!
Left: Dr. Sean Murphy
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Volunteers and Donors: Vital to Arts and Culture Organizations
By Kelly Hill, President, Hill Strategies Research
Hill Strategies Research recently published two reports on volunteers and donors in arts and culture organizations, based on a broad Statistics Canada survey of the charitable activities of [...]

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No Culture, No Future: A Lecture by SIMON BRAULT in Ottawa
Simon Brault is a visionary with a passionate argument for the preservation of the arts in our cities. In a swiftly changing world where we can no longer trust economic growth, he feels [...]

- CANADIAN MUSEUMS DAY 2010: speak up for museums on Parliament Hill!
- A New Board Member joined CFFM this Summer
- Recognition for Museum Volunteers
- Co-presidents’ report to the Board on July 9th
- News from the World Federation of Friends of Museums
- The Royal Museum Shop – Volunteers who make a Difference
- CFFM Expands its Virtual Presence
…and more!

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Linda Kane – Winner of this year’s CMA/CFFM Museum Volunteer Award
At the Awards Dinner held in St. John’s on May 12th during the National Conference of the Canadian Museums Association, Linda Kane received the CMA/CFFM Museum Volunteer Award as outstanding museum volunteer for [...]

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Arts and Minds
Paul Dewar
A new parliamentary arts caucus made up of MPs and senators from all parties has come together to serve as a forum for dialogue with Canada’s arts and culture community.
Despite the importance of arts to our cultural identity and economic [...]

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 The CFFM — Quo vadis?
CFFM should be the national voice to promote museums for the benefit of all Canadians. We have existed in Canada for over thirty years. Our hope is to continue to provide a forum for the exchange of ideas among Canadian and international Friends. We would also like [...]

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Recognition for Museum Volunteers
All Canadian museums, galleries and heritage sites rely on their volunteers — be it their Board members, donors, or the many individuals who give tours, raise funds, cut the grass and bring added value to the work of the museum. Volunteers everywhere help to provide a bridge to [...]

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New! The Museum Volunteer Award
The Canadian Museums Association (CMA) and the Canadian Federation of Friends of Museums (CFFM) have paired up to launch a new award honouring outstanding volunteers. The Museum Volunteer Award recognizes exceptional individuals or groups who have dedicated their time and energy to a Canadian museum or heritage [...]

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THE ROLE OF CANADIAN MUSEUMS AT A TIME OF ECONOMIC CRISIS
With experts in Canada and around the world projecting tough economic times for the foreseeable future, it is pertinent to ask questions about the role of our museums and other heritage organizations. How can we — both those responsible for managing the institutions and their [...]