MAP Impact

MAP's Impact

"Because of MAP, my organization is stronger, more strategic in our thinking and has a broader sense of base of support."—Lynne Goodwin, executive director, Elizabeth Stewart Treehouse Museum, Ogden, Utah

With over 4,200 participants since 1981, MAP has a strong record of successfully helping museums. Here is an example of how one of those museums has grown since MAP.

Snapshot of a MAP Museum: Godwin – Ternbach Museum
Before Assessments	After Assessments
2 full-time, 1 part-time staff	2 full-time, 3 part-time staff
Old HVAC, lighting, security system	Major renovation to all systems
Two federal grants received	Four IMLS grants received
Budget: $125,000	Budget: $374,000

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Profile: Alutiiq Museum & Archaeological Repository, Kodiak, Alaska

As a newly founded institution, the Alutiiq Museum sought to develop its policies and practices in professional ways.The staffwanted to show the world that Alutiiq cultural values can be combined with Western museum practices to create a great organization. The board and staff saw MAP as a way to bring additional expertise to the process." Professional evaluations were a way to help guide the museum through its first decade, to give us feedback on our work and provide building blocks for project development and fund raising," says AmySteffian, deputy director.

The Alutiiq Museum participated in all available MAP programs, systematically implementing the majority of reviewers' recommendations. As a result, they hired a full-time archivist and created their first marketing plan, allowing the museum to think strategically about promotion, fundraising and development. They used the MAP reports to help prepare for several successful grant proposals, including funds for improving archival care and emergency management as well as allowing them to re-record rare and fragile examples of the Alutiiq language onto new media formats for preservation.

"MAP helped the Alutiiq Museum attain AAM accreditation," says Amy. "Underlying our participation in MAP was a long-range goal to obtain this national certification. We relied heavily on our MAP reviews to identify the key areas that needed strengthening and to help the museum chart a course toward accreditation. In August, 14 years after we set the goal, we earned accreditation. It worked!"