Before MAPs:

• Lack of intellectual control of collections
• Public unaware of collections work
• Lack of education programming
• Inadequate collections storage space
• Difficulty marketing Museum programs
• Financial sustainability issues

After 3 MAPS: (2005-2014)

• First-ever inventory completed by interns
• Created collections priority list to plan resources and guide work
• Increased number of artifact donations in desired areas
• Greater collections-specific monetary donations
• Made Public Engagement Coordinator a 30-hour a week position
• New 3rd grade curriculum completed and formally adopted by Renton School District
• Four years of collaborative exhibits with Renton High School; 1000 students served
• Instituted teen advisory council, RenTeens
• Purchased offsite collections storage building
• Through grants, installed new collections furniture to improve storage
• Instituted quarterly event flyers
• Newsletter redesign, including events calendar
• Full utilization of online calendars
• Began using exterior banners and other exterior building improvements
• Redesigned logo and formulated style guide; re-worked all print and online materials
• Annual major fundraising events and annual giving campaign