ACM Museum Member Benefits
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Member Data
Make strategic decisions bolstered by ACM’s dynamic and constantly-updated data collection spanning 40 years of membership.
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Museum Member
Directory
ACM Benchmark
Calculator
Query Reports
Search our comprehensive database of member information, with data
on operations, finances, and attendance.
Member Survey
Reports
Get up-to-date information about industry trends, such as employee
salaries and benefits.
Generate on-demand comparisons of your museum’s operations data
with peer museums.
Choose from 42 standard query reports, or let us design a customized
query report to meet your needs.
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6 FREE QUERIES/YR
FOR OPEN MUSEUM
MEMBERS
3 FREE QUERIES/YR
FOR EMERGING
MUSEUM MEMBERS
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Member Resource Library
Build knowledge with exclusive access to our library with information on all aspects of children’s museum operations.
Archives
Explore past issues of E-Forum (ACM’s monthly newsletter) and Hand to
Hand (ACM’s quarterly journal for the field, by the field).
FREE
Best Practice
Database
Find out what works to produce successful outcomes, including Quick
Poll results and findings from short member surveys.
FREE
Factsheets
Learn about green museums, mergers, satellite locations, best-selling gift
store items, and more.
FREE
Sample Documents
Peruse business plans, economic impact statements, financial forms,
human resources policies, etc., from member museums.
FREE
Toolkits
Investigate museum operations and programming with topical and
timely guides.
FREE
InterActivity
Get the most out of ACM’s annual conference, with more than 60 sessions, inspiring keynotes, the ACM MarketPlace of
products and services, and infinite networking opportunities
Registration and
Exhibit Space
Get discounts on key InterActivity experiences
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Scholarships
As an ACM open museum member in good standing, apply for our Small
Museum Financial Aid Program and our Diversity in Action InterActivity
Scholarships, which provide free InterActivity registration.
$800 VALUE
Professional Development
Continue and share your learning, whatever your role or level of experience within the children’s museum field.
Webinars
Learn from experts both within and outside the field as they discuss
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timely topics.
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In-Person
Workshops
Attend year-round training sessions at peer institutions.
Service
Opportunities
Serve on the ACM Board of Directors and ACM Committees, such as
the InterActivity Program Committee.
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ACM Reciprocal Network
Opt into this program that increases the value of your museum memberships. Open museum members in the U.S. and Canada
that are organized as a public or private nonprofit are eligible.
Reciprocal
Memberships
Your members will get 50 percent off general admission for up to six
people at nearly 200 museums throughout North America.
$250 Annual Fee
Advocacy
Get the information you need to take action on critical public policy issues affecting children and families.
Museums
Learn about key issues affecting the field and how to translate your
Advocacy Day
work to elected officials in this two-day training and networking event.
FREE
Advocacy Alerts
and Issues Briefs
Get the information you need about critical public policy issues affecting
children and families
FREE
Funding
Opportunity
Counseling
Pursue new funding opportunities curated in our National Grants &
Awards Calendar and draw from ACM staff and institutional knowledge
with personalized support and fundraising counseling.
FREE
Subscriptions and Products
Get easy access to ACM’s latest offerings, and exclusive discounts on key services.
Hand to Hand
Receive printed and online versions of our quarterly print journal,
written by the profession for the profession.
E-Forum
Receive our monthly e-news digest of need-to-know information.
ACM Publications
Get discounted access to publications such as Healthy Kids, Healthy
Museums, Collective Vision: Starting and Sustaining a Children’s Museum, and
more.
Get exclusive discounts on products and services offered by ACM
Business Members, including Blackbaud Altru, Discount School Supply,
PlayCore, and KaBOOM!
Post and peruse online job listings and exhibits for sale/rent.
Products and
Services
ACM Classifieds
For more information and pricing options, visit the www.ChildrensMuseums.org/Membership.
Questions? Contact [email protected] or call (703) 244-3100 x101.
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