[NHCOLL-L:1699] Financial Information Survey--stand up and be counted

[Beth Merritt]

Stand Up and Be Counted

In late August AAM mailed the 2002 Museum Financial Information Survey to
5,000 museums. We want the survey results to be truly representative of all
types and sizes in the United States, because it will be used by museums,
funders, government agencies, policy makers, and associations to make
important decisions that affect museums. However, we are concerned that the
AAM mailing database may underrepresent, for example:
* Small museums
* Living collections (e.g., zoos and botanic gardens)
* Historic house/sites
* Museums governed by university, tribal, city, state, county, or federal
entities

Help us make the survey as complete as possible! If your museum does not
receive a survey and you want to participate, download the survey in PDF
format from the AAM Web site at www.aam-us.org.  If your museum did receive
a survey, please complete and return it. The deadline for survey responses
is October 31, 2002. 

The survey is only 6 pages long, includes a helpful glossary of financial
terms, and consists of yes/no and fill-in-the-blank questions. As an
incentive and thank-you to those completing the survey, the PDF includes a
10-percent discount coupon for the AAM Bookstore, which also can be used to
preorder the published 2002 AAM Museum Financial Information Survey at
significant savings. 

Thank you very much for assisting us in providing accurate information about
U.S. museums.