These new guides have been created as part of the AIM Hallmarks Programme, funded by Arts Council England, and are available as downloadable PDF guides offering practical advice and top tips on key aspects of good governance, engagement, team building and recruitment.
The new guides are the result of work that AIM has carried out with Trustees and Boards through the Hallmarks programme over the past three years. “These guides capture some of the good practice that we’ve shared through our expert seminars for trustees, and tackle some of the questions that we know boards find most challenging,” said Helen Wilkinson, the Assistant Director of AIM.
“AIM understands that good governance is at the heart of successful museums, so we have responded to member requests to produce further high quality, practical guidance for Trustees and boards that is free to use and easy to download with the rest of our Hallmarks resources on our website,” said Emma Chaplin, the Director of AIM.
The new guides have been written for AIM by museum sector experts to ensure the most up to date and comprehensive information in each area.
The guides are:
More Effective Meetings: engaging trustees and building a strong team
Running an open recruitment process
An introduction to museums for new trustees
Trustees can also benefit from the new AIM guide called Successful away days for boards of museums and heritage organisations which has been created to complement the recently published AIM Preparing to Prosper publication. This guide offers a toolkit for running a successful away day so that museums can have the kind of discussions that can help them move forwards as an organisation.
AIM has also updated its Success Guide called Successful Governance in Independent Museums to reflect recent developments in governance.
Other guides in this new series will be released soon covering auditing board processes and documentation and also how to review your governing document and legal structure. These will also be available on the AIM webiste.
