Museum Board Connect

Inclusive governance starts here.

Creating meaningful connections between museums and people of color interested in museum board service to drive greater equity in museum governance and impact within the communities they serve.

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Your Voice Matters

Boards play a critical role in driving and sustaining excellence across the museum field. To live into their missions, museums need diverse voices and perspectives at the tables where the biggest decisions are made. Your voice can shape how we share our past, interpret the present, and determine the future by influencing these critical aspects of museum board work:

  • Advocacy & Public Image
  • Fundraising
  • Financial Performance & Oversight
  • Education & Interpretation
  • Mission & Strategic Planning
  • National Standards & Best Practices
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Why Board Service is Valuable

AAM is committed to the work of building a more diverse, equitable, accessible and inclusive museum field. One part of that work is supporting the museum field in diversifying our leadership and museum boards of trustees. Museum Board Connect builds on that promise and serves as a tool specifically designed to match passionate, service-oriented individuals with museums that value diversity and understand that inclusion is central to their effectiveness and sustainability.

Museum boards can be agents of change for their institutions and communities. Board service is a path to participating in systemic change.

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How It Works

Museum Board Connect is a platform that facilitates meaningful connections between museums and board candidates. The information you choose to share will support this process.

  1. Join

    Ready to make an impact?

    Join now to create an account and access the Candidate Application or Museum Application.

  2. Submit Your Application

    Candidates will share and describe their experience, identity, interests, and community engagement. Museums will demonstrate their commitment to inclusive governance and board recruitment expectations.

  3. Find Connections

    Museums will find candidates by location, experience, interests, and community engagement. Candidates will find museums that value diversity and align with their interests.