Form 6 - Year Afte MAP Year After Program Conclusion

MAP Evaluation: Year After Program
After Program Evaluation
Thank you for participating in the Museum Assessment Program (MAP) last year!
We ask all institutions to complete evaluations one year following their experience to understand
the longer-term influence of participation. This check-in helps us understand where the program
can improve, what aspects are most valuable, and helps us report back to our funders and
stakeholders.
Thank you in advance for sharing your honest feedback with us!

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MAP Evaluation: Year After Program
About your institution
What is the name of your institution or museum?

* Type of MAP Assessment completed last year:
Organizational

Education & Interpretation

Board Leadership

Community & Audience Engagement

Collections Stewardship

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MAP Evaluation: Year After Program
MAP Changes: Views
* For the following, please indicate the degree to which MAP helped your team change the way you or your
team views the Museum:

Not at all

Somewhat

Greatly

N/A; Not
relevant for
our MAP

Increase awareness of our institution's identity, role and/or mission
Increase awareness of challenges facing our institution
Increase awareness of our institution's strengths
Increase awareness of the communities our institution serves
Increase awareness of the communities our institution hopes to serve
Increase awareness of standards our institution will abide by
Increase confidence and comfort with change
Improve our internal diversity, equity, access, and inclusion within board, staff,
volunteers and/or the facility
Give support to staff goals and ideas
Improve our internal visibility, status, or value within the organization (or within
a parent organization)
Increase our ability to notice and leverage opportunities (e.g., resources, tools,
people, situations) for change
Please share any additional examples of changes that occurred within the way your team views the museum due to the Museum
Assessment Program.

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In regards to DEAI (Diversity, Equity, Accessibility & Inclusion), to what extent did your institution gain:
Not at all

Somewhat

Greatly

Awareness of its
successes
Awareness of its
challenges
Ability to address
challenges
If somewhat or greatly above, please share any examples of DEAI growth in your institutional practices.

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MAP Evaluation: Year After Program
MAP Changes: Operations
* For the following, please indicate the degree to which MAP helped your team change the way you or your
team conducts daily operations or practices:

Not at all

Somewhat

Greatly

N/A; Not
relevant for
our MAP

Improve governance systems and/or engagement
Improve Policy & Procedures
Improve internal communication
Improve collection stewardship (e.g., policy, physical storage, staffing,
funding)
Improve internal efficiency within operations or infrastructure
Improve our exhibits and/or programs
Improve our facilities
Improve our staffing (e.g., change position or job descriptions, change
organizational chart, change salaries)
Increase our data collection and/or included regular review of our data
Improve human safety (e.g., reducing physical risks, security systems)
Please share any additional examples of changes that occurred within the way your team conducts daily operations and practices due
to the Museum Assessment Program.

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MAP Evaluation: Year After Program
MAP Changes: External audiences and partners
* For the following, please indicate the degree to which MAP helped your team change the way you or your
team thinks about or engages with external audiences and partners:

Not at all

Somewhat

Greatly

N/A; Not
relevant for
our MAP

Improve current stakeholder engagement
Improve outreach to community members, potential partners, and potential
stakeholders
Improve engagement with community members or potential partners and
stakeholders
Increase partnerships with other entities to collaborate or work toward shared
goals
Improve approach to marketing or membership
Improve online visitor experiences (e.g., website, social media)
Improve visitor experience (e.g., exhibits, wayfinding, accessibility, gallery
engagement)
Expand diversity, equity, access, and inclusion within our partnerships,
stakeholders, and community
Improve our gift shop
Please share any additional examples of changes that occurred within the way your team thinks about external audiences and partners
due to the Museum Assessment Program.

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MAP Evaluation: Year After Program
MAP Changes: Future plans
* For the following, please indicate the degree to which MAP helped your team change the way you or your
team plans for the future:

Not at all

Somewhat

Greatly

N/A; Not
relevant to
our MAP

Improve our strategic planning and prioritizing
Improve our funding strategies
Improve our professional development and training opportunities for staff
and/or volunteers
Work toward accreditation or reaccreditation
Consider undertaking another Museum Assessment Program
Consider applying or apply for Core Documents Verification
Please share any additional examples of changes that occurred within the way your team plans for the future due to the Museum
Assessment Program.

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MAP Evaluation: Year After Program
MAP Overall
* Please rate your overall experience with the MAP Program.
Poor
Fair
Good
Excellent
Superior

* How likely is it that you would recommend the MAP Program you participated in to colleagues at other
institutions?
0 (Not at
all likely)

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2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10 (Very
likely)

* Please rate the value of each part of the MAP process in the year since completing the program:
Not at all valuable

Somewhat valuable

Greatly valuable

Application Process
MAP Workbook
Site Visit with Peer
Reviewer
Assessment Report
Please share any examples related to your answers above and any recommendations for future programs:

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MAP Evaluation: Year After Program
Our current state
* In the year following the program, to what degree has your museum or institution experienced difficulty with
the following:
Great difficulty

Some difficulty

No difficulty

Devoting time to changes suggested by the MAP program
Working within processes to implement changes
Involvement from museum staff
Taking initiative or ownership of changes
Involvement from museum's governing authority
Director turnover
Staff turnover
Internal communication about MAP recommendations
Agreement on institutional priorities
Funding or resource availability
If you indicated "Great" or "Some" difficulty above, what could be changed or resources could be offered to help institutions facing the
same challenges in the future?

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* For our institution, the MAP program…
Strongly
disagree

Disagree

Neutral

Agree

Strongly Agree

helped us critically consider our institution's
operations and procedures.
enabled us to identify our strengths.
allowed us to discern challenges our institution
faces.
identified ways to address challenges we face.
developed our confidence in our ability to make
institutional change.
gave us a better understanding of standards and
best practices in the museum field.
provided the staff and board a better understanding
of their roles and responsibilities.
facilitated engagement with our governing body.
fostered internal communication or teamwork.

* In just a few words, please share the most important ways the MAP experience overall has changed or
strengthened your institution.

* Because of the program, has your institution created or updated (or plans to create or update) any of the
following core documents?
Check all that apply

Created

Updated

Plans to create

Plans to update

No change planned

Mission Statement
Institutional Plan
Code of Ethics
Collections Stewardship
Plan
Disaster Plan

* What plans or goals does your institution have for making changes in the future?

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* What additional resources or support can AAM offer to help your institution work toward these goals?

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MAP Evaluation: Year After Program
Additional involvement
When funds are available, MAP offers a competitive follow-up visit with a peer reviewer.
My institution…
is considering applying for a follow-up.
applied for a follow-up.
participated in a follow-up.
is not considering a follow-up.
was unaware that a follow-up was an option.
Please explain the considerations that went into your institution's choice regarding a follow-up visit.

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MAP Evaluation: Year After Program
Final Thoughts
One last thing-- we would love to hear about your achievements from the past year!
What is one accomplishment you or your team is proud of that has come from going through the MAP
process?

Optional
If you have something you'd like to discuss with your program officer, please provide your name and email
address.
Name
Email address

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