Relationships with communities 

This section focuses on developing strategic partnerships and communities of support for the museum.

5.1 Communities of Support

Objective: The museum thrives on the support of Friends, voluntary workers, local authorities, tangata whenua, other iwi and hapū, donors, individual and corporate sponsors, residents and other community groups and strategic partners in other local museum and tourism operations.

• He Rauemi Resource Guides - National Services Te Paerangi
• 8: A guide to Guardians of Iwi Treasures He Tohu ki ngā Kaitiaki o ngā Taonga-a-iwi
• 15: Making Sponsorship work for you
• 29: Managing Volunteers
• 33: Building support in your community
• Working in Partnership - Recipes for Success
• Government of Alberta (Canada)
• Effective community engagement toolkit
• Department of Sustainability and Environment (State of Victoria, Australia)
• Eight other ways to 'Connect with Community'
• Museum 2.0 blog post by Nina Simon
• Puke Ariki’s Ruth Harvey has written an excellent report on her Churchill Fellowship to thirty American museums and galleries. She researched how to effectively engage youth and young adults in cultural institutions.
• 'Making it meaningful: Engaging youth and young adults in cultural institutions'  (2011)

5.2 Museum Friends

Objective: The museum has a sound working relationship with its Friends and members.

• Friends of the Museum Fact Sheet
• Museums & Galleries New South Wales (Australia)
• Recommend a resource

5.3 Relationships with Tangata Whenua, Iwi, Hapū and Whānau

Objective: Iwi concepts and values are understood, contributing to the life and work of the museum.

• He Rauemi Resource Guides - National Services Te Paerangi
• 8: A guide to Guardians of Iwi Treasures He Tohu ki ngā Kaitiaki o ngā Taonga-a-iwi
• 31: Mātauranga Māori

5.4 Practical Support

Objective: The museum prepares its approaches to potential funders and suppliers in an effective manner, consistent with its overall goals and plans.

• He Rauemi Resource Guides - National Services Te Paerangi
• 2: Tapping into Funding Sources
• 15: Making Sponsorship work for you

5.5 Acknowledging Support

Objective: The museum has a positive long-term relationship with its financial donors, funders and sponsors, and encourages their input into the museum’s activities.

• He Rauemi Resource Guides - National Services Te Paerangi
• 2: Tapping into Funding Sources
• 15: Making Sponsorship work for you

5.6 Building Networks of Support

Objective: The museum recognises that current supporters’ interests may shift and new sectors of the population can become interested in museum collections and taonga and activities.

• He Rauemi Resource Guides - National Services Te Paerangi
• 29: Managing Volunteers

5.7 Contributing to the Community

Objective: The museum participates fully in the life of its community and demonstrates that relationships with groups are important.

• Recommend a resource

5.8 Relationship with Cultural Heritage Sector

Objective: The museum contributes to the development of museum practice both regionally and nationally.

• Museums Aotearoa Code of Ethics
  • Museums Aotearoa