The Museum Development Conference 2013 was held on June 19th at the People's History Museum in Manchester. The one-day conference included sessions on getting front-of-house staff to effectively sell items and memberships, how to properly do commissioning and bidding for contracts, changes to gift aid and how they affect museums, making the most of grants and support from AIM, and a session on understanding income and expenditure to identify ways small changes can make big effects. The conference provided information and best practices to help museums increase their revenue.

1. Museum Development Conference 2013
The People’s History Museum, Manchester, 19th
June
“It’s alright, Ma, Money, it doesn’t talk, it swears”
Getting more of it, into museums.
10.15 arrival and coffee
10.30 Welcome from Matthew Tanner, Chair of AIM and
Louise SutherlandHead of Collections and Engagement, Peoples History
Museum
10.50 –
12.50
Jill Fenwick; Association of Cultural Enterprises
‘Getting your Front of House ‘selling’ effectively’
It’s not just about waiting at the till, supporting your museums to ensure FoH
are not shy about asking and selling…
ACEnterprises promotes commercial best practice across the sector
Michael Turnpenny, MDO Yorkshire
How to do Commissioning and Bidding for contracts…. properly
Gift Aid – how do the recent changes affect museums
Speaker from HMRC tbc
Sam Hunt, Aim CEO
Getting the Most out of AIM Grants, Success Guides and support
12.50pm – 1.40 lunch (access to museum)
1.40 Latest news from ACE
2.00 Museum Development Network AGM
2.30 Judy Niner;Development Partners
‘Getting on top of the numbers - – how to recognise where small
changes can make big effects.’
Not all of us come from business background, but we need to help museums
understand their income/expenditure and spot where they could be
saving/making .Something for those who may be frightened of accounts, as well
as those who aren’t.
Judy Niner – Development Partners – sponsors Aim conf and also leads the AIM
sustainability seminars.
3.50 – 4pm Plenary … plans..Close
and then MDOs being social in Manchester …
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Register for your place herehttp://museumdevelopmentconference.eventbrite.co.uk/