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Museum & Community Partnerships: Collaboration Guide for museums working with community youth-serving organizations

November 20, 2015 | Public Programs, Professional Development, Conferences, and Networks
This guide offers an introduction to collaborations between museums and youth-serving community organizations. While this guide is designed specifically for museums and community organizations, much of the content contained in this document can be applied to all kinds and levels of partnerships. This guide includes an overview of why to collaborate, levels of partnerships, how to start a partnership, and a variety of resources to sustain and deepen your collaborative relationships. Sprinkled throughout this document is advice from experienced collaborators as well as examples of different ways museums and community organizations are collaborating to increase access for underserved audiences, improve STEM equity, increase school readiness, support family learning, and engage different audiences.

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    Author
    Science Museum of Minnesota
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    Author
    Museum of Life and Science
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    Funders

    NSF
    Funding Program: AISL
    Award Number: 0940143
    Resource Type: Reference Materials
    Discipline: Engineering | Materials science | Technology
    Audience: Elementary School Children (6-10) | Middle School Children (11-13) | Youth/Teen (up to 17) | General Public | Museum/ISE Professionals
    Environment Type: Public Programs | Community Outreach Programs | Library Programs | Professional Development, Conferences, and Networks | Resource Centers and Networks

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