Discussion Questions for Getting Down to Business: Funding Museum Education for the Future

Johnson, et al. Chapter 11 “Financing Museum Education Programs”
1) What is "Internal Funding"
2) What should the Museum Educator do during the planning and budget process?
3) Please list and briefly describe the different aspects of "External Funding" (Grants, individual support, sponsorship and corporate funding, and donations and volunteers)

Falk and Sheppard Chapter 2 “Creating a New Business Model”
1. What are some components of the business model? Should a business model be static or dynamic? What do you think is the most important aspect of a business model?
2. What are the four questions a business should ask itself? How are all of these important to the success of a museum?
3. How has the business of running a museum changed? Do you think that this is for the better or worse of the museum? Explain.