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| Authors: | Alix Slater |
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| Institution: | 1. School of Music, University of Liverpool, 80-82 Bedford Street South, Liverpool, L69 7WW, UK.marionl@liverpool.ac.uk |
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| Abstract: | Friends' schemes, also known as membership schemes, societies and associations share a common purpose, namely that of providing support for a specified host. This paper makes a contribution to heritage management in two areas by drawing together the limited literature on Friends' and membership schemes and presenting the findings of the first sector‐wide study in the UK. A questionnaire was circulated to members of the British Association of Friends of Museums (BAFM) in 2002. It updates past predictions as to the number of memberships held across the sector, reports on trends, and characterises membership schemes by discussing their nature, management, status, purpose and activities. |
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| Keywords: | Membership Schemes Friends' Organisations Museum Management Heritage Management Volunteers |
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