StEPs Pre-Survey

StEPS-UT Pilot Program

Utah Arts & Museums is partnering with Utah Humanities and the Division of State History to launch a pilot of the StEPS program. We'd like to know what areas of museum operations your museum needs the most assistance with. Below are the AASLH StEPS modules and their areas of focus. Your feedback will help us better plan an upcoming StEPS-UT pilot program in our state. This survey should take you 15 minutes to complete.

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* 1. Organization Name

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* 2. What is your organizing structure?

Municipal (city, county)

Private Non-Profit

Other (please specify)

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* 3. Type of Museum

History

Art

Science or Natural Science

Historical Society

Interdisciplinary

Other (please specify)

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* 4. Annual Operating Budget?

$0-25,000

$26, 000-$250,000

$251,000 and above

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* 5. Are you a...

Museum Director (volunteer or paid)

Volunteer

Board Member

Staff

Other (please specify)

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* 6. What is your staff size (volunteer or paid)

1-2

3-5

Over 6 people

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* 7. Please rank the following Mission, Vision, and Governance topics in order of most use to your museum, 1 being the most needed, 6 being the least needed.

Mission

Governing Documents

Governing Authority

Governing authority’s role in financial management, policy development, and strategic planning

Code of Ethics

Volunteer and Community Support Groups (i.e. the museum understand the division of responsibilities and governing authority of the organization, that there are documents that address this)

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* 8. Please rank the following Management topics in order of most use to your museum, 1 being the most needed, 10 being the least needed.

Fiscal responsibility

Fundraising and long-term sustainability

Space allocation (i.e. the museum allocates space and uses its facilities to meet the needs of collections, audience etc.)

Safety and security (i.e. safety and security of the building and the people that come to the institution)

Facility care and visitor amenities

Risk management

Compliance with laws, codes, and regulations

Institutional planning

Job performance evaluation for staff

Records management and institutional archives

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* 9. Please rank the following Audience topics in order of most use to your museum, 1 being the most needed, 4 being the least needed.

Marketing and PR (regularly promotes institution and thinks strategically on how it shares information)

Audience and visitor research (identifying current and potential audiences and decisions on how to serve them)

Community relations (thinks about how to provide public physical and intellectual access to the institution and its resources)

Visitor services (providing high level of basic visitor services)

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* 10. Please rank the following Stewardship of Collections topics in order of most use to your museum, 1 being the most needed, 9 being the least needed.

Policies

Management

Planning

Institutional archives

Collections care and preventive conservation

Conservation treatment and documentation

Research

Public access

Emergency preparedness

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* 11. Please rank the following Stewardship of Historic Structures and Landscapes topics in order of most use to your museum, 1 being the most needed, 6 being the least needed.

Management

Preservation

Policies

Research and documentation

Public access

Public safety

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* 12. Please rank the following Interpretation topics in order of most use to your museum, 1 being the most needed, 3 being the least needed.

Programs (i.e. programming is aligned with overall educational goals and is based on an understanding of their audience's needs)

Exhibitions (content is based on appropriate scholarly research using primary sources and is appropriate for defined audiences)

Publications (content is based on appropriate scholarly research and based on primary resources)

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* 13. Is there anything you didn't see listed above that you would be interested in learning more about?

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* 14. If your museum were to participate in the StEPS pilot, which days of the week would best suit your staff, volunteers, and/or board members to attend a half or full day workshop? Please check all that apply.

Monday

Tuesday

Wednesday

Thursday

Friday

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* 1. Organization Name

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* 2. What is your organizing structure?

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* 3. Type of Museum

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* 4. Annual Operating Budget?

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* 5. Are you a...

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* 6. What is your staff size (volunteer or paid)

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* 7. Please rank the following Mission, Vision, and Governance topics in order of most use to your museum, 1 being the most needed, 6 being the least needed.

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* 8. Please rank the following Management topics in order of most use to your museum, 1 being the most needed, 10 being the least needed.

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* 9. Please rank the following Audience topics in order of most use to your museum, 1 being the most needed, 4 being the least needed.

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* 10. Please rank the following Stewardship of Collections topics in order of most use to your museum, 1 being the most needed, 9 being the least needed.

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* 11. Please rank the following Stewardship of Historic Structures and Landscapes topics in order of most use to your museum, 1 being the most needed, 6 being the least needed.

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* 12. Please rank the following Interpretation topics in order of most use to your museum, 1 being the most needed, 3 being the least needed.

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* 13. Is there anything you didn't see listed above that you would be interested in learning more about?

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* 14. If your museum were to participate in the StEPS ﻿pilot, which days of the week would best suit your staff, volunteers, and/or board members to attend a half or full day workshop? Please check all that apply.

* 14. If your museum were to participate in the StEPS pilot, which days of the week would best suit your staff, volunteers, and/or board members to attend a half or full day workshop? Please check all that apply.