Revisiting membership scheme typologies in museums and galleries

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Slater, A. 2004. Revisiting membership scheme typologies in museums and galleries. International Journal of Nonprofit and Voluntary Sector Marketing. 9 (3), pp. 238-260. https://doi.org/10.1002/nvsm.251
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TitleRevisiting membership scheme typologies in museums and galleries
AuthorsSlater, A.
Abstract

Research suggests that there has been a sustained and incremental growth in Friends’ organisations (also known as membership schemes, societies and associations) in the UK
since 1970. Despite this there is a dearth of published literature on the subject. This paper contributes to the theory in this area by: refining an existing set of characteristics and criteria that can be used by Friends’ managers to identify the position of their own membership scheme in relation to others; mapping the organisational performance of 90 membership schemes affiliated to museums and galleries of varying sizes from across the UK; and using this information to extend and enhance an existing typology of membership schemes developed by Hayes and Slater.

Keywordsmuseums, heritage, typologies, membership schemes, friends schemes
PublisherWiley
JournalInternational Journal of Nonprofit and Voluntary Sector Marketing
ISSN1465-4520
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PrintAug 2004
Publication process dates
Deposited27 Mar 2013
Output statusPublished
Digital Object Identifier (DOI)https://doi.org/10.1002/nvsm.251
LanguageEnglish
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