Groups including 8 or more children are $3 per child, adult chaperones are free.

 CWCM Board Page

 

Contents: 

• Museum overview
• Museum history 
• Board members
• Board meeeting info
• Committees
• Building info
• Capital campaign 
• Budget/financials
• Staffing
• Strategic plan
• By-laws
• Newsletters/annual reports
• Miscellaneous board info
• Other resources 

 

Museum overview: CWCM offers memberships, birthday parties, weekly and monthly programming, and special events.  Details can be found on the following links.

• Birthday party information
• Membership information 
• Monthly programs
• Weekly programs
• For a complete list of upcoming programs see the calendar of events
  

Board Member Nominating  & Orientation Process (updated 1-07)

CWCM Statement of Responsibilities 

What the Board Does 

• Things to Consider Before Joining a Board from Board Café
• What it Takes to be a Good Board Member from Portland Business Journal
• Association of Children’s Museums 
• www.childrensmuseums.orgThis site contains a plethora of information including a listing of all member Children's Museums with links.  There are sections of the website that are only available to members, such as the documents listed under “Attention Members.” 
  
• Children's Museums Professional Practices
• Standards of Excellence in Early Learning
• Association of Children's Museums Case Statement  
• CHILDMUS Listserv: To subscribe, visit:  https://mailman.rice.edu/mailman/listinfo/childmusA forum for children's museum professionals.  You can choose the digest version and receive these messages in one email once or twice a day.  An excellent way to listen in on the conversations of CM professionals all over the world. 
• Yahoo News Alertshttp://alerts.yahoo.com/ Sign up for this service to email you each day with new stories with the keywords “children’s museum”  Other providers such as MSN have similar services. 
• Board Café – Newsletter for Nonprofit Boards of Directors  http://www.boardcafe.org/ Published by CompassPoint Nonprofit ServicesShort enough to read over a cup of steaming hot cocoa, the Board Café offers a menu of ideas, opinion, news, and resources to help board members give and get the most out of board service.  Published monthly, past editions available on the website.  You can sign up to have this newsletter sent to your email address. 
• The Board Source – Building Effective Nonprofit Boards http://www.boardsource.org/ The “Board Info” tab contains useful information in the “Board Essentials,” “Nonprofit Essentials,” and “Q&A” sections.