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In a clear and concise manner Rebekah Beaulieu outlines all anyone needs to know about financial management and related legal requirements. The book takes you through all the necessary financial activities, from one stage to the next, using real life case studies, and a useful checklist that are essential for a sustainable and successful historic house museum. This book will be of tremendous use to staff, board members, volunteers, preservationists, and both students and faculty in museum studies programs. -- Kenneth C. Turino, Historic New England & Tufts University

In a clear and concise manner Rebekah Beaulieu outlines all anyone needs to know about financial management and related legal requirements. The book takes you through all the necessary financial activities, from one stage to the next, using real life case studies, and a useful checklist that are essential for a sustainable and successful historic house museum. This book will be of tremendous use to staff, board members, volunteers, preservationists, and both students and faculty in museum studies programs. -- Kenneth C. Turino, Manager of Community Engagement and Exhibitions, Historic New England and adjunct faculty, museum studies, Tufts University People who work with historic house museums typically do it because they love the collection, stories, and daily interaction with the past. But when it comes to the business of actually running a museum, well, they sometimes could use a little help. That's where Financial Fundamentals for Historic House Museums adds to the health of the field: in providing basic, easy to understand guidance for museum folks who need to keep their mission supplied with the money and business practices required for long-term sustainability. -- Dan Yaeger, Executive Director, New England Museum Association

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Rebekah Beaulieu, Ph.D. is the Associate Director at the Bowdoin College Museum of Art, where she oversees financial, legal, and risk management, as well as museum operations and administration. She previously served as the inaugural Executive Director of the Winchester Historical Society and the Sanborn House Historical and Cultural Center in Winchester, Massachusetts. Rebekah has extensive experience in nonprofit financial management, fundraising, and board relations and has presented workshops on grant writing, budget management, and fiscal sustainability in historic sites.

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