Museum Development Associates was founded to provide affordable services aimed at improving the operations and infrastructure of small, rural and start-up museums, so that they might become greater economic contributors to their communities. We provide:

1. Professional development for staff and board through workshops, individualized training and online courses;  
2. Inventory services;
3. Conservation assessments;
4. Collections care training and consultations;
5. Organizational development for start-up museums;
6. Exhibition development and project management;
7. Creation of preservation plans to protect collections;
8. Security planning and risk assessments for small institutions;
9. Analysis of governance and financial management;
10. Communication of best practices via listserv and website and;
11.   Telephone and email consultations.