NMA IDEA Survey

Thank you for taking the NMA Inclusion, Diversity, Equity, and Access

Your responses will help us to determine how the NMA can best help Nevada museums address issues of diversity, accessibility, and inclusion and create more equitable institutions (Inclusion, Diversity, Equity, & Accessibility will be referred to collectively as "IDEA" below). Questions deal with areas across the spectrum of museum practice and not all will apply to your specific circumstances -- feel free to skip any questions that don't apply to you or that you prefer not to answer. All answers will be kept anonymous.
1.Are you a member of NMA?
2.How old are you?
3.What is your gender? (check one)
4.What is your sexual orientation?
5.What race/ethnicity do you identify as? (Check all that apply)
6.What is your household income?
7.What is your highest level of formal education?
8.What is your PRIMARY relationship to the museum world?
9.If you are currently employed in a museum, which of the following best describes the area in which you work? Check all that apply.
10.How long have you been employed/volunteered in the museum field?
11.Do you require accommodations to perform your duties?
12.How many staff are currently employed at your museum
13.Does your museum collect demographic information on staff? If so, what aspects of demographics are tracked? (check all that apply)
14.Does your organization have a diversity plan?
15.Does your organization have a physical accessibility plan?
16.Does your institution have a dedicated person/team to address issues surrounding IDEA?
17.Does your museum collect demographic information on visitors?
18.How does your institution attract diverse/ new visitors?
19.Does your museum provide avenues for staff and volunteers to voice concerns to leadership? Please elaborate in the comment box below.
20.Do you have a dedicated person/ team to identify areas where accommodations could improve staff/ visitor experiences?
21.Does your institution regularly list salary range or expectations in recruitment postings?
22.When looking to fill an open position at your institution, which of the following strategies do you utilize? Select all that apply:
23.When planning exhibitions or collection acquisitions, does your museum seek guidance from the groups represented in the materials?
24.Has your museum performed an audit of existing exhibitions, programs, and policies to determine how well they meet the needs of diversity, inclusion, and accessibility?
25.Is your museum concerned with telling inclusive stories? If so, how does your museum measure success?'
26.What practices has your museum put in place to remove barriers to visitors of various ethnicity, class, gender, physical ability, age, etc. Check all that apply.
27.Has your museum made IDEA training available to curators, exhibition designers, education coordinators, and other program staff?
28.What challenges has your museum faced in designing more inclusive and accessible exhibitions and programs?
29.What changes, if any, to visitor services and/or security have you made to ensure that people from all backgrounds feel welcome visiting your institution?
30.Does your organization have a policy on selection of outside vendors (contractors, wholesale suppliers, fabricators, etc.) that gives preference to minority- and/or women-owned businesses?
31.What is the relationship of your museum’s store to the programming and education departments of your museum?
32.How does your museum store express the values of your museum as laid out in your ethics, values, and IDEA statements?
33.Does your museum’s social media policy highlight issues of diversity and inclusion?
34.Do you have a style guide for media and promotion that includes guidelines for visually impaired readers?
35.Do you create hashtags and image descriptions for social media posts?
36.How does your museum make its content available to low-income, non-white, LGBTQIA+, disabled, and other non-mainstream audiences?
37.Does your museum vet current or potential funders based on principles of diversity and inclusion?
38.How are your museum’s programs insulated from the demands of funders who may disagree with points raised in an exhibition or other museum program?
39.What changes would you like to see to how your museum fundraises?
40.What mechanisms exist for your members and other supporters to express concern or criticism over content in your museum?
41.Do you feel equity issues are important to your institution? How does your institution communicate that equity issues are important to them?
42.What inclusion/ diversity/ equity/ accessibility issues would you like to learn more about (be as specific as you would like)?