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| THE BRITISH ASSOCIATION OF FRIENDS OF MUSEUMS | |||||||||||||
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| WHAT IS BAFM? | |||||||||||||
| ABOUT BAFM - IN BRIEF | |||||||||||||
| BAFM is an independent organisation established in 1973, for Friends, volunteers and supporters in museums, galleries and heritage sites. | |||||||||||||
| BAFM represents 200,000 Friends and Volunteers across the UK. It offers a friendly and practical network of support from people with first-hand experience of running Friends organisations, acts as a clearing house for common problems and their solutions, and is a central source of information about Friends for Friends. | |||||||||||||
| BAFM has links with a variety of organisations such as the Department for Culture, Media and Sport; Resource - the Council for Museums, Archives and Libraries; the Museums Association; the Association of Independent Museums; Area Museum Councils; the National Council for Voluntary Organisations; the Charity Commission; and the National Centre for Volunteering. | |||||||||||||
| BAFM is a member of the World Federation of the Friends of Museums. | |||||||||||||
| BAFM holds national and regional events, provides a 'Handbook For Friends', a 'Handbook for Heritage Volunteer Managers & Administrators' and a multiplicity of Information Sheets. A lively newsletter is produced three times a year, and an attractive Insurance scheme is available for members. BAFM's Co-ordinators are responsible across the UK for individual geographical areas. | |||||||||||||
| All material on this site is Copyright © BAFM (UK) | |||||||||||||
| Registered Charity: 270253 | |||||||||||||
| webmaster: www.greatnorthernpublishing.co.uk | |||||||||||||
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