Museum Administration: An Introduction by Genoways and Ireland

Whether you are running a museum or another kind of nonprofit, this book lays out the issues you need to know if you are the director. From budgeting, staffing, board and donor relations, this is an overview of the concepts. Then, given a scenario taken from the museum context, you are challenged to predict a workable plan that will address the issues. Since the book limits itself to one kind of organization, it actually adapts to the needs of many organizations quite well serving as a good introduction for the untested director.

Hugh H. Genoways & Lynne M. Ireland, Museum Administration: An Introduction. 2003. Alta Mira Press.