Robin Etherington Email & Phone Number

Ottawa, Ontario

Contract Senior Management Services for not-for-profit and cultural organizations and businesses: professional personnel, budget/finances, processes and procedures, communications and operations, as well as policies, grants, programs, training opportunities, strategic and business planning. Develop and implement fund development (fundraising and revenue generation) strategies. Cultural Resources Management and cultural strategic planning.Professional and technical writing for… Show more Contract Senior Management Services for not-for-profit and cultural organizations and businesses: professional personnel, budget/finances, processes and procedures, communications and operations, as well as policies, grants, programs, training opportunities, strategic and business planning. Develop and implement fund development (fundraising and revenue generation) strategies. Cultural Resources Management and cultural strategic planning.Professional and technical writing for businesses and not-for-profit organizations. Contributor to 'Heritage Downtowns' : a planning consultancy specializing in the economic and social renewal of historic downtowns by providing strategies for rejuvenation and intensification : https://heritagedowntowns.com/Served as Interin Execuitve Director of the Ontario Museum Association (Feb. 21 - Oct. 27, 2023). Show less

Ottawa & Toronto

Executive Management of finances, HR, facilities, programs, communications, partnerships & advocacy: 2023 Budget, 2022-2023 Audit, established direct pay servicies (Ceridian) & signing authorities, Board Reports, 2022-2023 Annual Report, e-newsletter messaging & Interim ED Messages, developed & Moderate Fall Series of Workshops & Panel Discussions, AGM

Ottawa, On Canada

MUSÉE BYTOWN MUSEUM Managed an $800,000 cultural charity on a UNESCO World Heritage Site: operations, revenue streams, innovative positioning of the Museum in the International & National arena, policy development, strategigic planning, advocacy. marketing & resourceful grant writing & fundraising for $5 million. Proactive liaising & advocacy with governments, tourism agencies, universities & stakeholders. Extraordinary upgrading to an online collection management system, a… Show more MUSÉE BYTOWN MUSEUM Managed an $800,000 cultural charity on a UNESCO World Heritage Site: operations, revenue streams, innovative positioning of the Museum in the International & National arena, policy development, strategigic planning, advocacy. marketing & resourceful grant writing & fundraising for $5 million. Proactive liaising & advocacy with governments, tourism agencies, universities & stakeholders. Extraordinary upgrading to an online collection management system, a virtual tour, website & social media activities & Zoom-lectures : https://bytownmuseum.com, & curated a unique exhibition with international & local partners. In 2020-2022, innovated and all exhibitions & programming are online for public access. Actively engaged in public speaking, lecturing & participated on Committees & Boards. Museum's Youth Council is featured in 'Nelson HISTORY 8,' 2016, Nelson Education: http://bytownmuseum.com/get-engaged/youth-council/. Participated in Museum's collaboration with Kitigan Zibi & Algonquins of Pikwàkanagàn First Nation; resulting in labels translated in Algonquin & Indigenous Murals painted by 3 women artists from Kitigan Zibi (open to the public on May 12, 2023). Won Ontario Museum Association's 2023 Award of Excellence in Special Projects for its transformative work of Permanent Exhibition Renewal. Show less

Regina, Sk

Managed the operations, including community and stakeholder development, fund development, staff, programming, marketing and facility maintenance.

Designed and developed information products: documentation and courseware. Task and content analysis; and raised efficiencies at the corporate level

Guelph, Ontario, Canada

Managed professional staff, volunteers and students; annual finances, facilities and initiatives; policy development; grants application; strategy planning; public relations and marketing; community & partnerships development. OTHER POSITIONS / OPPORTUNITIES:Canadian Heritage Information NetworkCanadian Museum of CivilizationRoyal Ontario MuseumAnthropology Museum, UNAM, Mexico CityNational Institute of Anthropology, Mexico

Masters In Museum Studies

M.A., Language & Professional Writing