<div dir="ltr"><div><h1 style="box-sizing:border-box;margin-top:0px;margin-bottom:0.5rem;line-height:1.2;color:rgb(0,0,0);font-size:24px;font-family:RobotoBold,Arial,sans-serif"><span style="box-sizing:border-box;color:rgb(0,114,206)"><span style="box-sizing:border-box;font-weight:bolder">CMA: Call for Institutional Participants: Case Studies for EDI&A in Museums</span> </span></h1></div><div><span style="box-sizing:border-box;color:rgb(0,114,206)"><br></span></div><div><span style="box-sizing:border-box;color:rgb(0,114,206)"><p style="box-sizing:border-box;margin-top:0px;margin-bottom:1rem;color:rgb(0,0,0);font-family:Roboto,Arial,sans-serif;font-size:16px">We invite your museum to take part in our virtual case studies for the CMA’s multi-year project on equity, diversity, inclusion and accessibility, the EDI&A Guidance Strategy.</p><p style="box-sizing:border-box;margin-top:0px;margin-bottom:1rem;color:rgb(0,0,0);font-family:Roboto,Arial,sans-serif;font-size:16px">Building on the Workplace Diversity Survey, the Literature Review, and the focus-group interviews on EDI&A in Canadian museums, the case studies would be the fourth phase of this Strategy project. Your museum’s participation in those case studies will <a style="box-sizing:border-box;color:inherit;font-weight:700">help shape practical, sector-specific EDI&A guidance, showcase your work, and contribute to sector-wide transformation</a>.</p><p style="box-sizing:border-box;margin-top:0px;margin-bottom:1rem;color:rgb(0,0,0);font-family:Roboto,Arial,sans-serif;font-size:16px">Participating organizations should be willing to speak openly about both their successes and the challenges they face. We are especially interested in institutions engaged in one or more of our priority areas, including:</p><p style="box-sizing:border-box;margin-top:0px;margin-bottom:1rem;color:rgb(0,0,0);font-family:Roboto,Arial,sans-serif;font-size:16px"><span style="box-sizing:border-box;font-weight:bolder">Governance transformation</span>:<br style="box-sizing:border-box">Diversified boards, transparent nomination processes, or power-sharing models that centre community representation.</p><p style="box-sizing:border-box;margin-top:0px;margin-bottom:1rem;color:rgb(0,0,0);font-family:Roboto,Arial,sans-serif;font-size:16px"><span style="box-sizing:border-box;font-weight:bolder">Economic justice and career accessibility</span>:<br style="box-sizing:border-box">Addressing barriers like poverty wages or unpaid internships and exploring alternative funding models that support fair compensation.</p><p style="box-sizing:border-box;margin-top:0px;margin-bottom:1rem;color:rgb(0,0,0);font-family:Roboto,Arial,sans-serif;font-size:16px"><span style="box-sizing:border-box;font-weight:bolder">Strategic coherence and integration:<br style="box-sizing:border-box"></span>Embedding EDI&A across all operations with strong institutional frameworks and accountability systems rather than relying on ad-hoc initiatives.</p><p style="box-sizing:border-box;margin-top:0px;margin-bottom:1rem;color:rgb(0,0,0);font-family:Roboto,Arial,sans-serif;font-size:16px"><span style="box-sizing:border-box;font-weight:bolder">Authority redistribution and shared decision-making</span>:<br style="box-sizing:border-box">Meaningful involvement of community members in formal decision-making roles, co-created exhibitions, or other measurable forms of power sharing.</p><p style="box-sizing:border-box;margin-top:0px;margin-bottom:1rem;color:rgb(0,0,0);font-family:Roboto,Arial,sans-serif;font-size:16px"><span style="box-sizing:border-box;font-weight:bolder">Resource equity and institutional support</span>:<br style="box-sizing:border-box">Advancing EDI&A work despite resource limitations or developing scalable approaches adaptable to different institutional contexts. </p><p style="box-sizing:border-box;margin-top:0px;margin-bottom:1rem;color:rgb(0,0,0);font-family:Roboto,Arial,sans-serif;font-size:16px"><span style="box-sizing:border-box;font-weight:bolder">Case studies will take place between February and March 2026.</span></p><p style="box-sizing:border-box;margin-top:0px;margin-bottom:1rem;color:rgb(0,0,0);font-family:Roboto,Arial,sans-serif;font-size:16px">By participating, your museum will help shape practical, sector-specific EDI&A guidance, highlight your institution’s innovative work, and contribute to meaningful sector-wide change.</p><p style="box-sizing:border-box;margin-top:0px;margin-bottom:1rem;color:rgb(0,0,0);font-family:Roboto,Arial,sans-serif;font-size:16px">To ensure participation, please contact <a href="mailto:advocacy@museums.ca" style="box-sizing:border-box;color:rgb(0,0,0);font-weight:700">advocacy@museums.ca</a> no later than<span style="box-sizing:border-box;font-weight:bolder"> Thursday, January 22, 2026</span> with your expression of interest.</p><p style="box-sizing:border-box;margin-top:0px;margin-bottom:1rem;color:rgb(0,0,0);font-family:Roboto,Arial,sans-serif;font-size:16px"><a href="https://museums.ca/site/aboutthecma/newsandannouncements/november202025">Learn more here. </a></p></span></div><div><br></div><span class="gmail_signature_prefix">-- </span><br><div dir="ltr" class="gmail_signature" data-smartmail="gmail_signature"><div dir="ltr"><div dir="ltr"><div dir="ltr"><div dir="ltr"><div dir="ltr"><div><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="color:rgb(102,102,102)">Lorenda Calvert<br>Programs Manager</span></p></div><div><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom:12pt"><font size="1">Pronouns: she/her. To learn why pronouns are important, click <a href="https://equity.ubc.ca/resources/gender-diversity/pronouns/" target="_blank">here</a></font></p><div><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="color:rgb(136,136,136)">The BC Museums Association office is located on the traditional, unceded lands of the </span><a href="https://vimeo.com/275788251" style="color:rgb(17,85,204)" target="_blank">Lekwungen</a><span style="color:rgb(136,136,136)"> peoples (Songhees and Xwsepsum Nations). We respect past, present, and future Indigenous stewards and recognize that we are uninvited guests on this territory.</span><br></p><p class="MsoNormal"><br></p></div><div><p style="margin-right:0cm;margin-bottom:1pt;margin-left:0cm"><span style="font-size:11pt;font-family:Arial,sans-serif;color:rgb(237,125,49)">BC Museums Association || 675 Belleville Street  || Victoria, BC || V8W 1A1</span></p><p style="color:rgb(136,136,136);margin:0in 0in 1pt;font-family:Calibri,sans-serif;font-size:11pt"><span style="color:rgb(237,125,49);font-family:Arial,sans-serif;font-size:14.66px"><a href="http://www.museum.bc.ca/" style="color:rgb(17,85,204)" target="_blank">museum.bc.ca</a></span></p><p style="color:rgb(136,136,136);margin:0in 0in 1pt;font-family:Calibri,sans-serif;font-size:11pt"><br></p></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div>