Technical Leaflet 190: How (& Why) to Form a Purchasing Cooperative

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How (& Why) to Form a Purchasing Cooperative is an AASLH Technical Leaflet. AASLH Technical Leaflets are brief, practical guides on how to do history. Technical Leaflet #190 by Lynn Swain and Duffy Keller, CPPO ses the Colorado/Wyoming Association of Museums' purchasing cooperative as an example and highlights its success in providing its members with knowledge about museum vendors and reduced prices on supplies. Lynn Swain and Duffy Keller explain how to create a purchasing cooperative with step-by-step instructions, beginning with forming a purchasing committee and ending with the bidding process for supplies. Also included are examples of forms the Colorado/Wyoming Association of Museums committee drafted for purchasing and bidding on products. For more information on similar topics, please refer to Technical Leaflet Bundle 22, Help in a Tough Economy.

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Open to download resource. This AASLH Technical Leaflet uses the Colorado/Wyoming Association of Museums' purchasing cooperative as an example and highlights its success in providing its members with knowledge about museum vendors and reduced prices on supplies.
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