In our first Ask the Expert Q&A of 2015, Fiona Burton will be answering your questions on Working with Volunteers on 18 September, between 11am to noon BST. In 2007 Fiona started working with 14 volunteers, but today there are over 350 active Yorkshire Museums Trust volunteers! Discover how Fiona built up the volunteer base and check out her blog on http://www.yorkmuseumstrust.org.uk/blog/ask-the-expert-qa-18-september-working-with-volunteers-by-fiona-burton/ 

You can post questions before the Q & A sessions, or you can converse in real time with our experts. You can use the comment box below to post a question, or you can use twitter with the hashtag  #mdyask.

Museum Development Yorkshire's has run a successful series of successful blogs in 2014 from a range of experts including: 
•	Kristina Lomas, Founder of Eco Affinity, The Importance of Strong Relationships to Sustainability,   http://www.yorkmuseumstrust.org.uk/blog/ask-the-expert-qa-6-february-the-importance-of-strong-relationships-to-sustainability-with-kristina-lomas-2/
•	Alison Bodley, Curator of History, York Museums Trust, World War One, http://www.yorkmuseumstrust.org.uk/blog/ask-the-expert-qa-30-january-the-first-world-war-with-alison-bodley/
•	Michael Turnpenny, Developing legacy giving programmes for Museums http://www.yorkmuseumstrust.org.uk/blog/ask-the-expert-qa-15-december-developing-legacy-giving-programmes-with-michael-turnpenny/
•	Nicola Pullen- The Leonora Cohen Collection http://www.yorkmuseumstrust.org.uk/blog/ask-the-expert-qa-26-november-the-leonora-cohen-suffragette-collection-with-nicola-pullen/
•	Adam Parker - Roman Yorkshire http://www.yorkmuseumstrust.org.uk/blog/ask-the-expert-qa-24-october-roman-yorkshire-with-adam-parker/
•	Helen Walsh and Fiona Green- Top of the Pots!  Discussing Ceramics http://www.yorkmuseumstrust.org.uk/blog/ask-the-expert-qa-3-october-top-of-the-pots-helen-walsh-and-fiona-green/
•	Liz Denton, Museum Development Officer, - the implications of the National Curriculum for museums. http://www.yorkmuseumstrust.org.uk/blog/ask-the-expert-qa-25-september-museums-and-the-national-curriculum-liz-denton-museum-development-officer-2/
•	Naomi Korn, Copyright Consultant http://www.yorkmuseumstrust.org.uk/news-media/latest-news/ask-the-expert-qa-25-july-naomi-korn-copyright-consultant/

 You can view our blogs and Q&A's from 2013 here  http://www.ymtblog.org.uk/tag/ask-the-expert/

If you have ideas for subjects you’d like to see us cover in future, or would like to take questions yourself, please email [log in to unmask] and let us know.