National Endowment for the Humanities: Small Museums Webinar Tomorrow

NEH Small Museums Webinar

NEH is offering a webinar on Wednesday April 23th at 4pm ET that will give more information about grants for small and mid-sized museums and cultural institutions. They will use stories of previous grantees to share information on Preservation Assistance Grants, NEH On The Road (a traveling exhibition program), grants from NEH’s Division of Public Programs, and state humanities council exhibitions.

Some of the examples we may discuss include:

• The Puget Sound Maritime Historical Society in Seattle, WA received a Preservation Assistance Grant to store thousands of drawings that detailed naval architecture.
• The Rokeby Museum in Vermont received Planning and Implementation grants to create an exhibition on the Underground Railroad.
• The Missouri Humanities Council collaborated with the Missouri State Museum to create a traveling exhibit, the Civil War in Missouri.

Register for the webinar here. Please share this announcement with anyone who may be interested in attending.

Free Advocacy Webinar on Monday

Monday, September 27, at 2pm EDT
Advocating During an Election Season
Election day is fast approaching, and this session will provide practical advice on how to get involved before and after the November 2 election without jeopardizing your nonprofit status. Learn how to familiarize yourself with the candidates, encourage voter registration, and promote museum awareness through the electoral process.
REGISTER TODAY!

More information at http://www.speakupformuseums.org/alert_20100902.htm.  

Also this Week: Step by Step Collections Acquisition

Also happening this week on Wednesday at 2pm will be a webinar by AAM entitled Step by Step Collections Acquisition. You can learn more about it here.

Webinar by AAM: Museum Standards and Best Practices Primer - July 7

This Wednesday, July 7, join senior AAM staff and other leading practitioners for the new AAM webinar, Museum Standards and Best Practices Primer, a valuable overview and introduction to National Standards and Best Practices, the museum field's core operational principles. Build your awareness of the standards, how they are developed, applied and used, and what they mean to you and the day-to-day operations of your institution.

Museum Standards and Best Practices Primer 90-minute "Basics" Webinar, July 7, 2-3:30 p.m. (EDT) In collaboration with the Museum Assessment Program (MAP) and LearningTimes.

Register now here!

Individual Registration: AAM member: $35; Non-member: $135 Group Registration: AAM member: $55; Non-member: $155

Registration includes access to the live webinar, the on-demand webinar for up to six months, and the online community and resources, including presentation handouts.

Learn more and sign up for this professional development opportunity here!

Do you have a professional development opportunity? Email smallmuseumassociation@gmail.com.