The Heritage Resource Center is a program of the Connecticut Humanities Council and is made possible in part with major support from the Connecticut Commission on Culture and Tourism.

Additional support is provided by:

The State of Connecticut
The National Endowment for the Humanities
The Maximilian E. & Marion O. Hoffman Foundation

As the economy and the business world evolve, so too must your institution.  Old business models may have worked just fine for years, but institutions that don’t keep up with the rapidly changing times risk financial catastrophe.

Use the tools and resources assembled below to help your institution weather today’s difficult economic storm, create new audience-centered business models, and build a financially stable future.

Want to know more?  Visit the HRC Community Center to dig deeper and see all Finance related resources.

Benchmarking for NonProfits
		Formative, summative, out-come-based, quantitative, qualitative, post-test, benchmarking ...Is this all jargon, or does it all really do something?  Or does everyone do it just to please their funders? As a funder, I can tell you having some sort of measurement strategy in place is an important assessment tool--not just to please... Read More >>

Boardsource & Board Café: Board Practice & Current Board Info
		Help is available for you and your board to get up-to-date information and examples of necessary documents and policies.Two good places for comprehensive information are BoardSource and Board Café. Boardsource is rich with resources for anyone interested in governance, finance, and... Read More >>

Nonprofit Support Program
		Nonprofit organizations are the lifeblood of vibrant communities.  They fill social needs, provide needed services, and make our neighborhoods better places to live.In today's weak economy, however, nonprofits--including museums and historical societies--are needing to find ways to do... Read More >>

The Nonprofit Strategy Revolution
		Ever wonder what happened to the "strategy" in strategic plan? If you have ever lost any sleep pondering how your supposedly strategic plan is going to address this current financial mess, then you will be overjoyed to find David La Piana's 2008 book, The NonProfit Strategy Revolution: Real-Time Strategic Planning in a Rapid-Response World. This little book (that comes with a very useful CD) offers a new... Read More >>

La Piana Resources
		La Piana Consulting, founded in 1998, is a for-profit firm dedicated to strengthening nonprofits and foundations. Their mission is to improve leadership and management practices throughout the sector for greater social impact. If you really want the latest thinking on strategies - what they are, how effective strategies differ from what we *think* of as strategies, and how to inspire dynamic strategic thought in your museum, www.lapiana.org a great place to begin... Read More >>

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