The HRC thanks Rebecca Martin, Volunteer and Tour Coordinator at The National Archives and Records Administration, for serving as guest author for the following entry. Rebecca has coordinated volunteers at the National Archives, the Litchfield Historical Society, and Twin Cities Habitat for Humanity. The following post shares tips and insights originally presented during her 2010 American Association for State and Local History Annual Meeting session in Oklahoma City, "Using Resources Wisely: Training and Evaluating...
In May, the Connecticut Humanities Council provided stipends for four Connecticut museum professionals to attend the Institute for Cultural Entrepreneurship for Museum Leaders in Cooperstown, NY. This four day immersion program for mid-career professionals introduced the principles of entrepreneurial thinking with the goal of expanding vision and leadership skills. The program's training sessions were designed to serve as catalysts that challenge traditional models of museum work in innovative and creative ways. Over the coming...
This article is reprinted with permission from Blue Avocado, a practical and readable online magazine for nonprofits. Subscribe free by sending an email to editor@blueavocado.org or at www.blueavocado.org. Board Insurance: Do You Really Need It? Blue Avocado • By Susan Bradshaw • April 25, 2011 We wanted an expert's view on what nonprofits need to know about Directors & Officers (board) liability insurance, so we asked Susan Bradshaw, VP at the Nonprofits Insurance Alliance...
I have posted in the past about the Qm2 Directors Roundtable I attend three times a year. The roundtable is an amazing professional development opportunity. This year we are working to develop a Case for Support for our organizations. After discussing the Case in general and sharing our experiences we were charged to go home and develop a Case for Support for our institutions. I am working on the Case for the Litchfield Historical...
The HRC thanks Karin Peterson, Museum Director for the State Historic Preservation Office, Department of Economic and Community Development, for serving as guest author for the following entry. Karin is responsible for the oversight of four state museums: Henry Whitfield State Museum in Guilford; Old New Gate Prison & Copper Mine in East Granby, Prudence Crandall Museum in Canterbury and the Sloane-Stanley Museum in Kent. At a time when the "success" of a museum...
