The Connecticut League of History Organizations (CLHO) and the Connecticut Humanities Council (CHC) recently launched StEPs-CT--a capacity building program for smaller Connecticut museums, historical societies, and other cultural organizations. StEPs-CT helps organizations identify and document their strengths, and find solutions for those areas needing improvement. Over the course of two years, twenty-five Connecticut institutions will work to achieve certificates in six areas of museum practice using a curriculum created by the American Association for...
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In 2011, the National Main Street Center shared some great ideas for historic sites who manage volunteers on the National Trust for Historic Preservation's Historic Sites Weblog. The following article, "Main Street Advice for Managing Volunteers," is reproduced with the permission of the National Main Street Center and the National Trust for Historic Preservation."Main Street" is one of the flagship programs of the National Trust and offer lots of great resources for historic sites....
