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Next week the HRC will be traveling to Oklahoma City to attend and report back from the 2010 American Association for State and Local History (AASLH) Annual Meeting. From Wednesday September 22 through Saturday September 25, check the HRC Community Center Blog and HRC facebook pages for reports and thoughts on conference sessions, news and updates on the history and museum community, and tips on new resources worth checking out. We'll let you know what...
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. What is an Advisory Board and Should We Have One? Board Cafe • By Jan Masaoka • August 23, 2010 Recently several Blue Avocado readers have written to say their organizations are considering creating advisory boards or advisory committees of one kind or another. At the same...
I posted a few months ago about the Qm2 Museum Directors roundtable, run by John and Anita Durel, which I have been attending this year. One intriguing take-away from our last meeting was John's thoughts on strategic planning. He believes that knowing how to think strategically and act strategically is more important than simply having a strategic plan. And that the primary purpose of creating a plan in the first place is to teach your...
Looking for a national forum where history lovers can meet to discuss the topics and challenges they face every day? A place where history museum and historical society employees and board members can go to ask questions and get answers from colleagues? If so, check out the American Association for State and Local History's (AASLH) new online communities. Two online communities are currently live: History News: AASLH's first online community focuses on their quarterly print...
