CAM E-NEWS 4/2/2008
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FIND YOUR MUSE... Be a member of the California Association of Museums! CAM is the only professional association specifically addressing the needs and interests of California's museums and relies on membership dues to support its programs and services. Membership benefits and fees are available at http://www.calmuseums.org/membership.
| JOIN US FOR THE MUSEUM ADVOCACY DAY ON MAY 7TH |
In February of this year, Assemblyman Mike Villines introduced ACR 100 (http://www.calmuseums.org/news/ACR_100.pdf) to proclaim May 2008 as California Museum Month and highlight the vital role museums play in educating our state’s students and citizens.
The purpose of California Museum Month is to focus the attention of legislators, the media, and the public on the important role that museums play in the state of California--especially in the realm of education. Our museums are located in every county and region throughout California, represent a multitude of disciplines, collect and interpret our natural and cultural world, offer learning experiences for all ages, and attract tens-of-millions of visitors annually. We have a lot to celebrate and communicate to the policymakers in Sacramento.
Join us in Sacramento on Wednesday, May 7th for CAM's Museum Advocacy Day to demonstrate how the state's museums are strengthening communities, partnering with schools, and contributing to a higher quality of life in this state. Don't miss this opportunity to learn about legislative issues affecting the museum field and practice being an advocate for your museum and the field as a whole.
For additional information about California Museum Month or the Museum Advocacy Day, visit CAM's website at http://www.calmuseums.org/museum_month/index.html.
| SALARY SURVEY OF CALIFORNIA MUSEUM PROFESSIONALS COMING SOON |
Look in your Inbox and mailbox soon for an invitation for your museum to participate in CAM's biennial salary survey! This important notification will provide your organization with the information needed to participate in this survey. CAM's salary survey has become an important resource for many museums in establishing payscales, benchmarking with similar organizations, and understanding statewide trends.
If you do not receive a postcard or email about the salary survey within the next couple weeks, or have questions about the salary survey, please contact the CAM office at 831-471-9970.
| MUSEUMS ENCOURAGED TO APPLY FOR CONNECTING TO COLLECTIONS BOOKSHELF |
The Institute of Museum and Library Services (IMLS) is currently accepting applications for the second round of its Connecting to Collections Bookshelf. The Bookshelf will be given to small museums and libraries with special collections, to help preserve and conserve their collections. The retail value of the publications is over $800 and some publications cannot be found except in the Bookshelf. Priority will be given to small museums and libraries with special collections, botanical gardens, zoos, and aquariums, but large qualifying institutions are also eligible to apply. The Bookshelf will be distributed free to 2,000 institutions. In the first round, over 90% of applicants were awarded the bookshelf!
The deadline to apply for this round is April 30. The online application is available at http://www.aaslh.org/bookshelf. For more information, or for questions, contact Terry Jackson at AASLH at jackson@aaslh.org or (615) 320-3203.
| FEBRUARY MUSEUM POLL RECAP: MUSEUMS AND ACCESSIBLE PROGRAMS |
Socioeconomic trends such as aging and other factors have contributed to the growth of a disabled population in the United States. People with disabilities make up a large and diverse group, with estimates that 50 million adults, or one out of every five, has a disability or impairment that causes limitations in activities. These limitations may include physical and developmental disabilities, speech, hearing and visual impairments, or the natural effects of the aging process. In February and March, CAM asked CAM e-News subscribers if their museums offer programs specifically targeted to this population or designed with accessibility in mind.
The results of this informal poll indicate that one-third of California museums (33.3%) are offering programs specifically for people with disabilities, while 61.6% indicate they do not. The programs offered for people with disabilities include American Sign Language tours, summer camps for children with special needs, and multimedia presentations for visitors who cannot access historical collections or live presentations. For museums that do not offer such programs, respondents mentioned physical considerations (such as steps) or lack of information about the target audience as barriers to designing programs for people with disabilities. Here are some comments from our subscribers:
We work to make the museums usable by people with disabilities independently, but offer services if they are requested. The services include an Access Day scheduled for people with disabilities who need to avoid crowds once per popular exhibition. Other services: semi annual mailing, semi annual hands-on workshop adaptable to all skill levels, a mental healthfulness project aimed at making the museums a useful resource for artists or art lovers with mental health conditions, etc. -- Tish Brown, Accessibility Coordinator, Fine Arts Museums of San Francisco
I wouldn't begin to know how to design or implement programs specifically for people with disabilities, nor do I have any information on the most prevalent type(s) of disability. -- Anonymous
Our goal is to adapt our current programs and tours so that they are universally accessible. We have built an Art Access Advisory Committee, made of community stakeholders, to help to provide information and feedback on our accessibility. Currently, we offer Touch Tours, large print label text, tours with augmentation devices, and docent training on universal access. In addition, this is our second year of collaborating with Very Special Arts - where we teach the artists in residence about an exhibition, they work with their students, and we host a culminating student exhibition. -- Caren Gutierrez, Education Programs Manager, Crocker Art Museum
We have a ranch/house museum almost all of which is on one level and accessible. Only the upstairs of the house is not accessible. The house is adobe and there is no obvious way to make the upstairs available without destroying it's authenticity. We have many disabled visitors, with that exception, they can tour the museum with everyone else. -- Anonymous
| MONTHLY MUSEUM POLL: MUSEUM "NAMING OPPORTUNITIES" |
Naming opportunities are common strategies in most capital campaigns and some offer an individual or company the opportunity to put their name on a brick, tile, bench, or other component of a building. A recent article highlighted a unique naming opportunity at the Carnegie Museum of Natural History in Pittsburgh that offers a unique spin on this fundraising technique; they have raised nearly $800,000 by offering companies and individual donors the opportunity to attach their name to a dinosaur bone. Donors can spend as little as $25 for a dinosaur tooth and up to six figures for an entire dinosaur skeleton as part of the museum's "Adopt-a-Bone" campaign. To date, the museum has raised $615,000 from corporate "sponsaurs" and another $175,000 from individual donors, whose gifts are expected to reach $200,000 by June. This compelling fundraising strategy inspired the monthly poll for this month and CAM would like to know what other naming opportunities California museums are offering.
MONTHLY MUSEUM POLL:
Has your museum ever offered a naming opportunity for items in your collection or parts of your building?
Click here to participate in the poll
(or copy the following URL and paste it in your browser: http://www.surveymonkey.com/s.aspx?sm=E1BghtIA48gYRy_2f5Cc9Vsw_3d_3d)
EVALUATION PLANNING WORKSHOP IN SANTA BARBARA, APRIL 7
The Museum Educators of Southern California (MESC) will be hosting a special workshop on April 7 at the Santa Barbara Museum of Natural History. The program will focus on the fundamentals of evaluation and how evaluation can be used as a constructive programming tool by museum educators in the Santa Barbara region. For more information, contact Heather Moffat at (805) 682-4711, ext. 164 or visit the MESC website at http://www.mesconline.org. MESC is also planning for its Spring Program, inspired by Latino demographic research done at the Palm Springs Art Museum, which will be held at the Los Angeles County Museum of Art. Contact Jeanne Hoel at (213) 621-1706 for details.
FOUNDATION CENTER OFFERS WORKSHOPS IN OUTCOME-BASED PLANNING
The Foundation Center is offering two workshops in outcome-based planning. These workshops, titled Outcome Thinking and Management: Shifting Focus from Activities to Results, are being held on April 15 in San Diego, and on April 17 in Los Angeles. The course will cover how to use outcome thinking to plan programs, produce better proposals, and to report on the impact of programs. For more information or to register, see http://foundationcenter.org/marketplace/catalog/subcategory_training.jhtml?id=cat300001.
AAM’S WEB EXCLUSIVE PAGE ADDS NEW “PRACTICALLY SPEAKING” ARTICLES
A new element of the American Association of Museum’s (AAM) Web Exclusives section, Practically Speaking reviews the nuts and bolts of the museum field, providing ideas, examples and tools to support the important work of museum professionals. It includes articles on everything from diversifying endowments and online programming to what it's like to be an AAM Peer Reviewer and a how-to on civic engagement. New exclusives include Day in the Life, a series that follows museum professionals of all stripes through their typical interactions. The most recent insights give an inside look at the work of a director of collections and curator. To visit the Practically Speaking website, see http://aam-us.org/pubs/webexclusive/index.cfm.
NONPROFIT MARKETING ON A SHOESTRING BUDGET – WORKSHOP IN CLAREMONT, APRIL 25
The California Inland County American Marketing Association (CICAMA) will be hosting Shoestring Marketing: Maximum Results on a Nonprofit Budget, a 5-hour workshop that will focus on how to successfully market a nonprofit agency with a limited budget. Seminars will include Marketing on Nonprofit Branding, Marketing to Funding Agencies, Integrating Web 2.0 into Your Nonprofit, and PR for Nonprofits. The lunchtime seminar will feature the discussion, Time and Money: How to Successfully Market Your Nonprofit Agency. This workshop will take place on April 25, from 8:00 am – 1:00 pm, at the Peter F. Drucker and Masatoshi Ito Graduate School of Management at Claremont College. The registration fee ($55) includes a continental breakfast and a working lunch. The first 40 attendees to register will receive a complimentary copy of Managing the Nonprofit Organization, by Peter F. Drucker, available to them on the day of the event. To register, call (951) 274-7414 or email cicama@marketingpower.com.
BRIDGES: MUSEUM/COMMUNITY PARTNERSHIP CONFERENCE – APPLY NOW
BRIDGES: A Museum/Community Partnership Conference will be held at the Franklin Institute in Philadelphia, PA on June 20-22, 2008. This conference will bring together museum and community pairs from 25 partnerships to explore best practices for developing and sustaining a shared vision of engaging underserved families in science enrichment activities. BRIDGES is specifically designed for programs whose primary audience is family groups. BRIDGES will provide opportunities for participants to share triumphs and tragedies and build an ongoing community of practice. A dynamic keynote speaker, poster sessions, and breakout discussions will form the basis for building a new museum/community network for science programs that serve families. Transportation, hotel, and meal costs will be paid by a National Science Foundation grant. Space is limited; the deadline to apply is May 1. To apply, see http://www.fi.edu/BRIDGES.
FREE MUSEUM DIGITAL ASSET MANAGEMENT DATABASE AVAILABLE FROM MOAC
A new software tool, the Digital Asset Management Database (DAMD) from Museums and the Online Archive of California (MOAC), has been developed as both a utilitarian tool and as a test case for exploring more general issues of content sharing and community tool development. Thanks to funding from the Institute of Museum and Library Services, DAMD is now available to be shared freely with the cultural heritage community. To learn more or download a copy of the DAMD, which works in FileMaker Pro Version 8.5 or above for Mac or Windows, visit the MOAC site at http://bampfa.berkeley.edu/moac/.
AAM TO HOLD SPECIAL SESSION ABOUT MUSIC LICENSING
AAM has arranged a special session at its Annual Meeting to allow attendees to learn more about music licensing. The session, Music Licensing: Myths, Truths and Solutions, will be held on Tuesday, April 29 from 8:00 – 9:00 am in the Career Café Ballroom Foyer. For details, see http://www.aam-us.org/am08/index.cfm.
AAM’S LEARNING IN MUSEUMS SEMINAR 2008 – WILL FOCUS ON TECHNOLOGY, INTERPRETATION AND LEARNING
The AAM Learning in Museums Seminar 2008 will introduce the potential uses of technology and new media in museums, and outline how to plan and implement a collaborative technology project to support the interpretation of collections and enhance visitors' experience. The Seminar will take place on June 20-21 in Minneapolis. To view the tentative agenda, see potential fellowship opportunities, and register, see http://www.aam-us.org/getinvolved/learn/lim08.cfm.
NEW WEB PARTNERSHIP MAKES 3,000+ HISTORICAL PHOTOGRAPHS PUBLICLY ACCESSIBLE
The Library of Congress and Flickr have formed an innovative Web 2.0 partnership that has made more than 3,000 historical photographs publicly accessible. Flickr created a new publication model called The Commons to accommodate the library's and other publicly held photographic collections. The project will increase the availability of such content, which is held in cultural institutions throughout the world. In addition, it will allow the public to tag and comment on the photographs, helping institutions gather information about the people and places their collections represent. To discuss adding your institution's holdings to The Commons, e-mail flickr-commons@yahoo-inc.com. To view the public photograph collections, see http://www.flickr.com/photos/Library_of_Congress.
CELEBRATE INTERNATIONAL MUSEUM DAY ON MAY 18
Since 1977, International Museum Day has been celebrated each year on May 18 across the globe. Museums are invited to create special programs and activities to celebrate museums as institutions in service to society. For this year's International Museum Day, the International Council of Museums (ICOM) is challenging institutions to explore the idea of "museums as agents of social change and development." Suggested activities, many costing very little in resources or staff time, can be found on the ICOM website at http://icom.museum/imd.html.
AASLH ANNOUNCES NEW BENCHMARK GROUPS FOR PERFORMANCE MANAGEMENT PROGRAM
The American Association for State and Local History’s (AASLH) Performance Management visitor survey program recently opened several new benchmark groups including military museums, state historical societies, state operated museums, and budget categories $201,000 to $400,000 and $401,000 to 1 million. AASLH’s Performance Management program helps museums, historic houses, and related institutions define success by how well they are meeting visitors’ wants and needs. Through the use of a proven survey and resulting report, participating institutions receive important visitor data plus valuable support material for strategic planning, fund raising, marketing, and program development. Benchmarking allows museums to compare visitor survey results with institutions of similar type, budget size, governance structure, and geographic location. A benchmark group is created only after five or more institutions that meet criteria for that group have participated in the program. To sign up for the Performance Management group that begins June 1 or to request additional information, contact Cherie Cook at cook@aaslh.org or at (573) 893-5164. To learn more about which museums are using Performance Management, see http://www.aaslh.org/perfmanagement.htm.
SDSU OFFERS NEW ONLINE PROFESSIONAL CERTIFICATE IN GREEN AND SUSTAINABLE BUILDING
San Diego State University’s (SDSU) College of Extended Studies has announced a new program based on the growing demand in the green construction industry. This program is geared for those interested in the implementation of sustainable building tools and strategies. It is also recommended for professionals moving into fields that require knowledge of green building or sustainable design, or anyone who recognizes the emerging importance of sustainable design and its impact on our daily life. For more information, visit http://www.ces.sdsu.edu/cg.html or email extended.std@sdsu.edu.
CCAHA DISASTER, PROTECTION AND SECURITY PROGRAM IN MAY 2008
The Conservation Center for Art and Historic Artifacts (CCAHA) will be presenting Preparing for the Unexpected: Protection and Security for Cultural Collections on May 12 and 13 in Philadelphia, PA. The sessions will include disaster mitigation and emergency preparedness; crisis communication; exercising the plan (an interactive session); recovery of paper-based collections (a hands-on interactive session); fire safety: detection, and suppression; and, understanding security risks. Program and registration information for this program are available on CCAHA’s website at http://www.ccaha.org/workshop_cal.php. For more information, contact CCAHA at (215) 545-0163 or pso@ccaha.org.
EXPANDING INFORMAL SCIENCE EDUCATION FOR LATINOS CONFERENCE - SEPTEMBER 4-7
With funding from the National Science Foundation, the Self Reliance Foundation will host a 3-day conference, “Expanding Informal Science Education for Latinos.“ The conference, to be held on September 4-7 (new dates) in Albuquerque, NM, has the overarching goal of laying the groundwork for the development of strategic partnerships for involving Latino audiences in informal science learning. Through workshops and planning sessions, the conference will look at current issues and needs, as well as provide opportunities for collaboration and designing new initiatives. The meeting will bring together approximately 100 professionals from museums, community/youth organizations, Spanish-language media, schools, and other educational organizations. For additional details and registration information, please contact: Bob Russell, Science Advisor, Self-Reliance Foundation, at hanarus@aol.com or (202) 997-5539.
ARTS EDUCATION HAPPY HOUR – APRIL 10 IN LOS ANGELES
On Thursday, April 10, everyone involved with and interested in supporting arts education in Los Angeles is invited to drop in to the Backstage Bar (Los Angeles) for a casual forum for meeting, networking, and forging friendships and partnerships. The group will meet for drinks and conversation (5:30 – 7:30 pm). Please email laartsedhappyhour@yahoo.com with any questions and to RSVP for the event. These meetings will continue to be held every month, rotating between locations downtown and on the West Side.
SEATS STILL AVAILABLE IN ONLINE PRESERVATION CLASSES
SOLINET, Inc., the Southeastern Library Network, has announced that there are still seats available in the upcoming Basic Digital Stewardship class, which will take place online on Friday, April 25, from 10:00 am - 12:00 pm EST. This class will focus on how to successfully determine whether organizations are prepared to handle a long-term digital preservation project. The course will cover appropriate file formats, migration and refreshing, and a discussion of the Research Libraries Group (RLG) checklist to be certified as a trusted digital repository. For more information or to register, see http://www.solinet.net.
GOOGLE OFFERS RESOURCES FOR NON-PROFITS
Google has launched a new portal that offers a variety of free tools that have the potential to help nonprofits promote their work, raise money, and operate more efficiently. These tools include well known tools such as Google checkout, docs, and calendar, but also include services such as Google analytics, grants, gadgets, maps, and groups. To learn more, visit the Google nonprofit portal at http://www.google.com/nonprofits/.
“PLINKITS” OFFER LIBRARIES PRE-BUILT WEBSITES
The Plinkit Collaborative, currently made up of 100 libraries in Oregon, Texas, Illinois, and Colorado, are working to provide pre-built websites to partnering libraries. Plinkit, which stands for "Public Library Interface Kit," provides small libraries that have little to no web presence with an easy-to-use and content-rich Web site and the training necessary to update and maintain it. Plinkit is based on the open-source software content management system, Plone, and is provided as a free web-hosting service through member states of the Collaborative. To learn more about this innovative project, see http://www.plinkit.org/.
CANDIDATE FORUM WITH SENATOR RIDLEY-THOMAS
Arts for LA, with the support of the Emerging Arts Leaders Network/Los Angeles, will host a candidate forum with Senator Mark Ridley-Thomas, who is seeking the 2nd County District seat vacated by Yvonne Brathwaite Burke. The conversation will create an opportunity for stakeholders to learn about Ridley-Thomas’ awareness of, commitment to, and policy agenda for the arts and arts education in Los Angeles County. This event is free and open to the general public. However, seats are limited and reservations will be taken on a first-come first-served basis. The event will take place on Saturday, April 12 from 10:30 am – 12:00 pm at the Veterans Memorial Complex (4117 Overland Ave, Culver City 90230). To RSVP, see http://artsforlaridleythomas.eventbrite.com/.
SEMINAR FOR HISTORICAL ADMINISTRATION – APPLICATION DEADLINE IS MAY 15
Applications are now being accepted for the 49th Seminar for Historical Administration (SHA), to be held at the Indiana Historical Society in Indianapolis, November 1-22, 2008. SHA is an intensive three-week program that provides unsurpassed opportunities for history professionals to attend workshops, field trips, and engage in discussions on essential topics, best practices, and case studies with more than thirty expert practitioners and teachers from leading history and cultural organizations in the U.S. SHA is sponsored by AASLH, AAM, Colonial Williamsburg, the Indiana Historical Society, the Smithsonian’s National Museum of African American History and Culture, and the National Trust for Historic Preservation who meet together to select 18 seminarians each year. The deadline for applications to be a part of the class of 2008 is May 15. Tuition for the three-week program is $2,425 (lodging included). One $2,500 scholarship is available for minority applicants. For information, contact Bob Beatty at AASLH at (615) 320-3203 or beatty@aaslh.org.
Get the Word Out in CAM e-News!
Please email the CAM office at editor@calmuseums.org to list any announcements pertaining to professional development programs, grant opportunities, or related opportunities in future editions of CAM e-News and on the CAM web site. Since it is not possible to include all the details of an announcement, please include a phone number, web site address, or email address so interested parties can get additional information. Please do not exceed a limit of 150 words per listing. All announcements are subject to editing by CAM personnel.
| MUSEUMS IN THE NEWS |
A CAUTIONARY NOTE
For access to some of these articles, the publishers may require that you become a member of their web site. For access to recent articles, this is usually a free service. However, you may need to pay for access to archived articles. In all instances, they will collect your contact information and probably send you advertisements. If you do not wish to become a member of a newspaper web site, we recommend that you note the title, author, newspaper, and publication date and visit your local library. If you are having trouble connecting to the appropriate article via the link provided below, we recommend that you go directly to the newspaper's web site and search with key words.
The Bone People: Donors Help Protect Dinosaur Remains
By: Holly Hall, Chronicle of Philanthropy, April 3, 2008
http://philanthropy.com/free/articles/v20/i12/12f00501.htm
The Arts at K-12’s Center Stage: Finding ways to increase student access to creative learning
The School Administrator (American Association of School Administrators), March 2008
http://www.aasa.org/publications/saissuedetail.cfm?ItemNumber=10137&snItemNumber=950
Ovation TV Touts Ad Ties with Museums
Broadcasting & Cable, March 31, 2008
http://panasonic.broadcastnewsroom.com/articles/viewarticle.jsp?id=346446
New Models for Children’s Museums: Wired Classrooms?
By: Nina Simon, Museum 2.0 (blog), February 5, 2008
http://museumtwo.blogspot.com/2008/02/new-models-for-childrens-museums-wired.html
Learning to Mix Business With Art [overview of the inaugural class of the Center for Curatorial Leadership]
By: Randy Kennedy, New York Times, January 30, 2008
http://www.nytimes.com/2008/01/30/arts/design/30cura.html?_r=2&ref=arts&oref=slogin&oref=slogin
Please note that CAM does not necessarily endorse the information contained in these articles or the source(s) of the information.
To view 16 additional articles featuring museums or related topics in newspapers through April 2, 2008, see Museums in the News.
| JOB OPPORTUNITIES |
To view additional details, application instructions, and contact information for the above open positions, click on Museum Job Opportunities.
| PERSONNEL NOTES |
Email admin@calmuseums.org to include personnel announcements in future editions of CAM e-News.
| FUNDING OPPORTUNITIES |
NEH OFFERS HUMANITIES COLLECTIONS AND RESOURCES GRANTS
The National Endowment for the Humanities (NEH) is now accepting applications for its Collections and Resources grants. Grants support projects that preserve and create intellectual access to such collections as books, journals, newspapers, manuscript and archival materials, maps, still and moving images, sound recordings, art, and objects of material culture. The deadline to apply is July 15. For more information, see http://neh.gov/grants/guidelines/Collections_and_Resources.html.
IRVINE FOUNDATION OFFERS CREATIVE CONNECTIONS FUND GRANT
Starting in May, the Irvine Foundation will be accepting applications for the Creative Connections Fund, its new open, competitive grant program for small and midsize arts organizations in California, particularly those outside of the San Francisco Bay Area. The fund provides grants of up to $50,000, over one or two years, for artistic creativity and cultural participation projects. The deadline to apply is August 1, 2008. For guidelines and details, see http://www.irvine.org/grants_program/arts/artsfund/overview.shtml.
NEH PRESERVATION ASSISTANCE GRANTS FOR SMALLER INSTITUTIONS
These grants help small and mid-sized institutions, such as libraries, museums, historical societies, archival repositories, town and county records offices, and colleges, improve their ability to preserve and care for their humanities collections. These may include special collections of books and journals, archives and manuscripts, prints and photographs, moving images, sound recordings, architectural and cartographic records, decorative and fine arts, textiles, archaeological and ethnographic artifacts, furniture, and historical objects. The deadline is May 15. For additional information, see http://www.neh.gov/grants/guidelines/pag.html.
COBY FOUNDATION ACCEPTING APPLICATIONS FOR TEXTILE AND FASHION COLLECTIONS AND EXHIBITIONS
The Coby Foundation is now offering planning and implementation grants for exhibitions of textiles and fashion collections at museums that have not mounted such exhibitions in the past three years. The deadline for inquiries is April 30. To view grant guidelines, see http://cobyfoundation.org/new.html.
SAVE AMERICA'S TREASURES GRANTS
Grants support preservation and conservation work on intellectual and cultural artifacts and historic structures and sites that are nationally significant. Grant amounts range from $25,000 to $70,000 to conserve collections and from $125,000 to $700,000 for historic property and site projects. Intellectual and cultural artifacts include artifacts, collections, documents, sculpture and works of art. Historic structures and sites include historic districts, sites, buildings, structures and objects. The deadline for applications is May 20. For details, visit the National Park Service website at http://www.nps.gov/history/hps/treasures/ or contact Kimber Craine at the President's Committee on the Arts and the Humanities, or call (202) 682-5661.
STATE AND FEDERAL GRANT DEADLINES
CALIFORNIA ARTS COUNCIL
For information, click CAC.
CALIFORNIA COUNCIL FOR THE HUMANITIES
For information, click CCH.
CALIFORNIA CULTURAL AND HISTORICAL ENDOWMENT
For information, click CCHE.
HERITAGE PRESERVATION
For information, click CAP.
INSTITUTE OF MUSEUM AND LIBRARY SERVICES
April 26, 2008: Save America's Treasures
May 1, 2008: Native American Library Services: Enhancement Grants
For information, click IMLS.
NATIONAL ENDOWMENT FOR THE ARTS
June 2, 2008: Challenge America: Reaching Every Community Fast-Track Review Grants
June 9, 2008: Learning in the Arts for Children and Youth
For information, click NEA.
NATIONAL ENDOWMENT FOR THE HUMANITIES
April 2, 2008: Digital Humanities Start-Up Grants
May 1, 2008: Challenge Grants & Digital Humanities Challenge Grants
May 15, 2008: Preservation Assistance Grants for Smaller Institutions
July 1, 2008: Preservation and Access Research and Development Projects Grants
July 1, 2008: Preservation and Access Education and Training Projects Grants
July 15, 2008: Preservation and Access: Humanities Collections and Resources
August 1, 2008: Preservation Assistance Grants for Smaller Institutions
August 27, 2008: Interpreting America's Historic Places: Implementation Grants / Planning Grants
August 27, 2008: America's Historical and Cultural Organizations: Implementation Grants / Planning Grants
October 1, 2008: Preservation and Access Grants for Stabilizing Humanities Collections
October 7, 2008: Summer Stipends
All program deadlines: We the People Initiative
For additional deadlines and information, click NEH.
NATIONAL HISTORICAL PUBLICATIONS AND RECORDS COMMISSION
June 2, 2008: Digitizing Historical Records
June 2, 2008: Electronic Records Projects
June 2, 2008: Professional Development Grants for Archives and Historical Publishing
June 2, 2008: Strategies and Tools for Archives and Historical Publishing Projects
For information, click NHPRC.
NATIONAL PARKS SERVICE: NAGPRA
For information, click NPS.
NATIONAL SCIENCE FOUNDATION
April 10, 2008: Innovation through Institutional Integration Grants
April 11, 2008: Technology Experiences for Students and Teachers (ITEST) Grants
April 30, 2008: Innovations in Engineering Education, Curriculum, and Infrastructure (IEECI)
May 27, 2008: National Science, Technology, Engineering, and Mathematics Education Digital Library (NSDL)
June 19, 2008: Informal Science Education
For information, click NSF.
If there are other grant opportunities you would like to share with the California museum community, please email the CAM Office at admin@calmuseums.org.
| CAM SPONSORS AND BUSINESS ASSOCIATES |
Do you need to find a consultant or museum service provider? Consider using a vendor or consultant that supports the California museum field. For a directory of CAM's Business Associates, visit http://www.calmuseums.org/membership/businessassociates.html. The directory is organized by the type of services provided, such as architecture or archival supplies. For additional information, please contact the CAM office at 831-471-9970.
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CAM is supported in part by a grant from the California Arts Council, a state agency, and the National Endowment for the Arts, a federal agency. To learn more about the arts in California, the Arts License Plate, and other initiatives for the arts in California, please visit the CAC Website.
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CAM e-News 3/19/2008
CALIFORNIA MUSEUM MONTH IS MAY 2008 - USE IT TO PROMOTE YOUR MUSEUM!
TAKE ACTION NOW TO INCREASE IMLS' FUNDING FOR MUSEUMS
SUPPORT CAM'S ADVOCACY AND PUBLIC AWARENESS EFFORTS
PREPARE FOR MAY DAY – A NATIONAL EFFORT TO PROTECT COLLECTIONS FROM DISASTERS
MONTHLY MUSEUM POLL: MUSEUMS AND ACCESSIBLE PROGRAMS (POLL EXTENDED THROUGH MARCH)
OTHER ANNOUNCEMENTS
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