Workshops
For local history organizations to move forward, the board, volunteers and staff need to continually learn new skills. Local History Services has crafted workshops to help you succeed by developing new expertise and learning best practices. We offer workshops on various topics around the state and workshops on demand at your site.
2012 Workshops
Register online now or download our News & Events brochure for a complete description. Contact us for more information at (317) 233-3110 or localhistoryservices@indianahistory.org.
Managing $
Tuesday, Feb. 21, 9 a.m. to 3 p.m.
Kosciusko County Community Foundation, Warsaw
Instructor: Stacy Klingler, assistant director, Local History Services, IHS
Cost: $20, $15 IHS members, $10 Local History Partners (lunch on your own)
Register by Feb. 14
Addresses AASLH StEPs Standard MGMT 1.
Librarians can earn 6 LEU credits for this workshop.
This workshop helps you understand not only the “how,” but also the “why” of financial management for nonprofits. We’ll start with your current budget or financial report and look at ways to build a better budget that is in line with your goals and mission. We’ll talk about how to provide financial statements that encourage board conversations and what you can learn when your actual income and expenses are different from what you budgeted.
At the end of the workshop, you’ll…
- Feel more confident about budgeting, financial analysis and talking about money matters with your board
- Understand how to use financial information to inform your decisions about how to best meet your mission
- Understand how to improve your organization’s financial management and record keeping
Who should attend? Anyone with responsibility for nonprofit financial management, including paid and unpaid directors, board members and treasurers.
Getting $: Fundraising Planning
Tuesday, March 6, 9 a.m. to 3 p.m.
Lebanon Public Library, Lebanon
Instructor: Ron Newlin, development director, Indiana ACLU
Cost: $20, $15 IHS members, $10 Local History Partners (lunch on your own)
Register by Feb. 28
Addresses AASLH StEPs Standards MGMT 1 and 2, and MVG 3.
Librarians can earn 5 LEU credits for this workshop.
Ensuring your historical organization has adequate financial resources to educate, preserve collections, create exhibits, keep your doors open and respond to your community is one of the primary responsibilities of leading a museum, historical society or preservation group. Yet few of us join local history organizations (as board or staff members) because we love to raise money.
When you leave the workshop, you’ll know the basic components of a development (fundraising) plan:
- Membership
- Annual Fund
- Major Gifts
- Foundation Grants
- Corporate Support
And you’ll know what you need to do to create a development plan that works for your organization, including recruiting board members and other fundraising volunteers and budgeting for fundraising activities.
Who should attend? Board presidents, fundraising committee chairs, and paid or unpaid directors.
Getting $: Grants
Tuesday, March 13, 9 a.m. to 3 p.m.
Batesville Memorial Public Library, Batesville
Instructor: Tiffany Hatfield, owner, T.C. Hatfield Consulting
Cost: $20, $15 IHS members, $10 Local History Partners (lunch on your own)
Register by March 6
Addresses AASLH StEPs Standards MGMT 1 and MVG 3.
Librarians can earn 5 LEU credits for this workshop.
Are you thinking about writing a grant for your organization but aren’t sure about the process? Are your grant requests going unfunded? Is requesting a specific grant the right answer or will the task overwhelm your organization?
This workshop is designed to help local history groups develop better grant research and writing skills, including:
- Understanding and identifying funding options
- Understanding the grant maker's perspective
- Identifying the right funder
- Determining readiness for grant seeking
- Preparing the competitive grant application
Who should attend? Board presidents, fundraising committee chairs, and paid or unpaid directors.
