Future of Museums

Dealing with Disaster: Creating a Community of Grant Advisors

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How can talented grant writers in the museum community offer a turbo boost of support and engage with affected institutions in a useful way? This hypothetical case study will explore how professionals with grant-writing experience can help cultural institutions that are dealing with disaster to apply for emergency funding. Audience feedback will be sought for practices, models, and other suggestions for interaction.

Learning Objectives:

• • Upon completion, participants will be able to articulate the challenges and benefits of serving as a temporary advisor to an institution that is dealing with a disaster.
• Learn how to connect with local staff and professional networks to support affected institutions in their work.
• • Upon completion, participants will be able to formulate potential solutions and models to foster grant development partnerships to aid museums dealing with a disaster.

Presenter(s)

• LF

  Lori Foley

  Administrator, Heritage Emergency National Task Force
  Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA)
• CK

  Catherine Kirby

  Senior Advisor, Programs and Partnerships
  Smithsonian Cultural Rescue Initiative