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Dear Alexander;

With funding from the Doris Duke Charitable Foundation, the Association of Tribal Archives, Libraries, and Museums is launching a strategic planning initiative to develop a unified approach for strengthening indigenous cultural institutions.  

The project will be led by a National Strategic Planning Council that will oversee the development of needs assessment surveys, national Planning Summits, public meetings, and the development of a report on Sustaining and Advancing Indigenous Cultures. 

If you are a subject area expert in any of the following, please consider joining the National Strategic Planning Council:

1.  Archives and Records
2.  Digital Inclusion Needs of Native Communities
3.  Historic Preservation and Repatriation
4.  Libraries
5.  Museums and Cultural Centers
6.  Native Language Programs and the Role of Cultural Institutions
7.  Native Artists and the Role of Cultural Institutions

1.  Relationships Between Native and Non-Native Collecting Institutions
2.  Oral History Programs
3.  Federal Support for Indigenous Cultural Institutions
4.  International Repatriation

Dear Alexander;

• Community Engagement
• Planning
• Loan Processes
• Project Management
• Working with a Design Team
• Exhibit Planning, Design, and Execution
• Design and Construction Budgeting
• Construction Management
• Capital Fundraising Activities
• Museum Operations
• Other topics you believe will be helpful to the cohort

Today, Friday, March 6, 2020 is the last day to apply for recognition as one of 10 MODEL MUSEUMS/CULTURAL CENTERS.  Native owned/operated cultural facilities constructed or significantly renovated after 2000 are encouraged to apply. Selected facilities will be recognized as project partners, as a Model Museum/Cultural Center at the 2020 International Conference of Indigenous Archives, Museums, and Libraries in Washington, DC, be featured in project publications as a model facility, and receive financial support to cover the cost of attending any project-related event, including the 2020 conference. Apply to be a Model Museum Partner  

You also may:

• Apply to be included in a Directory of Professional Contractors and Consultants, including strategic and master planning, grant writing and capital campaigns, architects, landscape planners, site developers, construction companies, researchers, exhibit designers and fabricators, and other professionals. This FREE directory is open to professionals who have experience working with Native communities and/or working in cultural facility planning, funding, design, construction, exhibit design/fabrication and other areas. All applications will be vetted by the National Planning Council. Apply to be included in the Directory of Professional Contractors and Consultants
• Become a Content Curator and recommend resources including links to training, sample plans, policies, and procedures, sample plans, and other materials. Accepted materials will become part of an online Culture Builds Community Toolkit, including a list of Content Curators. Become a Content Curator
• Receive project updates and links to resources by joining the Culture Builds Community Facebook Group.

Major funding provided by:

Dear Alexander'';

To help Native communities connect with professionals experienced with the design and development of cultural facilities, ATALM is developing a Directory of Professional Contractors and Consultants.  Categories include:

• Architects
• Collections Care and Management Specialists
• Construction Companies
• Engineers
• Exhibit Designers
• Exhibit Fabricators
• Fund Raising for Capital Projects
• Interior Designers
• Landscape Architects
• Language Specialists (experienced with incorporating Native languages into design elements)
• Planners (Strategic and Master)
• Researchers
• Security and Protection Experts

Applications to the  Directory of Professional Contractors and Consultants should be submitted by Wednesday, September 30, 2020.  The Directory will be published in November and updated in June thereafter.

Dear Alexander'';

To help Native communities connect with professionals experienced with the design and development of cultural facilities, ATALM is developing a Directory of Professional Contractors and Consultants.  Categories include:

• Architects
• Collections Care and Management Specialists
• Construction Companies
• Engineers
• Exhibit Designers
• Exhibit Fabricators
• Fund Raising for Capital Projects
• Interior Designers
• Landscape Architects
• Language Specialists (experienced with incorporating Native languages into design elements)
• Planners (Strategic and Master)
• Researchers
• Security and Protection Experts

Applications to the  Directory of Professional Contractors and Consultants should be submitted by September 15, 2020.  The Directory will be published in November and updated in January and June thereafter.

Dear Alexander;

Food service operations in cultural facilities can serve as revenue streams, encourage people to return often, and enhance programming.  To learn more about how to start or improve food services, join us for this FREE two-hour webinar presented by experienced planners, architects, and Native chefs. Here is a preview of the agenda:

Dear Alexander;

Friday, March 6, 2020 is the last day to apply to be recognized as a Model Museum/Cultural Center. Native owned/operated cultural facilities constructed or significantly renovated after 2000 are encouraged to apply. Selected facilities will be recognized as project partners, as a Model Museum/Cultural Center at the 2020 International Conference of Indigenous Archives, Museums, and Libraries in Washington, DC, be featured in project publications as a model facility, and receive financial support to cover the cost of attending any project-related event, including the 2020 conference. Apply to be a Model Museum Partner  

You also may:

• Apply to be included in a Directory of Professional Contractors and Consultants, including strategic and master planning, grant writing and capital campaigns, architects, landscape planners, site developers, construction companies, researchers, exhibit designers and fabricators, and other professionals. This FREE directory is open to professionals who have experience working with Native communities and/or working in cultural facility planning, funding, design, construction, exhibit design/fabrication and other areas. All applications will be vetted by the National Planning Council. Apply to be included in the Directory of Professional Contractors and Consultants
• Become a Content Curator and recommend resources including links to training, sample plans, policies, and procedures, sample plans, and other materials. Accepted materials will become part of an online Culture Builds Community Toolkit, including a list of Content Curators. Become a Content Curator
• Receive project updates and links to resources by joining the Culture Builds Community Facebook Group.

Major funding provided by:

***With hopeful optimism, the deadline to respond to the "Saving Recorded History" needs assessment has been extended until June 1, 2020.  We appreciate the many collecting institutions that have already responded, but realize some may need access to collections in order to complete the quick survey. The situation will be reassessed as time goes on to determine if further extensions are needed. In the interim, please know we are thinking of you and hoping you are well during these unprecented times.***

Dear Alexander;

1. Help develop a master plan to guide future programs and establish funding priorities by responding to the Saving Recorded History: A Needs Assessment Survey of Native Audiovisual Collections. The survey will take about 25 minutes to complete. Responses should be received by June 1, 2020.
2. Serve as a Regional Community Archiving Workshop Host Organization and receive funding, training, equipment, and assistance with processing collections while also helping neighboring tribes. Five regional workshop hosts in Hawaii, Alaska, and the continental USA will be selected.   Apply to be a Regional Workshop Host
3. Apply to serve as a Community Partner at the "Audiovisual Collections Care and Management Workshop" scheduled for November 30 in Washington, DC. One or more Native organizations with unprocessed audiovisual collections will be selected. Community Partners bring unprocessed audiovisual collections to the workshop where they are assessed and processed by workshop participants under professional supervision.   Apply to be a Community Partner at the  Audiovisual Collections Care and Management Workshop