GRANTS

CWAM offers small grants! CWAM offers mini-grants of up to $500 for member museums.
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SEMC’s Jekyll Island Management Institute 2010 (JIMI ’10)

The Southeastern Museums Conference (SEMC) proudly announces the 10th Annual Jekyll Island Management Institute (JIMI ‘10). Scheduled for January 19-26, 2010, JIMI is specifically designed for administrators from new and emerging museums and for museum professionals with subject area expertise desiring knowledge of general museum administration and operations.

Located on historic Jekyll Island, GA, this highly successful training program provides a unique eight-day immersion for museum professionals seeking the opportunity to learn management, personnel and interpretive skills from leading experts. Sessions include management styles, administration and trusteeship, strategic planning, fundraising and marketing, financial management, developing exhibits, public relations, collections management, disaster preparedness, interpretation, volunteer management, and museum ethics.

Through the generosity of friends and colleagues of the late Peter S. LaPaglia, the Southeastern Museums Conference (SEMC) and the Jekyll Island Management Institute (JIMI) are pleased to announce the Peter S. LaPaglia JIMI Scholarship. This scholarship will be available beginning with JIMI 2010 and will cover the cost of tuition.

Applications for JIMI and the Peter S. LaPaglia JIMI Scholarship are currently available at the website address shown below, with an October 31, 2009 deadline for submitting applications. JIMI is sponsored by SEMC, Jekyll Island Museum and Historic Preservation, North Carolina Division of State Historic Sites and Properties, and LaPaglia & Associates, Inc. For additional information, contact Martha Battle Jackson, JIMI Administrator, (919) 733-7862, ext. 236, martha.jackson@ncdcr.gov; or John Hunter, Director, Jekyll Island Museum and Historic Preservation, (912) 635-4052, jhunter@jekyllisland.com; or download an application at http://www.semcdirect.net/education_and_programs/jimi/index.html.

“Federal-State Partnerships for Museums (FFG) Grants

AASLH serves as the Coalition Administrator for a network of state, regional, and national organizations (including CWAM) –the Federal-State Partnerships Coalition. Click here for a list of members for the Coalition.

Below are the Coalition’s Guiding Principles:

• The Coalition was established to advance state grants for museums through IMLS and remains dedicated to that goal.
• The Coalition will work to secure funding for state needs assessments and federal-state partnerships grants for museums by actively supporting the legislative package negotiated by the Coalition.
• The Coalition will help create a broader and stronger advocacy network for museums, especially by focusing on advocacy at the grassroots level.
• The Coalition is committed to help states prepare to receive funding for state needs assessments and federal-state partnerships grants.
• The Coalition will work in partnership with the American Association of Museums (AAM) and the field at large to advance agreed-upon legislative agendas.
• The Coalition will work in tandem with, but not duplicate the efforts of AAM.
• The Coalition wishes to participate in the development of AAM’s future vision for museum advocacy.”