Online museum classes starting March 8:

*MS103: The Basics of Museum Registration
Discover why museums use those little bitsy numbers on
artifacts. Master the ABCs of museum record keeping in the
Basics of Museum Registration. Participants learn about
registration, accession, common numbering systems and how
to craft a mission statement for their museum. Finally, the
course reviews the importance of having - and using - a
registration manual and what it should contain. Each
participant will write a mission statement, as well as
collection and acquisition policies for a "new" museum. The
curriculum also requires written commentary on museum
missions, an accessioning exercise and drafting a sample
registration manual. Price: $475  
See
http://www.collectioncare.org/training/trol_classes_ms103.html
for more information.

*MS 108: Fundamentals of Museum Volunteer Programs
Volunteers are essential for most non-profit institutions.
But good volunteers aren't born - they are made. Even
though they don't get paychecks, it takes time and money to
have effective volunteers. Fundamentals of Museum Volunteer
Programs teaches the basics of a strong volunteer program.
Topics include recruiting, training and rewarding
volunteers, as well as preparing staff. Instruction
continues through firing and liabilities. Participants will
end up with custom forms tailored to their institutions, an
understanding of liability issues and a nine-step process
to troubleshoot an existing volunteer program or create the
best one for a particular institution. Price: $475
See
http://www.collectioncare.org/training/trol_classes_ms108.html
for more information.

*MS 302: Fundraising for Collections Care
The National Endowment for the Humanities annually gives
approximately $10 million in federal challenge grants. And
that's just one grant program run by one funding source.
Learn how to get a piece of the millions of dollars in
federal, state and private funding for your institution by
taking Northern States Conservation Center's online grant
writing class. Fundraising and Grant Writing introduces
students to options for funding a wide range of
collection-care needs. Students learn about different forms
of fund-raising, how to locate funding sources, and how to
write a successful grant proposal. Each student will
complete a draft grant deadline. Remember, the deadlines
for this year's grants already are set by most
institutions, so the time to act is now. Price: $475
See
http://www.collectioncare.org/training/trol_classes_ms302.html
for more information.

*MS 002 Collection Protection ? Are you Prepared?
Disaster planning is overwhelming. Where do you start? Talk
to Terri about how to get going. Use her checklist to
determine your level of preparedness. What do you already
have in place? Are you somewhat prepared? What can you do
next? Help clarify your current state of readiness and
develop future steps to improve it.  Price: $75
See
http://www.collectioncare.org/training/trol_classes_ms002.html
for more information.

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To reserve a spot in any course, please pay at
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