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The Conservation Center for Art and Historic Artifacts presents:

FUNDRAISING FOR PRESERVATION AND CONSERVATION

Tuesday, October 11, 2005

A one-day workshop cosponsored by Rutgers University Libraries

Held at Rutgers, The State University of New Jersey, New Brunswick, NJ


ABOUT THE WORKSHOP

This workshop focuses on the special needs of your special collections.  In
order to provide optimum care for your collections, should you invest in
planning? In stabilizing the environment? In cataloging and describing? In
digitization? Or in conservation treatment? Often, the honest answer is "all
of the above," but since this response can lead to paralysis, it is
important to identify a starting place. One key to moving ahead is the
development of a funding strategy for preservation.

On the federal level, funding sources are available to move your cultural
organization ahead with preservation initiatives. These federal grants can
leverage other donations, bringing more money and attention to your
collections while ensuring that the treasures in your special collections
will be available for the appreciation of future generations.  

Through thoughtful planning and effective grant writing, your organization can be competitive in applying for high-profile federal grants.  This workshop will
examine the planning process that reviewers want to see in place and the
components that make a grant request compelling. Examples will be drawn from success stories at museums, libraries, and archives.

The workshop will address:

* Planning:  Moving from a preservation needs assessment to a funding strategy

* Potential funding sources:  Triaging your time to focus on your best funding    prospects

* Writing the request:  Anticipating the funder's questions and answering them  
   concisely

* Evaluation:  Incorporating the new standards


LOCATION & TIME

Scholarly Communication Center (SCC)
Archibald S. Alexander Library
Rutgers, The State University of New Jersey
169 College Avenue
New Brunswick, NJ

9:00 AM  Registration and Coffee 
9:30 AM - 4 PM  Workshop


SPEAKER INFORMATION

Lee Price, Director of Development at the Conservation Center for Art
and Historic Artifacts, has worked as a fundraising consultant for many
regional and national cultural institutions.  He has written successful
grant requests for preservation funding from the Institute for Museum
and Library Services, the National Endowment for the Humanities, the
National Endowment for the Arts, the Pennsylvania Historical and Museum
Commission, and Save America's Treasures.


BROCHURE & REGISTRATION

Workshop brochure and registration form can be accessed at:
http://www.ccaha.org/workshop_cal.php

Please Note:  

If you are a person with special needs, please contact CCAHA 3 weeks prior to the program so accommodations can be made.


FUNDING

This workshop is partially subsidized through funding from the National
Endowment for the Humanities.


For information about CCAHA, its programs and services, please visit
our website at www.ccaha.org or contact CCAHA's Preservation Services
Office at 215.545.0613 or [log in to unmask]


Laura L. Hortz
Preservation Services Officer
Conservation Center for Art and Historic Artifacts
264 S. 23rd St.
Philadelphia, PA 19103
Phone: 215-545-0613
Fax:     215-735-9313
Email:  [log in to unmask]

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