Last week's webinar, Social Media: Instagram and Facebook, is now available! Sharing from his experience managing social media accounts at nonprofits, Jason Henn, Manager of Marketing & External Relations at the Conservation Center for Art & Historic Artifacts, gave an amazing overview of the platforms, including tips, tricks, stats, and great resources.
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DHPSNY’s webinar season is officially in full gear with the much-anticipated webinar Duties & Responsibilities of Non-Profit Boards recorded this past Tuesday and Social Media and Emergency Preparedness webinars just around the corner.
Hosted by Susan Weinrich of the New York Council of Nonprofits, Tuesday’s webinar provided a broad overview of the fiduciary, ethical, and policy making responsibilities of the board. It covered the key functions of the board and provided practical guidance and an overview of best practices for board members to individually and collectively…
DHPSNY Staff
The deadline to complete DHPSNY's annual Statewide Survey has been extended to Friday, November 30! This important survey was developed to help identify urgent collections care needs in New York State, and your responses will directly shape the scope and content of DHPSNY's programs and services. To participate, write info@dhpsny.org to receive a personalized link to complete the survey.
DHPSNY launched the first of five annual Statewide Surveys in January 2017, sending a list of questions to a database of libraries, archives,…
DHPSNY Staff
Registration is currently open for our Tuesday, November 27 webinar Duties & Responsibilities of Nonprofit Boards. This session provides a broad overview of the fiduciary, ethical, and policy making responsibilities of the board. It covers the key functions of the board and provides practical guidance and an overview of best practices for board members to individually and collectively achieve excellence in governance performance. Participants will gain an understanding of how to develop and maintain an engaged board focused on…
DHPSNY Staff
The New York State Archives is pleased to announce the availability of the guidelines and application for the 2019-2020 Documentary Heritage Program (DHP) grants. DHP grants support improved access to historical records in New York State by funding arrangement and description projects and documentation projects. Click here for detailed information about these projects and the DHP Grants. Applicants are encouraged to contact the DHP office to discuss their projects and file a notice of intent to apply.…
DHPSNY Staff
Applications are currently open for DHPSNY's free Planning & Assessment Services, and our next deadline for review is quickly approaching on November 16! If you have been thinking about applying, now is time to start! We are currently accepting applications for all four of our services:
- Archival Needs Assessments are an excellent way to examine your archival program holistically through an external lens.
- Preservation Surveys consist of a general evaluation…
DHPSNY Staff
We will be launching our annual Statewide Constituent Needs Survey on Monday, October 29. This important survey was developed for collecting institutions to help identify urgent collections care needs in New York State. Your responses will directly shape the scope and content of DHPSNY's programs and services.
If you don't receive an email on Monday, October 29 and would like to participate in the survey, contact info@dhpsny.org…
DHPSNY Staff
A new season of DHPSNY webinars kicked off last week, and the first was packed with valuable information for cultural institutions in New York State. Our colleagues Barbara Lilley at the New York State Library and John Diefenderfer at the New York State Archives presented on two state-funded grants available to collecting institutions in New York: the New York State Discretionary Grant Program for the Conservation and Preservation of Library Research Materials (…
DHPSNY Staff
We're excited to announce a new class of Planning & Assessment Services sites from our summer application round of 2018. We look forward to beginning site visits for the following institutions in the coming weeks. Application materials for DHPSNY's Planning & Assessment Services are accepted year-round and reviewed three times a year. The next application review deadline is Friday, November 16th. Visit our Planning & Assessment page to learn more and apply.…
DHPSNY Staff
DHPSNY is excited to announce a new online application platform for our Planning & Assessment Services!
Our new application forms are powered by Submittable. The online platform allows you to save your work and return if you are unable to complete in one sitting, as well as upload a variety of supporting materials directly within the form. Our goal in establishing this new system is to streamline the application process and enable even more organizations…