We are seeking new Advisory Group volunteers! This is a two-year position (January 2025 - December 2027) with the potential to renew for a second term.
Vision: Connecting to Collections Care shares conservation and preservation expertise with people who care for cultural heritage at small and mid-sized organizations.
C2C Care Audience: Our participants primarily come from small to mid-sized cultural institutions—museums, archives, libraries, historic houses and sites, and related non-profits and governmental organizations. They come from a range of backgrounds and some may have little to no formal collections care training, many are beginners or advanced beginners in collections care. Our goal is to provide practical and cost-effective guidance that recognizes the staffing and budgetary constraints faced by smaller organizations.
Advisory Group Responsibilities
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Attend monthly virtual meetings during regular business hours.
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Suggest ideas for programming, including online webinars and courses.
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Periodically take responsibility for contacting and securing qualified presenters.
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Review webinar and course feedback and survey results to improve the quality of the programming offered.
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Track hours spent on C2C Care activities and report annually to C2C Care leadership.
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Advocate for C2C Care to our target audience and disseminate announcements as appropriate.
Qualifications
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Interest in preservation and collections care outreach to the broader community of cultural heritage professionals.
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Prior experience with outreach efforts, partnerships, etc., with C2C Care’s target audience of small to mid-size institutions and an understanding of their particular challenges of limited budgets and resources.
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Membership in AIC.
At this time, priority will be given to applicants who will diversify the existing Advisory Group’s background, particularly those with specialization in textiles or paintings conservation, who work in a university environment, and/or who have experience with underrepresented communities.
To Apply
Please send a CV and a brief statement of interest here: https://www.culturalheritage.org/membership/volunteer/volunteer-opportunities by Friday, December 6, 2024.
C2C Care is an outreach program of the Foundation for Advancement in Conservation and is made possible in part by the Institute for Museum and Library Services.
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