Advocacy, Awareness, and Archives

Certificate Eligibility:

N/A

Credits:

5 ARC, 0.75 CEU

Length:

1 day

Format:

In-Person

Max Attendees:

Tier:

Tactical and Strategic

ACE Category:

Outreach, Advocacy, and Promotion

Description:

You value your profession—but you don’t have the words or know how to make an impact. This course provides information on how to identify goals, develop and deliver a message, and methods to employ in advocating for archival programs and archival issues. Practical approaches, tangible models, and examples of materials needed to advocate for your archival programs and issues are offered as well.

Previously titled Advocating for Archives

Learning Outcomes:

Develop a focused statement of an advocacy goal for your institution or an archival issue of concern

Create a profile of the audience/individual to whom your archival efforts will be directed and develop a plan for how to approach them

Craft advocacy support materials to develop as part of their effort

Deliver a 3-5 minute “pitch” to support your advocacy goal

Construct a framework plan on how you can reach your advocacy objectives

Who Should Attend:

Archivists, librarians, and museum curators at any experience level who need greater skills in advocating for archival programs and issues

What You Should Already Know:

No prior experience is necessary.

Instructor(s):

David Carmicheal

Kathleen Roe

Reviews:

“Presentation and discussion highlighted some good ideas.” – Greg Sanford

"Concrete examples, good stories, and clear handouts helped drive the points home and made me more likely to go back to my organization and do something."

"Good overview of topic, especially the five stages and discussion. Very good overview of topic, material useful, exercises good. It was a good course. I will be able to use this information in many ways."

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