Non-Profit Services

Small museums, historical societies, and other public history groups with limited budgets and perhaps little marketing knowledge have very unique needs – and we understand those needs.. There is the ever-present concern for fundraising; yet, organizations like yours also need ways to market your site and spur visitation. We can work with you to leverage your existing resources, and present yourself more effectively to an ever-changing public that is harder to reach and often harder to engage.

We can help you better market your organization – whether it be through traditional media and publications, or through online methods like your website and social media. We can also conduct market research with patrons and visitors to help you collect data that you need to make informed decisions related to exhibits, events, staffing, or collection development.

Do you need guidebooks, brochures, heritage publications, or even souvenirs to sell to patrons? We can help you develop those, and customize them for desired length, message, and retail price.

We can help you develop engaging exhibits, interpretative signs, tour maps, educational materials, and even website content in tune with the times. From small traveling exhibits to permanent displays, we can help you with the production of text, audio-visual material, imagery, and even artifact selection to create a memorable visitor experience.

Additionally, we can consult with and help you draw ideas from similar historic sites and museums to determine what works and what doesn’t in terms of exhibits and attracting visitors.

From writing tour content to offering technical advice on educational programming, we can help you develop a range of interpretive and educational materials. We can create anything from timelines to tour maps. For educators, we can develop classroom materials, lesson plans, and interactive activities for any educational level – from primary school to college-level.

Let us help you find the funding that you need. We’ll do the work while you get the benefit!

• Fundraising & Grant Writing – We can help you identify funding sources that meet your needs. We will help you identify both fundable projects and granting situations/institutions that fit them.
• Donor Relations – Whether an institution or an individual donor, we can help with donation issues. If you are an institution, we can work with you and your donors to build collections of lasting value. If you are a donor, we can work with you to identify the right institution(s) for your valuable documents, papers, artifacts, or even funds.

We help you gain control of your historical materials, and work towards making them accessible and usable well into the future. We can help you establish and preserve historic archives of all types – artifacts, documents, various forms of media, and digital resources.

• Physical Collection Development – we can help you compile and organize papers, publications, photographs, artifacts, and other physical materials to either begin, or add to, your archives.
• Digital Collection Management – we can help you identify, collect, and organize your digital assets with an eye towards ease of use and growth.
• Policy Development – we can help your organization develop collections policies that will will make things operate more smoothly. Don’t lose vital records or artifacts due to poor handling procedures – learn how to address issues before they develop.
• Repurposing or Disposition of Museum Assets – not every artifact or item in your archives can be kept. You can easily find yourself buried in donated items that don’t serve your organization’s mission. Learn how to plan for issues related to deaccession, disposition, and even sale of assets without complication.

For museums and historic building curators seeking long-term planning advice, revision of current mission, modifying your corporate bylaws, updating and repurposing of existing properties, and strategies for increasing visitation, work with someone who knows and understands the unique circumstances and budgetary constraints of small historical societies, museums, and archives.

Whether you need to preserve your historical documents or market your facilities, Contact us, we can help!