Free Webinars
How to Have More Productive Conversations with Donors [FREE WEBINAR]
Join fundraising master trainer, Chad Barger, ACFRE, ACNP, for a session focused on improving the conversations that we have with our donors. We’ll cover practical tips that you can immediately implement to improve your donor interactions and, in the process, Chad will walk you step by step through how he has successfully engaged donors throughout his 25+ year fundraising career.
October 31 @ 12:00 pm (eastern)
Registration Link = https://productivefundraising.com/event/donor-conversations-webinar/
Simplified Fundraising Planning for Small Nonprofits [FREE WEBINAR]
Join fundraising master trainer, Chad Barger, ACFRE, ACNP, for a workshop covering fundraising planning. We’ll cover some of the biggest mistakes that nonprofit organizations make when putting together their annual fundraising plan and how to avoid them. Processes and tools will be shared which pare the planning process down to its simplest form. Attendees leave with actionable steps that they can take to make their organization’s planning process more effective and efficient.
November 21 @ 1:00 pm (eastern)
Registration Link = https://productivefundraising.com/event/planning-webinar/
AASLH Programs
Webinars and Online Events
November 7: Interpreting Energy and Museums and Historic Sites
November 19: Challenges and Solutions for Interpreting Enslavement in the North
Online Courses
Registration is now open for the Winter Session of AASLH’s popular Online Courses. Due to popular demand, we are also offering a special session of Collections Management 100: Collection Development.
Register now! Online Courses almost always fill before the registration deadline.
Winter Online Courses
Registration Closes January 6, 2025
Introduction to Financial Management*
January 13 – February 9
$175 AASLH Members / $275 Nonmembers
Designed for staff and volunteers of all abilities and organizations of all sizes, this course provides an accessible, clear, and even fun introduction to the financial concepts of running a history organization. Register here.
Introduction to Project Management for History Professionals
January 13 – February 9
$175 AASLH Members / $275 Nonmembers
Learn introductory aspects of Project Management that can be applied to history organizations for everything from exhibit design to collections inventories. You’ll learn the concepts and tools used in Project Management and will apply the course content to a project of your own. Register here.
Best Practices for Inclusive Workspaces
January 13 – February 16
$215 AASLH Members / $315 Nonmembers
Learn a road map for business development and implementation strategies of diversity, equity, and inclusion programs. You’ll also learn how to develop benchmarks to measure your success. Register here.
Basics of Archives
January 13 – March 9
$215 AASLH Members / $315 Nonmembers
Learn the core aspects of managing and protecting historical records collections, using appropriate principles and best practices. Register here.
Developing Exhibitions: Planning and Design*
January 13 – March 9
$215 AASLH Members / $315 Nonmembers
Guided by an expert instructor and supported by cooperative student learning, you’ll develop an exhibition and create a design package. Participants will decide what their exhibit will be about and why, identify its storyline ideas and organizing concepts, develop a budget, and decide on its look and feel. Register here.
Collections Management 200: Stewardship and Public Access*
January 13 – March 9
$215 AASLH Members / $315 Nonmembers
This course reviews the methods and considerations for providing internal and external access to collections. This course develops the Collection Access, Collection Information, and Collection Care sections of the Collection Management Policy started in Collection Management 100. Register here.
Arcus Leadership Program Courses
Specifically designed for emerging and mid-level professionals and volunteers, these self-paced courses help participants understand the most critical topics in the history field and incorporate that understanding into their work. Start these courses any time.
Accessibility for Historical Organizations
Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion for History Organizations
Introduction to Indigenous History
AASLH 2025 Annual Conference
September 10 – 13, 2025, in Cincinnati, Ohio. Call for session proposals now open. Learn more.