Gathering Resources and Growing Capacity: Museums Working Together in Hawaiʻi
We are pleased to share that Bishop Museum has been awarded an IMLS Native American/Native Hawaiian (NANH) grant to support a mentoring and training program to build organizational capacity in museums and museum-like organizations in Hawaiʻi. Bishop Museum will collaborate with Nonprofit GrowthGen, LLC to offer three online professional development programs over the next two years for those who work or wish to work in organizations like museums, library archives, arboretums, historic sites, zoos, aquariums, and other cultural nonprofits.. The grant prioritizes Native Hawaiians and those working in Native Hawaiian-serving organizations, providing 8 free seats per program plus a stipend for each participant.
We would like to thank the following organizations for their early support of this program:
- Donkey Mill Art Center,
- East Hawaiʻi Cultural Center,
- Friends of ʻIolani Palace
- Lyman Museum
We’re grateful to have the following museum professionals advising this project:
- Leah Caldeira, Bishop Museum director of Library & Archives,
- Kamalu du Preez, Bishop Museum cultural resource specialist and Hawaiʻi Museum Association Board Member,
- Halena Kapuni-Reynolds, associate curator for Native Hawaiian history and culture for the National Museum of the American Indian (NMAI)
Who
Bishop Museum, in collaboration with Nonprofit GrowthGen, LLC.
What
When
Where
Why
To address the need for mentoring and training to build capacity within cultural organizations in Hawaiʻi, and to enhance peer learning networks and organizational collaborations in Hawaiʻi.
For Hawaiʻi Professionals Working in Museums, Cultural Centers, or Related Native Hawaiian-Serving Organizations.
This includes those working or wishing to work in organizations that preserve or perpetuate culture, art, history, or science outside of traditional school structures. Native Hawaiians and those with Native Hawaiian-serving organizations will be prioritized.
Email mandy@nonprofitgrowthgen.com to get involved!
It Is our hope that the resulting programs for museum staff at small and mid-sized museums in Hawai‘i addresses the need for mentorship and training while building an ongoing network for peer learning and support for museum professionals in Hawai‘i.
If you would like to stay updated about this project, please complete this contact request form.
This page will continue to be updated with program details.
This project was made possible in part by the Institute of Museum and Library Services MN-252908-OMS-23.
