Foundation for Advancement in Conservation

The Foundation of the American Institute for Conservation of Historic and Artistic Works (FAIC) will operate a community of practice focused on providing information, training, and support for those who care for collections in the United States. “Connecting to Collections Care” or “C2C Care” will be a free, publicly accessible resource that features discussion forums, a series of 24 new webinars on collections care topics identified as most needed through surveys and an advisory group, links to vital resources, and an archive of 50 past webinars and associated course materials developed by the C2C Online Community (www.connectingtocollections.org). The project will issue digital badges to those who complete a designated series of webinars and submit related assignments. Needs surveys, satisfaction surveys, and outcome surveys will combine with an internal and external assessments to generate concrete recommendations for future improvements to the site content and delivery of resources to end users. The project will be of immediate benefit to the more than 5,700 registered users of the C2C Online Community as well as many more who turn to the forum, documents, and webinars to help care for collections.