Association of African American Museums

The Association of African American Museums will build capacity among African American museums and emerging professionals in African American museums through four work areas. The association will provide in-depth training and guidance to staff in African American museums on creating successful applications to national funding sources and managing grants, which will inform the development of on-demand webinars. The association will also offer internships to emerging professionals and address chronic understaffing in African American museums; provide 15 scholarships to attend the AAAM annual conference; and develop and implement a Community of Practice Forum. Finally, the association will address generational leadership transitions at the board and leadership levels by developing and implementing a governance training program and working with the American Association for State and Local History to develop a new module for their StEPs program. A project report will highlight components that may represent capacity-building models for other associations.