Step 2. History / Heritage - Select an Organization

🇺🇸 U.S. Focused

AASLH

AASLH provides leadership, resources, and advocacy to help the history community thrive and tell a shared history in which everyone belongs. Our vision: U.S. history organizations will prosper, tell everyone’s story, and be central to important conversations in their communities. As a result, the public will use critical thinking and emotional intelligence skills to actively engage with and address contemporary issues and to value history for its relevance to modern life.

🇺🇸 U.S. Focused

American Alliance of Museums

The American Alliance of Museums’ mission is to champion equitable and impactful museums by connecting people, fostering learning and community, and nurturing museum excellence. Our vision is a just and sustainable world informed and enriched by thriving museums that contribute to the resiliency and equity of their communities.

🌍 Globally Focused

Archaeological Institute of America

The AIA promotes archaeological inquiry and public understanding of the material record of the human past to foster an appreciation of diverse cultures and our shared humanity. The AIA supports archaeologists, their research and its dissemination, and the ethical practice of archaeology. The AIA educates people of all ages about the significance of archaeological discovery and advocates for the preservation of the world’s archaeological heritage.

🇺🇸 U.S. Focused

Small Museum Association

The Small Museum Association is an all-volunteer organization serving small museums in the mid-Atlantic region and beyond. SMA's mission is to develop and maintain a peer network among people who work for small museums, giving them opportunities to learn, share knowledge and support one another, so that they, in turn, can better serve their institutions, communities and profession.

🌍 Globally Focused

Smarthistory

Smarthistory is a tiny not-for-profit that collaborates with more than eight hundred art historians, curators, archaeologists, knowledge-bearers, and artists committed to making the history of art accessible to more people, in more places, than any other publisher. We work hard to make our essays and videos engaging while retaining depth, nuance, and analytic rigor.

🌍 Globally Focused

U.S. Committee of the Blue Shield

The United States Committee of the Blue Shield (USCBS) is a charitable, non-governmental organization committed to the protection of cultural property worldwide during armed conflict and natural disaster.