StEPs-UT

About

The Utah Division of Arts & Museums (UA&M), Utah Humanities (UH), and the Utah Division of State History (USH) are partnering to pilot a program based on the American Association for State & Local History’s (AASLH) Standards and Excellence Program for History Organizations (StEPs) that offers seven small Utah museums and local history organizations a two-year enrichment opportunity designed to help them achieve success in six areas of institutional practice.

All of our content is open sourced and we encourage you to use it and replicate it for any educational purposes. Please credit our work with the following: StEPs-UT is a partnership between the Utah Division of Arts & Museums, Utah Humanities, and Utah Division of State History, and is supported by funding from the Utah Department of Heritage & Arts, the State of Utah, and the National Endowment for the Humanities.

Program Orientation

Module 1: Mission, Vision, Governance (MVG)
Workshop 1: MVG Overview 
Resources mentioned during MVG 1 
Workshop 2: Board Management Watch & Talk 
Workshop 3: Strategic Planning 
 
MODULE 2: MANAGEMENT (MGMT)
Workshop 1: MGMT Overview 
    Workshop 2: Building a Fundraising Plan
    Workshop 3: Managing People & Things 
     
    MODULE 3: AUDIENCE (AUD)
    Workshop 1: Introduction to Audience
    Workshop 2: Building a Marketing Plan
    Workshop 3: Public Relations
     
    MODULE 4: COLLECTIONS (COLL)
    Workshop 1: Stewardship of Collections: An Introduction
    Workshop 3: Gaining Control of Collections Management 
    Workshop 2: When to Call a Conservator
    MODULE 5: Historic Structures and Landscapes (HSL)
    Workshop 1: Stewardship of Historic Structures and landscapes: an introduction
    Workshop 3: Beyond Just Buildings: Community Preservation
    Workshop 2: How to Research Historic Structures & Landscapes
    MODULE 6: Interpretation (INT)
    Workshop 1: Interpretation: an introduction
    Workshop 3: Storytelling: How Do We Tell Our Stories?
    Workshop 2: Storytelling: Telling Difficult Stories & Interpretation Policy
     

    Emily Johnson
    Field Services Manager