At the heart of our work as historic preservationists is the philosophy of acknowledging and managing change. Every place, landscape, or piece of cultural heritage we strive to protect is affected by external factors that can be attributed to both human and natural intervention. Our challenge...
Whether making a specific policy ask or maintaining sustained support, community revitalization professionals and historic preservationists need to develop and hone advocacy skills. View recordings of this online course offered through the Main Street America Institute and presented by...
On June 17, 2020, Preservation Leadership Forum held a webinar examining the economic and longer-term impacts of the pandemic across a variety of communities. The recording for the webinar is now available in the Forum Library . Credit: Neal Santos Description: Cultural...
Cultural institutions, historic sites, Main Street commercial districts and the small businesses they support, have all experienced severe economic impacts from the pandemic through job losses and business closures. In addition, communities face longer-term impacts like loss of community...
Forum Webinar_What is Our New Normal Like.pdf
With traditional, in-person public meetings on hold for the foreseeable future, local preservation commissions and advocates are exploring new ways to conduct their work and engage community members. To inform these efforts, the National Trust for Historic Preservation and the National Alliance...
A collection of documents related to Stimulus requests regarding COVID-19 in 2020. Sign On Letter for Preservation and Cultural Resources (April 30) On April 30, the National Trust for Historic Preservation and an alliance of 379 historic preservation and business partners recently urged...
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On May 19, 2020 Preservation Leadership Forum, in partnership with the National Alliance of Preservation Commissions (NAPC) hosted the first of two webinars on Virtual Public Meetings. Part One focused on the legal issues surrounding this shift to virtual meetings, while part two took a look at...
Note: In the video recording, at time stamp 39:23 the sound for our speaker, Chris Moore cuts out and the video jumps to the next presentation. Chris finishes his presentation at the conclusion of the webinar before the Q&A. In response to the public health and economic challenges created...
Handouts and resources for the recent webinar on increasing congressional support during the pandemic. In response to the public health and economic challenges created by the coronavirus pandemic, Congress has passed four funding packages, and is currently working on additional legislative...