Historic Deerfield Inc

BREAKING BOUNDARIES: REACHING NEW AUDIENCES VIA ENHANCED VIRTUAL AND HYBRID PROGRAMMING [DETERMINED TO BUILD ON ITS EARLY SUCCESSES WITH VIRTUAL PROGRAMMING, HISTORIC DEERFIELD NOW LOOKS TO BUILD THE DIGITAL INFRASTRUCTURE NECESSARY TO EFFECTIVELY MANAGE AND DELIVER HUMANITIES-RICH DIGITAL CONTENT TO WORLDWIDE AUDIENCES ON AN ONGOING BASIS. AT THE SAME TIME, AS THE PANDEMIC EASES AND THE MUSEUM MOVES TOWARDS GREETING ON-SITE VISITORS MORE REGULARLY, HISTORIC DEERFIELD MUST ALSO DELIVER ITS PROGRAMS TO THOSE WHO WISH TO VISIT DEERFIELD IN PERSON. THUS, THE MUSEUM INTENDS TO REFINE ITS VIRTUAL PROGRAM DELIVERY AND EXPAND TO INCLUDE HYBRID PROGRAMMING OPTIONS AS WELL. THIS REQUIRES HIRING ADDITIONAL STAFF, NAMELY A NEW DIGITAL ENGAGEMENT SPECIALIST (DES), WHO WILL IMPLEMENT THE MUSEUM?S VIRTUAL PROGRAMMING STRATEGIES AND PROVIDE DIRECT SUPPORT FOR EXISTING AUDIENCE OUTREACH EFFORTS. HD WILL ALSO CONTINUE TO REFINE EXISTING INTERNAL PROCESSES AND SYSTEMS, WHICH WILL ENABLE THE MUSEUM TO MORE EFFICIENTLY AND EFFECTIVELY RESPOND TO THE NEEDS OF ITS AUDIENCES.] [PURPOSE:?THIS GRANT WILL SUPPORT EFFORTS TO EXPAND VIRTUAL AND HYBRID HUMANITIES PROGRAMMING, PROVIDING FUNDS FOR STAFFING, DIGITAL CONSULTING, AND INFRASTRUCTURE UPGRADES.  ACTIVITIES TO BE PERFORMED: HIRING A NEW DIGITAL ENGAGEMENT SPECIALIST; EVALUATING EXISTING DIGITAL TOOLS, PLATFORMS, AND PROCESSES; PURSUING RECOMMENDATIONS FOR UPGRADES AND AUTOMATION; DEPLOYMENT OF A NEW ONLINE LEARNING MANAGEMENT SYSTEM; DELIVERY OF A ?WINTER SEASON? OF HYBRID AND VIRTUAL PROGRAMS.  EXPECTED OUTCOMES:?HISTORIC DEERFIELD WILL REDUCE INEFFICIENCIES, AUTOMATE MANUAL PROCESSES, AND BE WELL POSITIONED TO DELIVER HIGH-QUALITY, HUMANITIES-RICH VIRTUAL AND HYBRID PROGRAMMING TO WORLDWIDE AUDIENCES, ATTRACTING NEW REVENUE AND EXPANDING MEMBERSHIP.     INTENDED BENEFICIARIES: VIRTUAL AND IN-PERSON MUSEUM VISITORS, AS WELL AS STUDENT GROUPS, EDUCATORS, RESEARCHERS, HISTORIANS, PRESERVATIONISTS, AND OTHERS WITH PROFESSIONAL OR PERSONAL INTEREST IN EARLY AMERICAN LIFE AND DECORATIVE ARTS.  SUBRECIPIENT ACTIVITIES:?THE RECIPIENT DOES NOT INTEND TO SUBAWARD FUNDS.]

MUSEUMS FOR AMERICA

ENTERING NATIVE SPACE: A WALK THROUGH POCUMTUCK HOMELANDS

PICTURING THE REVOLUTION: A VISUAL AND DOCUMENTARY HISTORY OF THE AMERICAN WAR FOR INDEPENDENCE [AN EXHIBITION COMMEMORATING THE 250TH ANNIVERSARY OF AMERICAN INDEPENDENCE, FEATURING POLITICAL CARTOONS, PRINTS OF WELL-KNOWN FIGURES, BATTLE PLANS AND MAPS, AND PORTRAYALS OF FOUNDING FATHERS IN THE AFTERMATH OF THE REVOLUTION.]

PRESERVING WORKS ON PAPER AT HISTORIC DEERFIELD

EQUIPPING HISTORIC DEERFIELD TO MONITOR THE MUSEUM ENVIRONMENT

DEVELOPING AN EMERGENCY PREPAREDNESS PLAN FOR HISTORIC DEERFIELD COLLECTIONS