Online Course: Leadership and Administration in History Organizations

During the nine weeks of this course, modules addressing governance and administrative structures, nonprofit status and the public trust, mission and vision, the relationship between board and staff, including their roles and responsibilities; strategic planning, human resource development and management, and leadership will be covered. The course includes a combination of topical reading assignments and related weekly assignments and online chats. A final course assignment is due the last week of class.

Participant Outcomes:

After completing this course, participants will understand principles and best practices of Leadership and Administration including the following:

• the public trust role and governance structure of most nonprofit museums;
• the importance of museum mission, vision, change, and strategic planning;
• the major administrative and leadership roles and responsibilities of the board and staff;
• the key issues in human resource management, including building effective teams
• why leadership matters at all levels;
• charting your museum’s future and measuring effectiveness; and
• where the museum field is heading in the future.

Who Should Attend:

Successful participants will be individuals in institutional leadership positions at the staff, board, and volunteer levels (where volunteers supervise others), who have significant decision-making responsibilities and who have the ability to affect positive, substantive change within their organizations.  This course is not appropriate for students, interns, or volunteers who do not have managerial responsibilities. We recommend that only one person per institution take this course at a time.