Recorded Webinar: The Art of Saying 'No': Declining Collections Gifts Gracefully (2017 OLC)

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The Art of Saying 'No': Declining Collections Gifts Gracefully is an AASLH Continuing Education recorded webinar. This webinar is about how to say no gracefully, why a collections policy is their ally, and how to suggest alternative homes for the items. This event is presented by Aimee E. Newell and is part of the 2017 Online Conference recordings. Saying no to potential donations is a difficult part of collections work. Yet this skill is essential to maintaining relevance and sustainability. Participants will learn how to say no gracefully, why a collections policy is their ally, and how to suggest alternative homes for the items.

Chair: Aimee E. Newell, PhD, Executive Director, Luzerne County Historical Society, Wilkes-Barre, PA

This webinar was recorded as part of the 2017 Online Conference for the Annual Meeting in Austin, TX.

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Open to view video. Participants will learn how to say no gracefully, why a collections policy is their ally, and how to suggest alternative homes for the items.