STEPS Enrollment
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Register
- Academic Program - $195
- Partner Institution - $195
- Premier Partner Institution - $195
- Platinum Partner Institution - $195
- Institutional Budget - $195
- Institutional Member - $195
Standards and Excellence Program for History Organizations (STEPS)
Enrollment in STEPS is open to Institutional and Academic Program members only. Nonmember organizations are required to first purchase an AASLH Institutional or Academic Program membership.
The STEPS program helps small- and mid-sized organizations take a leap forward by educating board, staff, and volunteers about museum operations, and providing a structure for meaningful planning.
After several years of work by AASLH staff and volunteers, an updated version of the STEPS workbook is now available. The spiral bound publication offers self-assessment questions and performance indicators (Basic, Good, and Better) to help your organization assess its policies and practices and identify opportunities for improvement. The workbook is divided into six sections: Mission, Vision, and Governance; Audience and Community Engagement; Interpretation; Stewardship of Collections; Stewardship of Historic Structures and Landscapes, and Management. The companion online STEPS Community offers sample forms, policies, and other valuable resources, discussion forum, and access to workbook section pdfs.
New STEPS enrollees receive one copy of the spiral bound workbook, access to the STEPS Community and other benefits. Additional hard copies of the workbook may be purchased here.
Details
COST: $195 AASLH Institutional/Academic Program Members
NOTE: The STEPS workbook is a physical workbook that will be shipped to you shortly after your purchase. Please be sure to provide a complete shipping address during checkout. You will receive access information to join the online STEPS Community upon enrollment.
Rebecca Mendez
Professional Development Manager
AASLH
Email: mendez@aaslh.org
Rebecca is a native Californian who moved to Nashville in 2021. She graduated with a bachelor’s degree in Art History and Classics from California State University, Los Angeles. After completing her bachelor’s, she attended a study abroad program in Greece. Later, she attended San Francisco State University to complete her master’s degree in Museum Studies. Her dissertation focused on curatorial practices to exhibiting popular music history. While completing her degree, she worked at the Fine Arts Museums of San Francisco as an Administrative Assistant to the Curators.
Some of her other experiences include working at the Museum of Tolerance in Los Angeles, the San Mateo County Historical Museum in San Mateo, CA, and volunteering at the Getty Villa.
