Administration & Field-wide News
- Brilliant Idea Studio – https://brilliantideastudio.com/blog/
- Hyperallergic – https://hyperallergic.com/
- Know Your Own Bone – https://www.colleendilen.com/
- Museopunks – https://www.aam-us.org/programs/about-museums/museopunks/
- Museum 2.0 – http://museumtwo.blogspot.com/
- NonprofitAF – https://nonprofitaf.com/
- Thinking about Museums – https://thinkingaboutmuseums.com/
Collections Care & Exhibit Design
- AIC – https://learning.culturalheritage.org/
- Conserv-o-grams – https://www.nps.gov/museum/publications/conserveogram/cons_toc.html
- ExhibiTricks – https://blog.orselli.net/
- STASH-C – http://stashc.com/
Diversity/Equity/Access/Inclusion Work
- AAM DEAI Page – https://www.aam-us.org/category/diversity-equity-inclusion-accessibility/
- MASS Action – https://www.museumaction.org/
- MuseumHue – https://www.museumhue.com/
- Project Implicit – https://implicit.harvard.edu/implicit/takeatest.html
- Queering the Museum Project – https://queeringthemuseum.org/
- The Incluseum – https://incluseum.com/
Fundraising
- 101 Ideas for New Revenue at History Organizations (https://learn.aaslh.org/products/technical-leaflet-284-101-ideas-for-new-revenue-at-history-organizations#tab-product_tab_contents__1)
- 4Culture (https://www.4culture.org/heritage/)
- Foundation Directory Online (accessible for free with a KCLS or SPL library card) https://kcls.org/resources/business/ OR https://www.spl.org/online-resources/business-finance-and-fundraising
- Fundraising Basics for Local History Organizations (https://learn.aaslh.org/products/technical-leaflet-283-fundraising-basics-for-local-history-organizations)
- Grantstation (accessible for free with SPL library card) https://seattle.bibliocommons.com/item/show/3132880030
- IMLS (https://www.imls.gov/)
- Washington State Department of Archaeology & Historic Preservation Grants (https://dahp.wa.gov/grants)
Local Professional Organizations
- King County History Preservation Department – https://www.kingcounty.gov/services/home-property/historic-preservation/regional-preservation.aspx
- Washington Museum Association (WaMA) – http://washingtonmuseumassociation.org/
- Washington State Department of Archaeology & Historic Preservation – https://dahp.wa.gov/
- Western Museums Association (WMA) – https://westmuse.org/
National Professional Organizations
- American Alliance of Museums – https://www.aam-us.org/
- American Association for State and Local History (AASLH) – https://aaslh.org/
- American Institution for Conservation – https://www.culturalheritage.org/
- Association for Gravestone Studies – https://www.gravestonestudies.org/
- Association for Living History, Farm and Agricultural Museums – https://www.alhfam.org/
- National Emerging Museum Professionals Network – https://nationalempnetwork.org/category/blog/
Social Media
- Lynda.com (accessible for free with a KCLS library card number) social media classes – How to use social networks (https://www.linkedin.com/learning/topics/social-networks), How to do social media marketing (https://www.linkedin.com/learning/topics/social-media-marketing)
Local Job Postings