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Leadership Series Registration Open Soon! & #ARCSchat April Recap/#MayDayPrep May 4th ARCS Update Vol 6 | Update 8

April 19, 2021 | In the Press

ARCS Leadership Series: Leading Museum Teams in a VUCA World

May 6th, May 27th & June 17th, 2021 1:00 p.m. ET

Leading teams in a VUCA (volatile, uncertain, complex, ambiguous) world is an ongoing challenge for nonprofit and museum professionals. The pandemic complicated these challenges, moving us to strengthen our skills in resolving problems and engage opportunities to enhance our organizations. This 3-part webinar series will feature interactive sessions that introduce and apply perspectives on leading, communicating, and facilitating teams in nonprofit organizations and museums to help meet these complex challenges.

Session 1:  What Do We Mean by Leadership?
Session 2:  Connecting Leading & Communicating
Session 3:  Leading & Teaming in a VUCA World

Per Webinar

  • $25.00 USD for members
  • $35.00 USD for non-members

Or bundle all three webinars and get a discount of $10.00 USD: 

  • $65.00 USD for members
  • $95.00 USD for non-members

Registration Opening Soon 

#ARCSchat April 6th Recap and May 4th #MayDayPrep 

Missed the most recent #ARCSchat on April 6th? Visit the link below to watch.

Lost in the News: Paddy Johnson, founder of VVrkshop and the Art F City blog, decodes the headlines including deaccessioning, unionizing, social justice, NFTs, and more. 

Click here to view the livestream! 

And mark you calendars for May 4th at 1:00 p.m. ET where #ARCSchat, the ARCS Emergency Programming Sub-Committee, National Heritage Responders, and the AIC Emergency Committee join forces to bring you a disaster virtual tabletop exercise just in time for FAIC’s annual #maydayprep program. 

Tuesday, April 4, 2021
1:00 p.m. ET
YouTube Live

Don't forget to sign in to your Google/Gmail/YouTube account to participate in the chat.

Sponsor Feature 

Thanks to our Bronze Sponsor PACART for its support of ARCS! For a full list of all of our sponsors, please visit:  2019-2020 Sponsors

For over 50 years, PACART has operated under the corporate mantra of doing what is good and for the benefit of all especially in the area of repatriation. PACART’s Bill Somerton, who has dedicated his career to the safe and secure transportation of cultural objects and who is known by many registrars across North America, underwent a personal journey last year to reunite a special guitar with a Canadian rock legend. To view more about this story:  https://youtu.be/piy2wwO7cGg

Upcoming Events and News

ARCS Virtual #Meetup: Contract Collections Professionals

Are you an independent collections professional or contractor? Are you thinking about taking the leap into contract work? Join us for an ARCS Virtual Meetup! Let’s get to know each other, share tips, experiences, and offer some moral support. Plus, get a sneak peek of upcoming resources ARCS has planned to support contract professionals. 

Hosted by

  • MJ Hagan, MJH Collections Management, LLC and  
  • Schillica Howard, Independent Collections Manager & Registrar 

April 28, 2021 at 7:00 p.m. ET

Space is limited so please register in advance.

Register Here

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