The term "Buffalo Soldiers" refers to African American soldiers who served in the peacetime Army between 1866 to 1898 and as such, a majority of publications and popular culture focuses on this timeframe. While this period is critical to understanding the history of these soldiers, many historians may not spend as much time researching the final decades of the regiment?s service as segregated units. Join Cale Carter, Director of Exhibitions at the Center for African American Military History dba Buffalo Soldiers National Museum, to learn more about this unsung period of Buffalo Soldier history and how it connects to subjects outside of military history.
Date: Thursday, September 14, 6 p.m. Central Platform: Zoom (Registrants will receive the link to attend closer to event date. Please check spam or junk folders for link) Cost:?Free (Donations?in support of the Friends of the Texas Historical Commission are welcome and appreciated!)
Ever wonder what a working kitchen from the 1880s would have looked like, what recipes might have been used, and who might have prepared them? Join us as we visit Starr Family Home State Historic Site for a step back in time. We?ll learn about the restoration of the Maplecroft kitchen, which took the room from a more modern-day style back to a full working 1880s kitchen, learn about the lives of the domestic staff, and browse some authentic 1880s recipes! Join site manager Barbara Judkins for this fun foodways event.
Date: Thursday, October 12, 6 p.m. Central Platform: Zoom (Registrants will receive the link to attend closer to event date. Please check spam or junk folders for link) Cost:?Free (Donations?in support of the Friends of the Texas Historical Commission are welcome and appreciated!)
The Friends of the Texas Historical Commission is pleased to offer a 3-day ?Together in the Sandbox? workshop that will focus on the critical and often overlooked aspect of nonprofit administration?board development. The workshop will address the roles and responsibilities of nonprofit boards and will explore:
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The importance of board development in the context of establishing roles and responsibilities, as well as setting goals and expectations for board members.
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How to recruit for appropriate representation as well as for the skills and experience required for governance so that the board reflects the constituency that the nonprofit is meant to serve and is effective in implementing its mission.
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How to empower board members to be effective fundraisers for the nonprofit by helping them identify their specific role in the development process.
- The relationship between nonprofit boards and staff, both in traditional nonprofits with or without a staff team funded by the non profit, as well as in non traditional nonprofits that are staffed by public agency staff.
- Real-life examples of the dynamics in each of these situations?and specific governance recommendations that will help the organization accomplish its mission effectively in any of these situations.
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Recommendations on practices and procedures that will ensure that the relationship between board and staff is productive and is consistently in support of the organization?s mission.
- Ways to evaluate board performance to encourage engagement and results.
Dates and Times
September 26 - 28, 2023, 2-3 p.m. Central?
Platform Zoom (details will be sent closer to the date of the workshop)
Registration $89 (early bird ends Sept. 15)
$99 (regular)
Fee covers all three days of the workshop.
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