National Council on Public History
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National Council on Public History inspires public engagement with the past and serves the needs of practitioners in putting history to work in the world by * building community among historians * expanding professional skills and tools * fostering critical reflection on historical practice, and * publicly advocating for history and historians.
The NCPH is a membership association dedicated to making the past useful in the present and to encouraging collaboration between historians and their publics. Our work begins in the belief that historical understanding is of essential value in society.
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Membership
If your goal is to engage the public in history, then you should be a part of the National Council on Public History. NCPH brings together * people * agencies * businesses, and * institutions that share your commitment to putting history to work. Check out our online Membership Brochure for more information! (Don’t wish to join or renew online? Download the Membership Form to mail or fax.) Membership at specified levels is offered: INDIVIDUAL MEMBERSHIPS: * Individual * Sustaining * Student * New Professional * Retired * Under-/unemployed, and * Public History Adjacent. INSTITUTIONAL & INDIVIDUAL MEMBERSHIPS: * Patron * Partner, and * Institutional. GIFT MEMBERSHIPS: Looking for ways to support a budding public historian? Want to reward a graduating or new student for his/her hard work? Consider giving the gift of an NCPH membership! Available in the Under-/Unemployed, Public History Adjacent, Student, New Professional, Retired, and Individual categories, a gift membership in NCPH comes with all of the standard benefits as well as a connection to a network of over 1,000 public historians.
Donation
Giving to NCPH supports our growing range of virtual and in-person programming, including our annual meeting; supports publications such as our peer-edited blog, History@Work, and resources for students, educators, and consultants; helps us to provide subsidized membership and registration rates for students, un-/under-employed public historians, and grassroots public historians; sustains and grows our awards program; allows us to increase our IDEA (inclusion, diversity, equity, and accessibility) efforts; and supports the growth of our staff and the long-term stability of the organization.
Our organization is able to continue its mission because of your support and generosity. By contributing to a campaign listed below, you’ll help ensure that our work continues. Online donations are quick and easy using our secure credit card transactions. We welcome donations of all sizes and payment plans – whether it’s a one-time gift, a monthly contribution or part of a matching gifts program.
- Annual Fund – Donations at specified amounts are designated or you may customize your gifts. You may donate on behalf of a business, organization, or in memory, honor, or tribute to a special person or occasion. Recurring gifts are greatly appreciated. Employer matched gifts are welcomed.
Support NCPH by donating to our funds and circles:
- Endowment – sustains NCPH awards, provides support for DEAI (diversity, equity, accessibility, and inclusion) efforts, provides support for staff salaries, and supports new initiatives.
- Annual Fund – contributions to the Annual Fund help cover the general operating expenses of NCPH and its programs.
- Digital Access Fund (DAF) – donations to this fund help provide continued access to digital public history resources and maintain the infrastructure and staff necessary to create and host digital materials and communities.
- Legacy Circle – The legacy Circle invites donors who will pledge significant in-hand or deferred donations to ensure the organization can continue to serve public historians for decades to come.
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