Texas History Program
The Texas History grant portal will be accepting Letters of Interest February 3-28 for consideration at its May 2025 Board Meeting only for applicants who have already spoken with or have communicated by email with Gary Smith. For those wishing to apply for funding later in 2025, please contact Gary Smith at gnsmith@summerlee.org to set up a phone or Zoom appointment.
TEXAS HISTORY PROGRAM
Texas History Resources
The Summerlee Commission on the Financial Sustainability of History Organizations
Published in 2015, this report analyzes the difficulties that history organizations of all types face in maintaining financial sustainability and includes several how-to chapters for helping organizations to navigate difficult times. The entire report may be downloaded here.
Chapters from the report are listed below and may be downloaded individually:
- Sustainability Report Executive Summary (Downloadable PDF)
- Why History is Difficult to Sustain
- Characteristics of Unsustainable Organizations
- Sustaining History Through Best Practices and New Approaches
- Before You Open It: A Checklist for Planning New Museums in Historic Buildings
- If It Is Time to Close It: Considerations for Dissolving an Organization
- Are you Sustainable Assessment Tool
Texas History Organizations
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