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Assisting smaller museums in carrying out the various responsibilities of education and curatorial management, FOCoS supports the museum field in North Carolina. Qualifying institutions choose from two consultants from different areas of expertise including staff recruitment and management, volunteer management, marketing, public relations, fundraising, and organizational development.
FOCoS also provides another avenue to link museum professionals throughout the state. According to Neil Fulghum, President NCMC, "one of the purposes of FOCoS is to create links between NCMC members at different locations and encourage interaction of staff and communication between them." A grant from the North Carolina Arts Council was received to support one site focused on art. The NCMC Board approved a second site to be funded from the Council's operating budget.
In 2004, FOCoS committee members chose the North Carolina A&T State University Art Galleries and the Scotland County Historic Properties Commission to receive consultants. Proposals were rated on the following criteria: financial need, expertise need, community support, intended outcomes of FOCoS, and overall strength of proposal.
The North Carolina A&T State University Art Galleries and the Scotland County Historic Properties Commission were both interested in receiving help with collections management and administration of facility structure.
Learn more about the FOCoS Program.
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