1. NC Emergency Management Association October 14, 2014 Sunset Beach

3. Collaboration is our key to success

4. How many collecting institutions? What types and where are institutions? What kinds of collections do they hold? How can NCDCR help?

5. 950 Institutions Across our State! From Currituck to Cherokee

6. 236 Library Special Collections

7. 31 Archives

8. 458 Museums Art Museums and Arts Councils, 68 Children’s Museums, 8 Historic House Museums, 104

9. State Historic Sites, 26 State Parks, 10

10. NC’s cultural heritage institutions care for more than 13 million objects and more than 200 million linear feet of archival materials

11. 72 % of institutions had no disaster response plan

12. 60 % describe storage as inadequate

13. 86 % have no professional conservation staff

14. ** Training is Key ** NC DCR Connecting to Collections initiative awarded grant $ to address collections care issues!

15. Disaster Prep & Recovery Workshops Disaster Preparedness Coordinator –Develop Disaster Plans with institutions –Create regional response teams

16. Collections Care Workshops Collections Care Trainer –Teach proper storage and display strategies –Develop network to share skills and supplies

17. Fire Recovery Workshops

18. START Tags

19. What else will we do? Online resources: http://c2c.ncdcr.gov http://c2c.ncdcr.gov http://collectionsconversations.wordpress.com Cultural Resources Emergency Support Team (CREST) New collaborations and workshop ideas

20. For more information contact: LeRae Umfleet Project Manager 919-807-7289 lerae.umfleet@ncdcr.gov Adrienne BerneyLyn Triplett Collections Care TrainerDisaster Prep Coordinator 919-807-7418919-807-7293 adrienne.berney@ncdcr.govlyn.triplett@ncdcr.gov