ALL ABOUT MEMBERSHIP :

Join LHC this year!  Invest your talent, time and advocacy efforts, and build professional capacity, as together we strengthen the museum and history field of Finders, Keepers & Interpreters.  TOGETHER IS BETTER!

LHC's individual members define the profile of Keepers' Progress in the Hudson Valley and greater metropolitan region.

LHC's consultant members are individual professionals who offer services to the cultural education and heritage communities. LHC welcomes artists, architects, conservators, curators, educators, filmmakers, fund-raisers, historians, interpreters, lawyers, marketers, publicists, performers, planners, programmers, researchers, restorers, and writers to join the network.

LHC's organizational members steward 17^th, 18^th, 19^th and 20^th century sites,  collections and programs that reveal the sense of place, time and rich diversity found in the evocative communities of this National Heritage Area.

LHC's business members phrase their support for regional progress through the Lower Hudson Conference Annual Meeting and Awards Towards Excellence program, each October.

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INDIVIDUALS benefits of membership

member discount	Annual Meeting: awards presentation, distinguished speakers, and lunch at one of the historic treasures of our region.
member discount	Annual Friend-raiser: conviviality, networking, food and drink at an important historic site.
member discount	Workshops for all levels of experience on cutting edge issues of policy as well as basic and hands on operating practices covering areas such as governance, promotion, fundraising, museum education, collections care, archive management, innovative interpretation and emergency preparedness.  With an office in Westchester's County Archive Center, LHC offers programs at host sites throughout the region we serve.  We respond to member requests for future programs.
free to members	Print Newsletter announcing LHC programs, regional, state and national grants information and deadlines; staff changes and job opportunities; government actions affecting historic sites and advocacy campaigns within the museum community. LHC encourages member participation in the Newsletter through columns and reviews.
free to members	Call our professional staff to get questions answered and directions to the most current resources.  Members may make appointments to discuss projects and problems; organizations may apply for a technical site visit, and get focused, specific help.  Extended, team-based technical consults are available to develop collaborations, strengthen boards, and facilitate long range planning, on a modest per-project fee basis.
free to members	Consult our library and databases for the wisdom of over 25 years of serving the region's museum and heritage communities. We have information on management, policy, board development, collections care, conservation and historic preservation resources and more.  For professional help on particular issues, ask for our Professionals/Consultant Registry to find experts appropriate to your needs.

A portion of Professional, Sustaining and Business Membership is tax deductible.

CONSULTANTS / PROFESSIONALS benefits of membership

Professional/Consultant Members receive all individual benefits listed above, and.

free

One sentence listing of your services and contact information in our in-house Consultant Registry. Click here for the Consultants Registry form; the Registry and accompanying consultant resumes are available on our office database for telephone inquiry. While LHC enthusiastically provides this registry, we cannot endorse member consultants.

ORGANIZATIONAL benefits of membership

Organizational Members receive all individual benefits listed above, AND:

free New in 2007	(2) individual one year memberships for key people within your organization
free New in 2007	Link from our website to yours through the History Keepers' Companion regional guide
free	Ability to list position openings for staff, interns or project-oriented personnel in print in the quarterly Newsletter or online in LHC's Classifieds
member discount New in 2007	LHC makes its mailing list available to non-profit institutions.  The full list includes approximately 1,500 names/addresses within the greater Hudson Valley & metropolitan New York area.  Lists are for one-time use, only, and may not be used for commercial purposes. All orders must contain a sample of the piece to be mailed.  LHC organizational members receive a 10% discount on Mailing List orders.
group discount	for 2 or more people from the same member institution attending LHC meetings and workshops
mutual benefit	host an LHC workshop or gathering at your site and raise the profile of your organization within the  community.

Individual Membership dues Individual                                     $40       Professional/Consultant             $75 Click here for the Consultants Registry form Sustaining                               $100 Student with valid ID                   $15   A portion of Professional & Sustaining membership is tax deductible.

Organizational Membership dues Non-Profit Budget Under $25,000                         $50      $25-99,000                               $75  $100-249,000                         $100 $250-499,000                         $125 $500-999,000                         $175 $1,000,000+                           $200 Business Member                 $500

Download Membership Form (.pdf)