Upcoming Webinars

Access high-quality training fast and for free through the Preservation Leadership Forum Webinar Series! Covering topics from historic tax credits to market studies and revitalization, the Forum Webinar Series gives viewers a chance to receive timely and informative content while interacting directly with content experts—right from their desk chair. Best of all, the Forum Webinar Series is currently free for all viewers; so don't hesitate to share these materials with your networks!

We are busy planning our webinars for the rest of the year. Make sure you are signed up for emails and we'll let you know when new programs are announced.

November 14, 2024

2:00 PM ET – 3:00 PM ET

Building an Equity-Based Preservation Plan Through Community Engagement

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Local preservation plans are one of the strongest tools for providing a holistic view of protecting cultural heritage and promoting equity in preservation. In recent years, preservation planners have embraced community-oriented engagement that directly involves members in the preservation planning process from the very beginning.

Join Preservation Leadership Forum in conversation with preservation planners and community members in Austin, Texas and Des Moines, Iowa about the development of their preservation plans and how to implement their strategies and lessons learned in your community.

December 5, 2024

3:00 PM ET – 4:00 PM ET

Building Connections to the Traditional Trades Through Training

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What are some key strategies for engaging the next generation in the preservation trades? What are some of the challenges, and what are some opportunities and possibilities for the future?

Ten years ago the National Trust for Historic Preservation launched a new traditional trades program, HOPE (Hands-on Preservation Experience) Crew focused on engaging and training the next generation of traditional trades experts, in collaboration with partners all across the United States.

To mark this milestone please join Milan Jordan, program director of HOPE Crew, and Molly Baker, manager of HOPE Crew for a conversation with experts of three successful traditional trades initiatives about building connections, expanding reach, and ensuring the expertise of traditional trades is passed on and shared for years to come.

Speakers: Ryan Aguilar, Individual Placement Director at Ancestral Lands Conservation Corps; Charley Langowski, Executive Director at Northern Bedrock Historic Preservation Corps; Janina Peppers, Senior Program Manager Historic Preservation at The Student Conservation Association, Inc.

December 12, 2024

2:00 P.M. – 3:00 P.M.

Revitalization & Culture: Revitalizing Historic Black Neighborhoods

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Last year, the African American Cultural Heritage Action Fund gathered with donors, activists, experts, and partners for the 2023 Cultural Preservation Leadership Summit held at the Ford Foundation's Center for Social Justice in New York City. Throughout 2024 we will be rebroadcasting those conversations for the public. To sign up for the webinar mailing list and to learn more about our virtual offerings visit: https://savingplaces.org/upcoming-webinars

Preservationists and developers are leveraging the significance of historic communities, assets, and cultural legacies to rescue vacant buildings and revitalize historic Black neighborhoods. Join urbanist and preservationist Justin Garrett Moore for a conservation with today’s leaders breaking barriers in real estate development through creative financing, community development, and dogged perseverance.

Speakers: Moderator: Justin Garrett Moore, Program Director, Humanities in Place, Mellon Foundation; Panelists: Marimba Milliones, President & CEO, Hill Community Development Corporation, New Granada Theatre, Pittsburg, Pennsylvania; Cheneé Joseph, President & CEO, Historic District Development Corporation, Sweet Auburn, Atlanta; Baye Adofo-Wilson, CEO, BAW Development, LLC, Hinchliffe Stadium, New York

Join us in New Orleans, Louisiana, October 28-30, 2024. Registration is open!

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