Arts, Culture, and Humanities
Laurel Historical Society, Inc.
Preserving Laurel's Past for the Future
Mission
The mission of the Laurel Historical Society, Incorporated
is to encourage the understanding and preservation of the history and cultural heritage of Laurel.
Ruling year
1991
Principal Officer
Mrs. Ann Bennett
Main address
817 Main St
Laurel, MD 20707 USA
EIN
52-1713516
Cause area (NTEE code)
Historical Societies and Related Activities (A80)
Museum & Museum Activities (A50)
Libraries, Library Science (B70)
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Communication
Programs and results
What we aim to solve
Our programs
What are the organization's current programs, how do they measure success, and who do the programs serve?
Laurel Museum
We curate a collection of more than 15,000 items, maintain a research library, record oral history, offer community outreach and children's programs, mount museum exhibits, conduct educational programs for school and adult groups.
Where we work
External reviews
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Charting impact
Five powerful questions that require reflection about what really matters - results.
What is the organization aiming to accomplish?
The mission of the Laurel Historical Society is to promote and preserve the history and cultural heritage of Laurel, and we also serve as a cultural organization open to the public to access our exhibits, gallery space, and research library. We are actively working to diversify our board, increase awareness on issues relating to diversity, equity, inclusion, and accessibility, and expand out public outreach to under-served segments of our community.
What are the organization's key strategies for making this happen?
We are organizing a task force to make improvements in our organization and to more effectively engage in our community. We are looking at ways to restructure our programs and educational activities to make them more inclusive and accessible.
What are the organization's capabilities for doing this?
The Board of Directors possess a wide range of skills and backgrounds to support diversifying and engaging our programs and organization. The Staff and Board continually seek professional development opportunities and actively engage in ways to support our community.
How will they know if they are making progress?
We will conduct review sessions at our board meetings to discuss goals, progress, and strategies. We will solicit and review feedback from community members, partners, and program participants.
What have they accomplished so far and what's next?
We have secured grant funding to support a new outreach program for the community of Laurel to help residents preserve historical and cultural items from among their family’s keepsakes. The program will consist of on-site presentations and hands-on activities designed to give community members the knowledge and skills about how to care for their family treasures. The sessions will take place at three Laurel-area churches that are the cornerstones of their hyper-local communities. These communities represent ethnicities, cultures, and heritage that are traditionally under-represented in the history and interpretation of Laurel.
How we listen
Seeking feedback from people served makes programs more responsive and effective. Here’s how this organization is listening.
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How is the organization collecting feedback?
We regularly collect feedback through: electronic surveys (by email, tablet, etc.), paper surveys, focus groups or interviews (by phone or in person), constituent (client or resident, etc.) advisory committees.
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How is the organization using feedback?
We use feedback to: to identify and remedy poor client service experiences, to identify bright spots and enhance positive service experiences, to make fundamental changes to our programs and/or operations, to inform the development of new programs/projects, to identify where we are less inclusive or equitable across demographic groups, to strengthen relationships with the people we serve.
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With whom is the organization sharing feedback?
We share feedback with: our staff, our board, our funders, our community partners.
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What challenges does the organization face when collecting feedback?
It is difficult to: it is difficult to get the people we serve to respond to requests for feedback, it is hard to come up with good questions to ask people, it is difficult to get honest feedback from our clients, it is difficult to identify actionable feedback.
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Operations
The people, governance practices, and partners that make the organization tick.
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Laurel Historical Society, Inc.
Board of directorsas of 6/25/2020
Karen Lubieniecki
No Affilation
Elizabeth Compton
Marlene Frazier
Karen Lubieniecki
Lawrence Eldridge
Steve Hubbard
No Affiliation
Lesley Brinton
Mariam Thakkar
Alicia Fields
Melanie Dzwonchyk
Margie McCeney
Mitzi Betman
David Singleton
Bob Mignon
Cheryl Poulos
Amy Dunham
Denise Redmond
Michelle Keating
Jhanna Levin
Board leadership practices
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Board orientation and education
Does the board conduct a formal orientation for new board members and require all board members to sign a written agreement regarding their roles, responsibilities, and expectations? Yes -
CEO oversight
Has the board conducted a formal, written assessment of the chief executive within the past year ? Yes -
Ethics and transparency
Have the board and senior staff reviewed the conflict-of-interest policy and completed and signed disclosure statements in the past year? Yes -
Board composition
Does the board ensure an inclusive board member recruitment process that results in diversity of thought and leadership? Yes -
Board performance
Has the board conducted a formal, written self-assessment of its performance within the past three years? Yes
Keywords
Museum, History, Preservation, Education
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