SPOTLIGHT: AIC’s Alliance for Response Network, Toolkit and Forums

Launched in 2003, the Alliance for Response helps connect and build strategic partnerships between emergency managers and cultural institutions, identify allies to  develop  local assistance networks,  engage  networks, and  find  support to sustain local disaster networks.

Alliance for Response Initiative remains effective by:

• encouraging institutions to complete disaster plans and train for emergencies;

• creating cooperative disaster assistance networks among museums, libraries, archives, and historical properties and sites;

• raising awareness of the importance of cultural heritage in communities;

• influencing official emergency policies and plans.

Time Frame: ongoing

• Cost Range: ranges

• Key Words: Cross-Sector Partnerships, Partnerships with Technical Assistance Providers, Partnerships with Emergency Responders, Disaster Planning, Preservation, Cultural Assets, Cultural Institutions

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