Preserving the Collection: Disaster Planning, Response & Recovery

Need to create or update your emergency response plan? First developed in 2004 with funding from the Institute of Museum and Library Services (IMLS) and the National Center for Preservation Technology and Training (NCPTT), dPlan is available as both free and subscription plans, providing both an emergency response plan template and access to a library of resources at the free level. https://www.dplan.org/

The article linked below, How States Can Build Disaster-Ready Budgets: Strategies for reducing fiscal risks in the face of rising costs , is based on a series of studies from The Pew Charitable Trusts from 2018 to 2022 that examined how states manage the fiscal impact of natural disasters. "This brief details Pew’s recommendations, including specific actionable steps that policymakers can take—regardless of their state’s particular financial situation or disaster risks—to work toward these three principles ( measure the total impact, manage disaster funding, and mitigate further risks), and and build fiscal resilience to increasingly costly disasters." https://www.pewtrusts.org/en/research-and-analysis/issue-briefs/2025/05/how-states-can-build-disaster-ready-budgets

On Thursday, May 22 from 1-2 pm ET, Conserv Community will be hosting an AMA (ask me anything) about post-disaster collections recovery with Maddie Cooper, the Associate Preventive Conservator at the Conservation Center for Art & Historic Artifacts (CCAHA). Anyone can view the AMA, but to ask questions, you will need to create a free account.  https://community.conserv.io/c/ama-s/the-aftermath-of-disaster-ask-maddie-cooper-about-post-disaster-recovery-for-collections