Suffrage100MA Background
Suffrage100MA is a non-profit, non-partisan organization, with over 200 Partners, dedicated to sharing the history/herstory of the incredible suffragists who fought for over 72 years to achieve adoption of the 19th Amendment to the U.S. Constitution, ratified in 1920, prohibiting the federal and state governments from denying the right to vote on the basis of sex, and other laws that needed to be changed to enable Native American, Asian American and African American women and men to vote, such as the Voting Rights Act of 1965.
Unfortunately, access to the ballot is again under attack with the recent enactment of voting restrictions in many states, a continuation of the concerted effort to restrict voting rights and voter access. The right to vote is a fundamental right that cannot be taken for granted and must be protected. Suffrage100MA uses our platforms to remind us all to appreciate, value, and exercise the right to vote!
Since 2010, Suffrage100MA has hosted and participated in many events, and continues to do so, including making a 30 minute film to commemorate the 100th Anniversary of the 19th Amendment: “The Fight For Women’s Suffrage: Looking Back, Marching Forward!”
With the centennial having concluded in 2020, Suffrage100MA engaged in and completed a visioning process and determined that our work is not finished! We have decided are “staying open” and continue to provide events and programs to educate the public about the history of women’s suffrage and women’s history more broadly, to inspire people to vote, and to work for voting access.
Most significantly, our immediate goal is to transform our current Suffrage100MA website into an online “Massachusetts Women’s History Center” (“MWHC,” tentative working name) and perhaps ultimately to open a “brick and mortar” Center. We are seeking a tech-savvy, creative, energized consultant to assist us with planning and overseeing the transformation of our website. Please see the Position Summary below.
Position Summary
The online Women’s History Center consultant will work with the President of Suffrage100MA and the Associate Director, in consultation with the Board, to develop a plan to create an online Massachusetts Women’s History Center, building upon our existing Suffrage100MA website and other resources.
Responsibilities
- Research and summarize information about current state and national online and brick and mortar women’s history museums, heritage centers, and Women’s Halls of Fame
- Develop a draft outline of online content for “MWHC,” including:
- What we want to share: The diverse, inclusive MA Women’s History – built on current Suffrage100MA website and content. Categories for highlighting women’s herstory might include:
- Armed forces and public safety
- Arts & culture
- Civic and community leadership
- Education
- Federal, state and local elected and governmental participation
- Women’s health
- Women in the workforce
- Religion
- Who want to engage
- Youth
- Multi-generations
- Intersectional audiences
- Educators for all ages
- How we might share content virtually
- Online exhibits
- Timelines
- Slideshows
- Blogs/podcasts
- Forums and online discussions
- Other online resources/programs
- Social media
- Quizzes and surveys
- Other interactive web-based tools for creatively sharing educational information in visually-impressive, fun and engaging ways
- Other projects
- Massachusetts Women’s Hall of Fame
- Traveling exhibits that would be available for loan for in-person experiences
- What we want to share: The diverse, inclusive MA Women’s History – built on current Suffrage100MA website and content. Categories for highlighting women’s herstory might include:
- Create a process for a name change and rebrand that would include our Board, staff, Partners and other stakeholders.
- Create a plan for how to implement the above, including:
- Identify infrastructure/hiring needs
- Develop timeline of key steps to implement and complete
- Identify any potential needed changes to organizational structure and/or governance/legal matters
- Create a draft budget to both implement and operate
Qualifications
- Experience planning or overseeing the development of online historical or educational content
- Experience overseeing the development or redesign of an organizational website, name change, and/or rebrand
- Museum management experience preferred but not required
- Prior consulting experience preferred
- Excellent written, verbal, and social media communication skills
- Exceptional interpersonal skills
- Self-starter, goal driven, good collaborator and able to meet deadlines
Hours
We welcome a consultant who could be available to create the above plan, working up to 40 hours per week, with a goal of completing the plan within one to two months of being hired.
Compensation
Commensurate with experience.
Suffrage100MA’s Commitment to Diversity
Suffrage100MA is committed to the diversity of our leadership, team and partners. A core value of Suffrage100MA is diversity of thought, experience, race, gender, sexual orientation, physical or mental ability, age, religion, and national origin. We encourage applications from persons whose background and experiences will increase the diversity of voices in our organization.
To apply
Please send a cover letter and résumé to humanresources@suffrage100ma.org. No phone calls please.
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Rev. 4.11.2022
March 2021