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These guidelines will lead you step by step through the process of establishing a plan and gathering information that should be collected to help you come up with solutions to Human Resource issues.

Fair pay and decent work are essential to supporting an equitable workplace, but many arts, culture, and heritage organizations that rely on grant funding have limited ability to significantly raise salaries and compensation. Even when wage increases are not an option, employers still have other options to support staff’s working conditions and quality of life. From flexible working schedules, to group benefits plans, to sharing authority, here are suggestions you can use to support a more equitable workplace today.

STEPS is AASLH’s self-study, self-paced assessment program designed specifically for small- to mid-sized history organizations, including volunteer-run institutions. Through a workbook, online resources, and an online community, the 1,100+ organizations enrolled in STEPS review their policies and practices and benchmark themselves against national museum standards.