Freedom House Owners Workshop Participation Questionnaire

On Saturday, September 28, from 9:00 a.m. to 2:00 p.m., the Mississippi Heritage Trust will host a Freedom House Owners Workshop. Led by the Alluvial Collective, the workshop will help ten Mississippi Freedom House owners strategize about how to save and repurpose these places to meet a community need. Each participant will receive a $500 travel stipend and a $2,000 voucher for classes in non-profit development with the Mississippi Alliance for Nonprofits and Philanthropy. For a list of current classes offered by the Alliance, please visit alliancems.org.

Space is limited to ten participants. If you think the workshop would be helpful to you, please return this questionnaire by August 31st. You will be notified if you have been selected to participate in the workshop.

Questionnaire

First Name

Last Name

Email

Briefly tell us what you know about your Freedom House and the people who owned and occupied it during Mississippi’s Civil Rights Era.

Who owns the Freedom House?

Tell us about the current condition of the Freedom House.

Do you know what you want to do to protect this history and better tell the story of this place and the people? If so, please tell us.

Which of these resources do you need to help you with this endeavor? (click all that apply)

Nonprofit Development-workshops to form and develop a nonprofit organization.

Historic preservation-professional architectural and engineering services to evaluate the condition of your Freedom House.

Oral history-professional services to assist with capturing family stories.

Historical Research-professional services to research the history of your Freedom House.

Family Reconciliation-professional facilitation and legal services to work with family members to determine what you collectively want to do with your Freedom House.

Something else?

If something else, please explain.