Hello volunteers, sharing this update on the National Docent Symposium (Fall 2024), for AGO Gallery Guide and NDS Rep, Shelagh Barrington (please direct any further questions her way!) – cheers, Holly, volunteer resources

Are you interested in attending the National Docent Symposium but require funding to do so? The NDS Council is soliciting Education Grant applications for attendees to the Atlanta, Georgia, USA 2024 symposium, November 14-17, 2024

These grants, which cover the symposium registration fee, are in service to the NDSC’s commitment to supporting docent growth and education through communication and collaboration among U.S. and Canadian docents and guides at our biannual symposia. Your donations have helped to fund this program – thank you!

Applications are being accepted now through March 8, 2024. Grantees will be notified by April 1, prior to NDS registration this spring.

Applicants must be volunteer docents or guides attending a symposium for the first time. For information about the program, eligibility requirements, and to submit an online application, please click on the link, HERE.