What We Do

Support City Museum Activities | Protect City Museum Collections | Promote Juneau-Douglas History

Our Mission

The Friends of the Juneau-Douglas City Museum is a non-profit organization dedicated to supporting the goals and activities of the Juneau-Douglas City Museum; assisting in the protection and care of the Museum’s collection; and inspiring awareness of
Juneau history through education, exhibits, research, acquisitions, public programs, advocacy and fundraising.

Our Goals

  • Support Juneau-Douglas history and art acquisitions
  • Fund and Upgrade City Museum displays and exhibits
  • Create public programs
  • Grow our network of Friends

Efforts

The FoJDCM continues to grow as an organization while promoting the important role of the Juneau-Douglas City Museum within our community. Serving as the collective conscience of Juneau, the Museum’s vitality is critical to the preservation of our shared culture. Driven by our mission, the following objectives were identified to guide FoJDCM initiatives:

  • Continue to sponsor Volunteer coffee & tea and City Museum receptions
  • Continue to sponsor paperless e-flyers through Constant Contact
  • Annual fundraising goal of $5000
  • Grow the membership base of the Friends group
  • Develop and enhance alliances with other history and cultural groups in fulfilling our mission
  • Expand annual event offerings.

Each year the Friends of the Juneau-Douglas City Museum looks forward to fulfilling our mission to support, protect, and promote the Juneau-Douglas City Museum. The following examples highlight past achievements as the result of our dedicated and generous supporters:

  • $10,000 contribution toward the purchase of three new museum cases.
  • Successful $5,000 Fundraising Effort.
  • Purchase and donation of Alaska Native Brotherhood Koogeinaa (sash) and cap for the JDCM Collection.
  • Museum Reception Sponsorship & Coffee and Tea for Volunteers.
  • Partnership with Auke Bay Post 25, American Legion for proper flag protocol and care of our historic flags at the Museum site.
  • Increased awareness of the FoJDCM endowment fund with the Juneau Community Foundation, Pick, Click, Give and the AmazonSmile Program.
Thank you to all that have, and continue to make, FoJDCM success a reality. Thank you for taking an interest in our guiding framework.  We are always looking for individuals and organizations interested in collaborative efforts aligning with our mission to support, protect and promote the Juneau-Douglas City Museum.