Haian Abdirahman
Archivist, Andrew W. Mellon Foundation
Haian Abdirahman analyzes, describes, and processes the foundation’s archival records. He has previously held archival processing positions with the Hogg Foundation for Mental Health, International Federation of Red Cross and Red Crescent Societies, Human Rights Documentation Initiative, Texas Folklife, and the Library of Congress.
My Sessions
Leveraging Your Records for Meaningful Grantmaking
Grants data and records are valuable and underutilized assets, and contain demographic, geographic, strategic, transactional, and evaluative details that can be tracked, analyzed, and used to inform decision making.
Short Talk (Round 1) | A Short Conversation about Foundation Archives and Records Management
Haian Abdirahman
Robert Clark
Joyce Holliman
Elizabeth Stauber
Foundations that participated in the Advancing Foundation Archives: Advocacy, Strategies, and Solutions conference in June 2019 will share their archival and records retention journey, highlighting the importance of good practices, strategies for efficiently tackling big archives projects, and how to capture and record your foundation’s history.
Short Talk (Round 2) | A Short Conversation about Foundation Archives and Records Management
Haian Abdirahman
Robert Clark
Joyce Holliman
Elizabeth Stauber
Foundations that participated in the Advancing Foundation Archives: Advocacy, Strategies, and Solutions conference in June 2019 will share their archival and records retention journey, highlighting the importance of good practices, strategies for efficiently tackling big archives projects, and how to capture and record your foundation’s history.