International Foundation for Cultural Property Protection

As a valued IFCPP member you are probably familiar with IFCPP Advisory Board member and regular conference presenter, Steve Woolley, CIPM. Steve has provided the IFCPP membership with some great insight from the administrator's point of view, in conference sessions such as From the Control Room to the Board Room and  Mutual Expectations for Safety and Security, covering the challenges we all experience in seeking approval for various components of our security operations.

This new year IFCPP is pleased to roll out an all-new pilot program, brought to you by Steve Woolley, 98-2 Enterprises, Layne Consultants International, and IFCPP.  This important pilot program will offer selected IFCPP members with a significant discount on our new cultural property efficiency study.  As we all continue to feel significant impacts from the current economic crisis, this program will help pilot institutions define clarity of purpose, realign operations, and unleash talent to decrease lay-offs and even help us survive institutional closings.  The pilot program is available only to IFCPP members, and can address your department, or entire institution.  So we're happy to discuss the details with your Directors and appropriate Administrators.  This program offers a top-to-bottom study of institutional operations and staffing from one of the nation's leading authorities.

Program offerings include:

Ø Comprehensive Analysis of People, Process & Product (Service)

Ø Maximization of Staff and Other Key Resources

Ø Structural & Organizational Evaluation

Ø Business System Analysis & Development

Ø Business Planning & Redesign

Ø Marketing & Branding Evaluation & Enhancement

Ø Record Information Management

Ø Business Continuity Planning

Ø Emergency Management

Ø Ongoing progress consulting

Contact us now for additional information!

The IFCPP presents officer, supervisor, and management certification courses throughout the U.S. and abroad.  Courses are offered at any location where there are a sufficient number of officers to cover expenses and speaker fees. While we have strived to keep certification costs to an affordable level, we can’t be in two locations at once, or reach some remote sites, especially where there are only a few candidates seeking certification.  At the special request of several museum and library clients and IFCPP members, Layne Consultants International has embarked upon a video training sequence that will combine classroom presentation, live action scenes, and professional graphic production.

Action scenes are being taped at operating museums, including the John and Mable Ringling Museum of Art and the Arthur M. Sackler Museum at Harvard University.  Additional taping will take place during the CIPS workshop presented on August 17 at the Annual Conference.  The completed series will be available on CD in late August or early September, immediately following the IFCPP Annual Conference.  Participants in the CIPS program in Boston will receive special discounts.  Advance orders will be available by calling IFCPP directly, or at the Foundation table during the conference.   Leading experts in specific subjects will be featured in each program. This is a complete training and certification series that includes timely information on the following subjects:

•    Code of Conduct, Report Writing, Incident Documentation
•    Customer Service/Guest Relations
•    Conflict Resolution
•    Ejecting Unruly Patrons
•    Legal Considerations and Restrictions
•    Package Inspection
•    Patrolling & Protecting Valuable Collections
•    Emergency Evacuations
•    Emergency Medical Response & Fire Protection
•    Use of Force/Self Defense

The complete set of programs will be available to individuals and institutions.  Security officers meeting the Foundations requirements for certification, to include completion of a background investigation and online examination, will be eligible for certification as a Certified Institutional Protection Specialist (CIPS).  Complete program requirements will be published and distributed to IFCPP members soon.  Many officers desiring the opportunity to complete certification training will now be able to participate.  There are no immediate plans to offer advanced or management courses by video, at this time.  If you’d like to learn more about the program, contact This e-mail address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it .

On January 8, 2003, respected cultural property professional and dear friend, Mike Dougherty, died unexpectedly at a Virginia hospital following a brief illness.  It is the desire of the International Foundation for Cultural Property Protection (IFCPP) to establish an on-going memoriam in the name of Michael J. Dougherty, CFPS, CIPM.  Mr. Dougherty was a charter member of the Foundation, among the first group of professionals certified as a Certified Institutional Protection Manager, and a well-respected member of this specialized profession.   Additionally, Mr. Dougherty served as a member of the Foundation’s Advisory Board, and assisted in matters where expertise in fire protection required his special knowledge.   We further wish to recognize Mr. Dougherty’s loyalty, great wit, and unending dedication to his profession.

Beginning in the year 2003, the IFCPP shall designate one deserving person as recipient of the Michael J. Dougherty Scholarship Award, to be applied toward attendance at any IFCPP sponsored national or regional conference, and completion of certification training.  Said recipient shall be nominated by any member or member institution, and selected by a special committee of the Board of Directors.

We will miss Mike dearly.  His wife, Eileen, and family will be in our thoughts and prayers.