Nonprofit Aims to Save America's Most Endangered Historic Places By Paula Wallace

Introduction• Paula Wallace is founder and president of the Savannah

College of Art and Design (SCAD), a nonprofit, accredited, degree granting institution with locations on three continents. Throughout her decades-long career, Paula Wallace has earned many honors, including from the National Trust for Historic Preservation, which recognizes leadership in the protection of historic American buildings.

A private, nonprofit organization, the National Trust runs several programs to save endangered historic places. Through its National Treasures program, the institution identifies historic and irreplaceable sites throughout the country.

Historic Places• It also compiles and updates a list of the 11 most

endangered places and puts significant effort into saving these at-risk properties. In addition, the National Trust has an advocacy center where members can learn about how to help save historic sites by advocating for preservation laws.

Currently, the National Trust has several main preservation priorities. These include promoting sustainable communities, protecting historic sites on public lands and promoting diversity among protected sites. The organization also focuses on revitalizing its own portfolio of historic buildings.