Welcome to National History Day® (NHD)! The Board of Trustees and the national staff are extremely grateful to your organization for agreeing to sponsor the program in your state or territory and to you for agreeing to be coordinator. 

Your role as a National History Day Affiliate coordinator is crucial to the success of the entire NHD program from local through national levels. Your leadership plays an important part throughout the year in guiding the program in your state/territory and helping young people learn history with the tools of original research, creative expression, and competition.

Start here if you are beginning your role as a National History Day coordinator. These are some of the essential ideas and steps to build a solid foundation for your leadership of the program in your Affiliate.

As your program and familiarity with it grows, consider additional ways to engage stakeholders.