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Need a Fresh Perspective on Sustainability? Take a Life Stage Approach! Life Stage theory says that the secret to building the enduring capacity of your organization is to maintain the balance between five key components: Programming, Management, Governance, Financial Resources, and Systems.
Vacations with Expectations Summer is almost here. This year, instead of booking a flight to some distant shore where “work” is a true four-letter word, you might want to consider staying closer to home and planning a getaway where work is the focus.
Art Fair Tent Preparation Unpredictable weather and outdoor art fairs go hand-in-hand. Prepare for safe, successful art fairs literally from the ground up.
Cultural Tourism According to the Travel Industry Association of America, 80 percent of adult travelers (over 118 million people) have included an historic or cultural activity while traveling.
What is advocacy? It’s simply the act of presenting information and persuading others to support a cause.
Serving on Grant Panels If you know what it feels like to receive and review dozens of applications, you'll know how to highlight your strengths and appeal to the panelists.
The End of Slides? Learn how to bring your presentation up to date.
Penny Pinching Audits CPA in bulk. Create your own financial statements and footnotes. Send a trail balance and general ledger to the auditor. Continually update the accounting manual...
Proposal Writing Tips Effectively Sing for your Supper: Grant Proposal Writings Tips for the Arts. Project should address current needs in community or field. Project should be eligible and appropriate to programs guidelines.
Lessons in Evaluation How Serving on Grant Panels Could Make you a Better Writer. By Jennifer L. Phelps.
Volunteer Management For a fledgling arts organization, volunteers make up the backbone of your operations. They will be the people who sit on your board and lead your organization's development as well as the human capital you'll rely on in accomplishing your mission.
e-Mail List Management It is impossible to achieve meaningful results absent a committed, sustained, proactive, creative effort to capture e-mail addresses.
Board Support Organizations need to be mindful of governance best practices and view board development as long-term investment in the future of the organization.
Website Development If you are in the process of creating a new website for your organization, these questions are a good place to start.
Staffing Solutions Who Do You Need: Volunteer, Consultant or Staff? Criteria for making the right decision
Media Relations Tips Ever wonder why some stories make it into the newspaper and others don't? Here are a few helpful hints that will increase the chances that your next pitch will be a home run.
Marketing to Generation X Charities look for new ways to reach out to the under-40 set
Tips for Photographing Artwork Whether you are a visual artist, a theatre company, a musician, or even an author, it is essential to have good photography.
Value of Volunteer Time Independent Sector announces that the 2004 estimate for the value of a volunteer hour has reached $17.55 per hour.
Buying the Right Prospect List With fewer arts attending households subscribing, smart arts organizations are reaching out to new households, and are carefully targeting to place their marketing materials in the most receptive hands.
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Image Resolution: What You Need to Know
Connecting Young Professionals to the Arts
Networking for performing artists
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