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The National Guild offers a host of practical resources on management, governance, fund development and marketing.  A Membership Directory, both on-line and in print format, provides detailed information on each member school, and periodic surveys provide benchmarks against which schools can measure their own performance. These resources can be ordered online or via mail/fax.

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The Guild has published a PDF version of the Membership Directory as a networking resource and reference guide and to highlight the field's scope and diversity. We hope you'll refer to this frequently throughout the year to locate your colleagues' contact information, and we also encourage you to share this resource with your colleagues and trustees. Call us at (212) 268-3337 ext. 16 to order your copy. One copy free for members. $12 for each additional copy. $22 for non-members.

Ready answers to common questions community arts school leaders have: What do schools pay their administrators and faculty? What tuition fees are standard for lessons/classes? How much financial aid do they offer? How much of schools' revenue is earned vs. contributed? And much more.

School: Questions for Internal Review and Reflection

Jointly developed with the Accrediting Commission for Community and Precollegiate Arts Schools (ACCPAS), the Guide is designed to assist community arts school leaders with the important task of organizational assessment and to make the ACCPAS accreditation process more user-friendly.  Download free-of-charge.

 

A supplement to Partners in Excellence

This monograph describes three exemplary public school/community school partnerships: those led by Henry Street Settlement/Abrons Art Center in New York (theater), the Samuel S. Fleisher Art Memorial in Philadelphia (visual arts), and MacPhail Center for Music in Minneapolis (music).

Published in 2005, this handbook covers the reasons to partner, planning and budgeting, fundraising and advocacy, content creation, professional development, evaluation and assessment. Worksheets and an annotated bibliography are provided.

 

GUILDNOTES, our bi-monthly newsletter, is filled with news and commentary about the field of community arts education. In addition to announcements of resources and funding opportunities and Guild programs and events, it highlights activities and accomplishments of our members.

The Resource Library will contain a host of practical resources on management, governance, fund development and marketing. (Currently under construction)