Strengthening Impact: Models of Sustained Collaboration in Community Arts

Date

Wednesday, November 13, 2024

Time

1:00 - 2:00pm EST/10:00-11:00 AM PST

Location

Zoom Meeting

In a world of rapid leadership transitions and a shifting fiscal landscape, organizations are finding new ways to collaborate that promote organizational and artistic sustainability. Community arts organizations are already brilliant at artistic collaboration, and this session will move the conversation forward. Join members of the Sustained Collaboration Network as they share models for administrative and structural collaboration, including shared staff, co-location, asset transfers, and mergers/acquisitions. 

 

Topics & Learning Objectives:

1) Learn why Sustained Collaboration is a valuable tool for Community Arts Education organizations to embrace as they seek to strengthen their impact and secure sustainability 

2) Introduce the range of administrative/strategic partnership structures

3) Explore the use of strategic partnerships as a tool for growth and sustainability and the unique opportunities and challenges of arts partnerships

4) Review the services and funding offered by Sustained Collaboration Network organizations across the country and other helpful resources

 

What is the Sustained Collaboration Network?

The Sustained Collaboration Network is a network of nonprofit funders and intermediaries committed to advancing nonprofit impact through sustained collaboration. 

 

Speakers: 

Karen LaShelle, Executive Director, Austin Together, Austin, TX

Kate Piatt-Eckert, Mission Sustainability Initiative Director, Forefront, Chicago, IL

Steph Gilmour, Associate, SeaChange, New York, NY

Olivia Benson, Chief Operating Officer,  The Forbes Fund, Pittsburg, PA

Otha Cole, Director of Strategy and Communications, Nonprofit Sustainability Initiative, Los Angeles, CA