While leadership can, and should, be practiced from whatever seat one occupies, the job of the senior leader can often feel likely lonely work. But it doesn't have to. In this webinar, John McCann, president of Partners in Performance and lead faculty of the National Guild's Community Arts Education Leadership Institute (CAELI), will help you identify ways to distinguish between loneliness and solitude; how to develop both allies at work and confidants beyond the organization; the value of establishing boundaries and managing those boundaries; and we will discuss ways of enrolling others in your powerful vision for change!
Over the last two years, the The National Guild's Arts in Education (AIE) Network has focused on supporting arts educators teaching for social justice in partnership with schools. Our discussions have revealed, unsurprisingly, that one of the biggest obstacles to arts educators directing their school-based work more towards racial and social justice is language—fear of using terminology that will damage the partnership and generally being unsure of how to start.
In this clip from Language from the Movement: Working with K-12 School Partners, Jen Tremblay, Co-Ambassador for the White Advocates for Racial Equity (WARE) Network, presents on strategies for the individual growth and learning that is necessary to engage in effective partnerships around racial justice.
Over the last two years, the The National Guild's Arts in Education (AIE) Network has focused on supporting arts educators teaching for social justice in partnership with schools. Discussions have revealed, unsurprisingly, that one of the biggest obstacles to arts educators directing their school-based work more towards racial and social justice is language—fear of using terminology that will damage the partnership and generally being unsure of how to start.
In this clip from Language from the Movement: Working with K-12 School Partners, Indi McCasey, Co-Ambassador for the White Advocates for Racial Equity (WARE) Network, facilitates a discussion on having productive conversations with partner schools around issues of language, racial justice, and authentic community engagement.
In a funding environment rife with uncertainty, many nonprofits are finding greater stability by developing an earned revenue strategy. Earned revenue can put your organization in the driver’s seat and help you fuel your mission, but there are regulations and rules you need to follow. Nonprofit organizations can find themselves in sticky legal and financial situations without a firm grasp of the difference between related and unrelated income. This “deep dive” webinar will demystify earned revenue and give you practical strategies and proven approaches to plan, implement, sustain, and evaluate your earned revenue venture.
Fundraising takes time and finding the right funding mix–individual giving, corporate sponsorships, grant writing, earned income–can feel like a long process of trial and error. In this comprehensive webinar, you will learn how to develop a funding strategy that is right-sized for your organization and strategically builds on your strengths. Through a variety of case study examples, we demonstrate how to determine which funding techniques are best suited for your organization, program model, and timeline.
By Carol Ross
As a Trustee of the National Guild and of several other cultural and arts organizations, I have had an opportunity to gain some perspective on issues of leadership and governance that affect nonprofit boards. In this newly established “Trustees Corner” of GUILDNotes, I am pleased to share a few of these thoughts on the roles board members (trustees) play as stewards and advocates.
Helping organizations with board recruitment is a big part of [the Community-Driven Institute’s] work. And at every board recruitment planning session we have done over the past five years, without exception, someone has mentioned the issue of “Board Diversity.” This article shares some of their experience and knowledge about board diversity.
Sustaining healthy enrollment is a familiar challenge in a community arts education organization, especially during tough economic times. If revenues decline, the staff often scrambles to design creative marketing solutions that will attract new students and motivate current students to return. Sometimes the marketing investment pays off, but too often the benefits are fleeting and the cycle repeats itself.
Guild members share a commitment to making high-quality arts education accessible to all. Towards this end, most of our member organizations provide some kind of need-based financial aid. But policies and procedures for awarding financial aid can vary.
To learn more, we asked Guild members to share some information about their current policies and procedures, and what guides them, as well as insights on how to successfully create and manage a financial aid program. This article highlights the experiences of four member organizations who offer financial aid for private and group lessons:
• Community Music Center, San Francisco, CA (CMC)
• Flint School of Performing Arts, Flint, MI (Flint)
• Rhode Island Philharmonic Orchestra & Music School, Providence, RI (Philharmonic)
• Sherwood Community Music School at Columbia College Chicago, Chicago, IL (Sherwood)
Bill Flood and Beth Vogel share tips and strategies for improving your organization's community engagement.
