This series of free, public workshops is dedicated to helping Seattle-area arts organizations become more effective and efficient. It provides an opportunity for tomorrow’s arts leaders to meet and learn from Puget Sound’s top arts administrators. Topics covered include fiscal sponsorship, marketing strategy and fundraising. Download them here or on iTunes.
Shunpike participated in the Arts Symposium on 11/14 – a weekend of free workshop sessions for artists and arts administrators held at the University of Puget Sound’s Wyatt Hall. We’re adding these recordings to our Accountability & the Arts podcast library.
This fifth Accountability session of 2009 features 4Culture’s Mike Griggs.
Budgeting is never easy – and for arts groups looking to properly manage their funds in this tough economic time, it’s more important than ever. This session will provide the basics of budgeting and financial management for small nonprofit arts programs and will allow time for your specific questions. Skills learned in this session will allow you to better plan and manage your group’s finances. By strengthening the day-to-day management of your finances, you can also facilitate other aspects of your ongoing administrative work, including the creation of annual tax filings and budgets attached to grant applications.
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This fourth Accountability session of 2009 features Shunpike’s own Andy Fife.
Getting an arts organization off the ground is no easy task. This session aims to provide artists and those wishing to found an arts group the knowledge to succeed in their new endeavor. Andy shares specific details on the legal, structural and financial foundations of new arts organizations, tips on finding efficiencies and accessing resources, and the importance of articulating a clear purpose and public benefit.
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This third Accountability session of 2009 features Kip Toner of Kip Toner Benefit Auctions.
A successful benefit auction can be the most important event of the year for a non-profit organization, raising critical revenue and strengthening relationships with patrons. In this session, Kip speaks about methods for hosting successful benefit auctions – especially in the current economic climate. He also shares specific techniques for increasing attendance and procuring in-kind donations.
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This second Accountability session of 2009 features 4Culture’s Heather Dwyer and Artist Trust’s Monica Miller.
Artists and arts groups are required to provide work samples for many opportunities, including funding proposals and presentation submissions. Somehow, a quick clip or slide needs to stand out from the crowd and convey all of the power and value of their work – but creating good samples can be expensive and time consuming. In this workshop, artists and groups will learn how best to communicate through work samples to the people who are considering their work.
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Podcast fans! Unfortunately the sound quality of this recording was not up to snuff, but we couldn’t let all of this great info go unheard, so we made a loose transcript instead.
Our first session of 2009 is “Building a Touring Toolkit,” with theater simple’s artistic instigator Llysa Holland. Llysa has been coaching other artists and theater companies on how to get on the road for over 15 years.
In this session Llysa will touch on:
- Toolkit essentials: budgets, tech riders, contracts, logistics & timelines.
- Life on the Festival and Fringe.
- Show Business: where’s the money?
- Presenters and producers: what’s the difference, and where do I find them?
Performing, producing and teaching internationally since 1991, theater simple has produced over thirty-seven plays in four countries on three continents, with a particular emphasis on international theater festivals, fringe tours, “shoestring epics” and theatrical ensemble-building training.
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In this workshop, we will explore several basic online methods for communicating with and developing audiences. Find out how to use email, social networking, electronic media, and web presence to make the most of your marketing efforts. Workshop presenter, Erin West, will share experiences, present basic advice, and provide expert insight into the common practices of online marketing in the arts. Erin is Vice President of Arts Marketing at Pop. In her role as Director of Marketing and Communications at Chicago’s Steppenwolf Theatre Company, Erin developed a sophisticated and successful digital marketing strategy focused on providing a superior patron experience through targeted e-communications, access to artists, and a dynamic purchase path.
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This session will offers advice for face-to-face donor solicitation, featuring Passages Northwest Development Director Laurie Johnson, Passages Northwest Board Secretary Nancy Ward, and Shunpike’s own Development Director, Rebecca Olson.
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Through monetary sponsorship, in-kind donations, purchased advertising, or discounted rates, there are many ways a small business can enhance the resources of a small arts organization. In this one-hour workshop, find out how projects and organizations in the arts can reach out to some of the thousands of Seattle’s local businesses and establish mutually beneficial relationships.
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The Adventure School, Aviva Palmer and Cori Ready, have designed everything from art auctions to holiday parties to annual galas. They’ve worked with large corporations, non-profit arts organizations, and policy campaigns. The Adventure School is dedicated to original, effective events that capture a message and rally support as well as being downright fun.
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