OTHER OPPORTUNITIES
The Art of Deduction
Saturday, February 24, 2007
1:00 p.m. – 4:00 p.m.
Plaza de la Raza
3540 North Mission Road
Los Angeles, California
A hands-on personal income tax workshop for all artists, presented by
the Latino Arts Network and the California Lawyers for the Arts.
The workshop is free to all artists, but space is limited, so please
reserve your space by emailing the
Latino Arts Network or calling 626-593-9121.
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The San Francisco Foundation 2007 Community Leadership Awards
Call for
Nominations
Nomination Deadline: March 1, 2007
Restricted to the Bay Area
The San Francisco Foundation invites you to nominate outstanding leaders
in the Bay Area community for The San Francisco Foundation 2007 Community
Leadership Awards. The San Francisco Foundation Community Leadership
Awards recognize individuals and organizations whose leadership has made
a significant impact in their particular Bay Area communities. This
work may confront societal or civic issues, address health or environmental
concerns, or promote arts and humanities. One of the four Awards
distinguishes an under-recognized, mature artist who has made a significant
and ongoing contribution in the Bay Area.
Each year their peers nominate outstanding individuals and groups, and
a panel of Bay Area community leaders selects the Award winners. Individuals
receive $10,000 awards and organizations are awarded $20,000. Individuals
and nonprofit organizations in Alameda, Contra Costa, Marin, San Francisco,
and San Mateo Counties are eligible.
For more information about the nomination process visit the Community
Leadership Award’s website, or contact
Tayla Gould via email or by calling 415-733-8555.
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Scholarships Available for Full-Day Training Seminars
Deadline: March 1, 2007
Restricted to the Bay Area
Scholarships are now available for representatives of under-resourced
nonprofits in the San Francisco Bay Area to attend the Foundation Center’s full-day
training courses in Spring 2007. If you represent a nonprofit
organization in the nine-county Bay Area with a budget under $1,000,000,
you are eligible to apply. To serve the greatest number of applicants,
the scholarship will cover partial cost of the courses, based on the
organization’s budget size. Nonprofit organizations may received
up to two scholarships per calendar year.
Applications are available
for download from the Foundation Center’s website.
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Bootcamp for Artists
Mondays, March 5 – April 9, 2007
6:30 pm – 9:30 p.m.
CounterPULSE
1310 Mission Street @ 9th
San Francisco, California
Intensive skills for raising money and attention. Whether you’re
a choreographer who’s self-producing for the first time, a director
who’s ready to expand your company, an experienced artist look
to brush up on skills, or a performer looking to get a part-time job
in arts administration, this crash course will give you the skills you
need to kick-start your career.
Each session includes two 3-hour evenings of hands-on instruction. Sign
up for the entire series and receive a half hour of individual consultation
for free.
- Session I – March 5 & 12 – Getting the Money (Grantwriting
and Fundraising)
- Session II – March 19 & 26 – Getting Attention (Marketing
and Publicity)
- Session III – April 2 & 8 – The Show (Production)
Registration for the entire series, including one half-hour of individual
consultation, costs $250. Registration for individual sessions
costs $100. Space is limited, and advanced registration is required.
For more information email
Jessica Robinson or call 415-626-2060.
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The Basics of Strategic Marketing
March 27, 2007
9:00 a.m. – 12:00 p.m.
Antioch University, West Los Angeles
If you believe in your mission but don’t know how to build an
effective communications plan to sell it, this course is for you. Attend
this half day marketing seminar and learn how to better present what
makes your organization unique. You will also learn how to sell
services in a targeted way by clearly identifying your audience and how
to use a variety of methods to reach them. This session is filled
with exercises to help you decide how best to promote your nonprofit.
To register or for more information visit
the Center for Nonprofit Management’s website.
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State of the Arts: Leadership in Education Conference
Date: May 15 – 16, 2007
Sacramento, CA
Participants can hear about current state and national research in arts
education; participate in engaging sessions on a variety of topics related
to K-12 arts education; meet legislators; learn how to develop a district
wide and county wide arts plan; learn how county superintendents are
developing new models for curriculum, professional development, and technical
assistance; find out what is happening with the new arts funding provided
by the state; and network and collaborate with those with shared interests
in visual and performing arts education.
For more information visit
the California County Superintendents Educational Services Association.
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Online Training Course to Master Proposal Writing
The Foundation Center is hosting an online training course, titled Proposal
Writing: The Statement of Need, to help grantseekers develop skills in
constructing a compelling statement of need. The course includes interactive
exercises and assignments, case studies, a final exam, and a printable
certificate of completion. Lessons can be taken at any pace, and can
be reviewed often. For more information visit
the Foundation Center’s website.
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