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OTHER OPPORTUNITIES2007 L.A. Arts Town HallSaturday, June 16, 2007 Hear from leading arts policy makers, advocates, and funders about important trends and initiatives that will impact Los Angeles artists and arts organizations alike. A morning plenary session will feature reports and discussion on the future of the arts in Los Angeles with the following key arts leaders: Mayor Antonio R. Villaraigosa, City of Los Angeles; Olga Garay, General Manager, Department of Cultural Affairs, City of Los Angeles; Laura Zucker, Executive Director, Los Angeles County Arts Commission; John McGuirk, Arts Program Director, The James Irvine Foundation; Sam Miller, President and CEO, Leveraging Investments in Creativity (LINC); and Danielle Brazell, Managing Director, Arts for LA. Moderated by Claire Peeps, Executive Director, The Durfee Foundation and Cora Mirikitani, President and CEO, Center for Cultural Innovation. An afternoon series of workshops and seminars will be given on the following topics: Meet the Funders and Arts Services Organizations; Grantwriting 101: Workshop for New Grantseekers; Health Insurance for Artists; The Art of Marketing: Key Concepts and Resources; Advocacy – Arts for L.A.; and New and Sustainable Business Models for the Arts. Admission is free, but pre-registration is required. For more information and to register, visit the 2007 L.A. Arts Town Hall’s website. Raising Arts Funds Through Individual DonorsMonday, June 18, 2007 Individual donors are often unrecognized or under-utilized by both artists and arts organizations. Through case studies and skills-sharing with experts in the field and your colleagues, you will learn effective and efficient ways to attract individual donor dollars. Presenters include:
Co-presented by the East Bay Community Foundaiton. Admission is free by space is limited. Please RSVP to Nicole DuPont via email. For more information visit The San Francisco Foundation’s website. Nonprofit Day 2007 Thursday, July 12, 2007 CompassPoint Nonprofit Services presents their annual professional development conference, Nonprofit Day 2007. No matter your level of experience or expertise, you will learn things that will help you in your job, are relevant to your organization, and will position you to have a greater impact on your community. Featuring keynote speaker Jim Collins, author of Good to Great and Good to Great and the Social Sectors. Sessions are categorized by content and your level of experience in the sector, tailoring them to your career stage and interest. For more information view the Nonprofit Day 2007 brochure. Register online at CompassPoint’s website. Best Practices SeriesSan Francisco Grants for the Arts and The San Francisco Foundation host a series of community-designed workshops that will serve as a forum for sharing ideas about how arts organizations, large and small, can learn from each other. Best Practices Series are free and held at The San Francisco Foundation, 225 Bush Street, 5th Floor, San Francisco, but space is limited. Please RSVP to Nicole DuPont via email. The Venn Diagram of Collaboration The Care and Feeding of the Arts Administrator The Changing Media Landscape The Times - and - People are a Changing: Impact of Changing Demographics on the Arts Cell Phones Encouraged: Staying Current with Technology For more information visit The San Francisco Foundation’s website. Online Training Course to Master Proposal WritingThe 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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