OCTOBER is Funding for Arts Month AT THE FOUNDATION CENTER
Submitted by CAR_Rachel on Fri, 08/29/2008 - 9:22am.
OCTOBER is Funding for
Arts Month
AT THE FOUNDATION CENTER
AT THE FOUNDATION CENTER
- Gain insight into your local arts funding community.
- Strengthen your grantseeking skills to find more funders.
- Meet fellow artists and colleagues from the region.
This October, the Foundation Center will host free events and classes in five cities to help artists and nonprofit arts organizations become better grantseekers and increase their funding.
Explore funding for arts in Atlanta, Cleveland, New York, San Francisco and Washington, DC. Highlights of our free offerings in each location appear below. Please visit the calendar of each location to view a preliminary schedule of events. Check the calendars periodically for event updates, or sign up for our e-newsletters to be notified of upcoming programs.
NATIONAL WEBINAR
Wednesday, October 1
Foundation
Giving Trends: Focus on Arts and Culture
Join us from the
comfort of your own office and learn about foundation giving for
arts and culture from some of the nation's top foundations and arts
funding experts.
3:00 to 4:30 pm Eastern Time
Monday, October 6
Resource
Market for the Arts
Network and learn about
resources—funding and services—available for artists and nonprofit
arts organizations.
1:00 to 4:00 pm
Monday, October 27
Coffee and
Conversation with a Grantmaker
You're invited to start a
conversation with Mary Kay InCandela of the American Greetings
Corporate Contributions Program to learn about its giving priorities
and support of community-based arts programs.
10:00 to 11:00
am
Tuesday, October 21
Choosing and
Using a Fiscal Sponsor
Learn how and why artists and
emerging arts organizations raise funds through fiscal sponsors,
what to ask and what to expect from your prospective sponsor, and
how to navigate the legal pitfalls.
5:30 pm
Thursday, October 16
Breaking
Through: Building Capacity in Arts Organizations
Are you
ready to move your arts organization to the next level? This
workshop will help you identify the key next steps that can help
your organization break through to the next stage.
1:00 to 2:30
pm
Monday, October 6
Arts
Management: Educational Opportunities and Management and Employment
Trends
Please join us to learn about arts management
programs at local universities in the area and national trends in
arts management at this special Philanthropy Forum session.
12:00 to 1:00 pm
Discipline:
VisualDiscipline:
TheaterDiscipline:
MusicDiscipline:
Dance