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Why take an ArtsForward Course?
NYS ARTS offers webinars at the most reasonable rate anywhere. Our webinars are complemented by a BLOG to make this an integrated and cumulative learning experience for you. One low price for the complete course.  

What makes these courses different?
This course is an in depth series of three 90 minute webinars and a 24/7 BLOG. We even post the webinars to the blog so you can review them as often as you like, whenever you like. You can even print the slides for future reference.

Why attend a webinar?
By definition a webinar is an 'online seminar'. This means that there is no travel time and you can attend the seminar from your office or at home. You have the opportunity to ask questions and participate as if you were in a class room setting.

What do I need to attend the webinar?
All you need is a high speed internet connection and telephone. NYS ARTS Professional Training webinars are offered in real time.

After the Webinar where can I ask questions?

After the webinar sessions, post to the Blog and continue discussions with the instructor and with ArtsForward Blog Editor, Pat Berman.

 

Course 1
sBOARD DEVELOPMENT
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Leading by Design

Instructor: Anne Ackerson
Click Here to review the slides of this course and read the discussions on the NYS ARTS BLOG
About this Course
A series of webinars to help board members and executive directors develop and sustain engaged, forward-looking governance for their cultural institutions.  Nonprofit governance is more complex and demanding than ever before, requiring updated - even innovative - ways to get board work done and keep organizations healthy.  Leading by Design addresses how to build a board recruitment program, how to incorporate training into the work of the board, and how to approach board leadership succession.


Session 1 | Wednesday August 27 | 10:00 - 11:30am
BUILDING YOUR BOARD'S HUMAN CAPITAL

Who serves on a board is more than simply finding a warm body to fill a seat.  Your board is part of your organization's human capital, an asset that pays off big when infused with care and feeding.  This webinar will discuss the cycle of board recruitment, orientation and assessment.  We'll talk about blending and building competencies, the role of the board development committee, and some tools that you can use right away.

Session 2 | Wednesday September 3 | 10:00 - 11:30am
MAINTAINING MOMENTUM WITH TRAINING

Some may argue that a project-driven organization is a way to keep boards and executives engaged. While projects bring energy all their own, the risk is burn-out.  Momentum is best maintained by reaching a balance between "doing" and "understanding why we're doing this is important".  Both are important to developing the human capital around the board table, but it's the second piece -- the understanding piece -- we'll focus on.  We'll talk about various ways to engage boards and staff leaders in developing the intellectual capacity needed for this work, from retreats to "guerilla training".

Session 3 | Wednesday, September 17 | 10:00 - 11:30am
LEADERSHIP IN TRANSITION

Board leaders come and go.....or come and never leave.  As much as we might try to prepare for the orderly succession of board presidents, officers, and committee chairpeople, too few organizations allow themselves enough time to think through and articulate their future board leadership needs.  How can busy organizations create space for these discussions?  What are the likely outcomes your organization can expect when board leadership succession is designed and managed?

AnneApicAbout the Instructor
Anne W. Ackerson AnneApic In 1997, Anne Ackerson began an independent consulting practice based on her two decades of work as director of several historic house museums and historical societies in central and eastern New York. She balances this work with her role as director of the Museum Association of New York, a member-based professional organization working on behalf of the state's 1400 museums and historical organizations in an effort to encourage best practice and to raise awareness about the critical role museums play in the educational, economic, and civic landscape of New York. Anne is a frequent workshop presenter and author, focusing on issues of board and organizational development, and planning for the smaller nonprofit cultural institution. In her work as an independent consultant, she has assisted more than 75 arts and cultural institutions with strategic planning, policy development, and governance issues. In 2005, she presented workshops on fundraising and building organizational capacity for the Alliance of New York State Arts Organizations and she participated on a panel at the Mid-Atlantic Association of Museums Conference in Baltimore where she presented a status report on the development of a new standards program for New York.

Course 2
leadership succ LEADERSHIP & SUCCESSION IN THE ARTS
Instructor: Alene Valkanas

Dates
Wednesday, October 8 
"What do Current and Future Arts Leaders Need to Succeed?"
Reference Materials
Emergency Succession Plan

Thursday, October 16
"Preparing for Change: A transition Guide"

Thursday, October 30
"Essential steps to Assure a Smooth Succession"

About this course
In the next five years tow-thirds of executive directors of arts organizations will retire or leave their positions. As baby boomers depart their leadership roles, there are concrete steps board and staff can take to ensure organizational continuity before, during and after the transition. These three sessions will present for discussion the issures and the actions that board and staff can take to ensure a smooth transition.

About Instructor

Alene Valkanas

Alene Valkanas is a recognized national leader in nonprofit advocacy and management and a pioneer in the developing field of transition planning. She brings work experience, from chairing a search committee to working with nonprofit boards and staff on the transition process. She combines these experiences and long term research in the field of leadership succession to the development of a curricula designed for professional presentations. Her consulting in capacity building is informed by 35 years in nonprofit management. Valkanas recently retired as the executive director of the Illinois Arts Alliance (IAA) where she served for 20 years and spearheaded a six year project responding to issues of the transfer of power to the next generation. Valkanas is a founding member and officer of the Washington-based Center for Lobbying in the Public Interest, a founding chair of the State Arts Action Network, a former officer of the Donors Forum of Chicago, and was an important leader of the State Arts Advocacy League of America.

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Course 3
strat and toolsAUTHENTIC LEADERSHIP STRATEGIES and TOOLS
Instructor: Craig Dreeszen

DATES
Wednesday., November 12
"Leadership Reflections"
Wednesday., November 19
"Leadership Principles"
Wednesday., December 3
"Leadership Actions"

ABOUT THIS COURSE
This course will help you assess your leadership, consider the principals of effective leadership and plan to be a better leaders.


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THIS PROGRAM IS MADE POSSIBLE WITH FUNDS FROM AMERICAN EXPRESS FOUNDATION AND PUBLIC FUNDS FROM THE NEW YORK STATE COUNCIL ON THE ARTS, A STATE AGENCY
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