March, 2004
| In
This Month's Memo FROM
THE UPSTATE OFFICE |
Welcome to: Deborah Jones who had been named the Executive Director of Arts Center/ Old Forge
Congratulations to our Executive Director, Judith Kaufman Weiner, who is receiving the First Annual Arts Advocate Award from Suffolk County, NY.
ARTS
DAY IN ALBANY IS LESS THAN A WEEK AWAY: TUESDAY MARCH 9, 2004
Join
your colleagues from all over the state as we rally in support of the cultural
community. We are hoping for a $4,000,000 increase to the New York State Council
on the Arts Budget his year and your participation will make a difference. Activities
will take place between 9 and 4. To sign up, click
here.
Headquarters will be in "The Well" of the Legislative Office Building in Albany which will provide a place to gather, network, pick up talking points, peruse exhibits and view performances. The Arts Day Hearing with celebrities will take place at 11 am in Hearing Room A.
PLEASE MAKE SURE TO BRING PHOTO ID. Thorough security procedures at the State Capital are in place. When entering the office buildings, one must produce photo ID. Bags are subject to search and all pass through check-points similar to the airports. During the day the concourse lines to enter the buildings are very long. Please plan accodingly and add addtional time. The Entrance to the New York State Capital Building on State Street is slightly more efficient and we recommend access at that point. Once you are admitted there, you can pass between the buildings seamlessly.
As
a final reminder, we have reserved parking in the Cathedral Lot on Madison
Street. These spaces much be prepaid and are $7/space. Please contack Amy
Wippert at the Alliance office awippert@thealliancenys.org or call (631) 298-1234
to secure your spot(s).
ARTS
DAY IN WASHINGTON, DC: NEW YORK DELEGATION
JUDITH KAUFMAN WEINER, Executive Director of the Alliance of New York State Arts Organizations, and The Alliance/ArtsAction for New York, will lead a delegation of concerned citizens as New York State Team Captain for National Arts Advocacy in Washington DC March 29-31 2004.
If
you would like to join the New York Delegation, which will be making Congressional
Visits on March 31, please let us know now. We must have specific information
on those who will be joining us for security purposes.
In addition planned
activities in DC include: The Nancy Hanks Lecture on Arts and Public Policy
this year with Doris Kearns Goodwin as the featured speaker. This memorable
talk will take place March 29 at 6:30 pm at Kennedy Center. On March
30 there will be a CAPWIZ E-Advocacy WorKshop along with Arts Advocacy Day
Training Workshops. There will also be a Congressional Arts Reception at 5:30pm
held in conjunction with the Congressional Arts Caucus and Youth Arts Month. To
register to attend National Arts Day and for further information details contact
Americans for the Arts 1000 Vermont Avenue NW, 6th Floor, Washington, DC 20005
www.artsusa.org. (202) 371-2830, (202) 371-0424 (fax).
Please join us and let your voices be heard in the corridors of the Congress and the Senate in Washington DC.
FROM THE UPSTATE OFFICE Martha E. Strodel Director Rural Arts Program
The
most recent Board Cafe (2/25/04) is the first in a special edition for Executive
Directors. They will offer 3 per year that focus on staff issues. In this issue,
they request information about titles; executive director, president, CEO, etc.
I know this is of interest to a number of people in our field; if you would like
to share your thoughts on this, email them at: boardcafe@compasspoint.org. They
will publish the results in an upcoming
issue.
The main "entrée" for this issue is on Micromanagement. It explores it from both the director's and the board's perspective, with some helpful suggestions to deal with "micromanagement" as a problem for a nonprofit. Board Cafe also announces a new feature in the February issue: The Board Cafe Emporium, a listing of different resources in each issue, many of them free. For example:
BoardNetUSA.org; a national online service free to Board Cafe subscribers. It's a clearing house for new board members; if you are looking for new board members, you can advertise free for candidates. Or, if you are looking to join a board, you can "shop" here for nonprofits in your area seeking board members.
NetworkForGood
is a quick and free way (through corporate sponsors) to make it possible for people
to make donations to your organization via the web. They suggest you won't raise
lots of money this way, but if you already have a website, you can add this feature
as another potential way to raise
monies.
While the Board Cafe is generally directed toward board members, I find that each issue has helpful information for both board members and staff. You can sign up for a free email subscription. Send a blank e-mail message to: boardcafe-on@lists.compasspoint.org. It might also be helpful to assign one board member to sign up for a subscription and report to the board on any relevant articles at your board meetings.
NYFA
TEACHING ARTIST SURVEY
We invite you to participate in a statewide
survey project regarding Professional Development and Training Opportunities for
Teaching Artists. Please visit http://www.nyfa.org/level2.asp?id=74&fid=1
to read our cover letter and download both the survey for organizations and the
version for teaching artists. If you need assistance, contact information can
be found in the cover letter. We look forward to receiving your response!! Thanks
for your participation in this important mapping effort.
JOB
BOARD
The Village of Arts and Humanities (the Village) is a private
nonprofit community-based organization dedicated to revitalizing its host neighborhood
of North Philadelphia through the arts. What began in 1986 as a summer project
to engage neighborhood children in park building has grown into a major provider
of arts-inspired programs in education, land transformation, construction, and
economic development. While thoroughly rooted in the very low-income community
it serves, the Village has been recognized both locally and nationally as a successful
model for engaging residents, especially youth, in the process of rebuilding their
neighborhood.
Seeking
a motivated, experienced, and passionate person to continue to build upon our
strong foundation of arts-based programming and help us carry out our mission
in the coming years as our Executive Director. For further information contact:
village@villagearts.org or call (215) 225-7830. The Village of Arts and Humanities
2544 Germantown Ave. Philadelphia, PA 19133
The Alliance of New York State Arts Organizations has a 28-year history as New York's primary service association for community based arts and cultural organizations. The Alliance provides leadership and vision, and delivers services, resources and tools that strengthen community cultural organizations. The Alliance monitors, informs and mobilizes the field on statewide and national issues affecting the arts and assists local arts agencies in building community support and developing effective grassroots public policy.
245
Love Lane, P.O. Box 96
Mattituck, NY 11952-0096
Phone (631) 298-1234 /
Fax (631) 298-1101