by Jini Stolk What really happens when a young person experiences music, theatre or dance? Is it possible to understand and explain the transformative power the arts can have on people’s lives? Can we measure joy? These questions will be tackled during our final PAEO workshop, Measuring What Counts, May 29th, 9:30 – 1:00 at CSI Spadina. [...]
by Jini Stolk My crowd sourcing post generated a flurry of comment and interest. And for good reason, according to this fascinating piece from NetWitsThinkTank It says that while the majority of giving still comes from offline channels, online fundraising is becoming increasingly important for acquiring new donors. In fact, it’s the dominant giving channel [...]
David Mirvish just unveiled an all-LED lit marquee at the newly-named Ed Mirvish Theatre. Like his colleagues at Broadway Green Alliance, he’s projecting a 90% reduction in energy use from replacing the old incandescent bulbs. Green and smart…
Canadian Dance Assembly has a day of terrific workshops coming up: Financial Management: Building a Strong Bottom Line Date: May 17, 2012 Time: Noon – 2:30 pm Technological Innovation: On and Off the Stage Date: May 17, 2012 Time: 3 pm – 5:30 pm Financial Management: Building a Strong Bottom Line Date: May 17, 2012 [...]
by Jini Stolk Creative Trust and Picasso PRO proudly wrapped up our two year Sun Life Performing Arts Access Program last month. This pioneering program, introduced to Creative Trust members on November 23, 2009, was designed to open up the city’s theatres to Blind/Low-Vision and Deaf/Hard of Hearing audiences. Using a pilot series of audio [...]
by Sue Edworthy Facebook’s new timeline format has been slowing rolling out over the past few months (I adopted in December to get an advanced handle on it). Sure enough, it’s now the way your company page is laid out. It’s fairly easy to update and reorganize if you already have a page, as you’ve [...]
The Maytree Foundation/CivicAction’s quick survey on board governance in sports, environment and arts organizations provides interesting food for thought on issues like board representation and community relations. It will be used to help nonprofits better reflect the interests and needs of their partners, members and (in our case) audiences. Results and recommendations will be shared. [...]
Important upcoming learning opportunities: Tuesday March 27, 9:30 – 1:30 at CSI 215 Spadina. PAEO Roundtable Sharing Best Practices/Learning From Each Other presented by Creative Trust and PAONE. An essential opportunity for arts leaders and educators to begin implementing recommendations of the Performing Arts Education Overview. To RSVP: Send your name, job title, name of [...]
by Jini Stolk Ottawa is beginning some exciting diversity initiatives spearheaded by Charles Smith of CPAMO (Cultural Pluralism in the Arts Ontario) – including, for those who remember it, a newcomer artist jam on April 16th reminiscent of TTA/TAPA’s old Loon Café. I’ve recently been inspired by Adam Thurman’s passionate and provoking post in Mission [...]
by Jini Stolk Those of us trying to make sense of the Vancouver Playhouse’s abrupt closing on the eve of its 50th anniversary may find some answers in this WolfBrown post excerpt by Jane Culbert. How do some organizations thrive in difficult times? Last year, the Doris Duke Charitable Foundation commissioned a study of a [...]
