Clone of Pennsylvania Council on the Arts State-wide Planning Process
Join the Pennsylvania Council on the Arts for a planning session to discuss the future for the arts in Pennsylvania. We are updating our strategic plan. Your input is important to plot the road ahead.
Our nation continues to face serious economic challenges that have been reflected in the state budget. Over the past two years funding has seen reductions totaling 45%. PCA programs have been cut back, eliminated , or suspended. This year the PCA received near-level funding.
Over the past decade, positive changes had been implemented at the agency. Our last two strategic plans emphasized greater efficiency as we sought to provide more and better services to a greater number of Pennsylvanians. This work was recognized nationally when the PCA was named among the TOP 50 most creative, forward thinking, results-driven government programs at the state, local, and federal levels. We want to continue to excel in the service we provide the citizens of Pennsylvania through artists, arts organizations, programs, projects and services.
Please join us for this important statewide opportunity and encourage others to attend. Meeting dates and locations will posted on our website. We will also be emailing the information to all grantees as soon as it is available.
Pennsylvania Council on the Arts State-wide Planning Process
Join the Pennsylvania Council on the Arts for a planning session to discuss the future for the arts in Pennsylvania. We are updating our strategic plan. Your input is important to plot the road ahead.
Our nation continues to face serious economic challenges that have been reflected in the state budget. Over the past two years funding has seen reductions totaling 45%. PCA programs have been cut back, eliminated , or suspended. This year the PCA received near-level funding.
Over the past decade, positive changes had been implemented at the agency. Our last two strategic plans emphasized greater efficiency as we sought to provide more and better services to a greater number of Pennsylvanians. This work was recognized nationally when the PCA was named among the TOP 50 most creative, forward thinking, results-driven government programs at the state, local, and federal levels. We want to continue to excel in the service we provide the citizens of Pennsylvania through artists, arts organizations, programs, projects and services.
Please join us for this important statewide opportunity and encourage others to attend. Meeting dates and locations will posted on our website. We will also be emailing the information to all grantees as soon as it is available.
Storytelling Workshop for Artists
Mark Lyons of the Philadelphia Storytelling Project will conduct a professional development storytelling workshop for the general public, artists, BuildaBridge personnel, educators and social service personnel. The 3-hour workshop will cover the fundamentals of storytelling, how to integrate it into arts classes, arts therapy or other programs, and examples of computer based tools to mix audio with other art forms. Participants will develop questions for interviews in varying contexts and for different populations, practice the art of storytelling with one another and reflect on the stories through group discussion.
More specifically, participants will learn:
- The transformative possibilities of using storytelling when working with youth and adults
- To integrate the BuildaBridge model into their storytelling work, emphasizing hope, dreaming of a better future, affirmation and honoring of each of our life stories and reflection
- To integrate storytelling into the various art forms used for healing purposes
- To utilize computer-based tools to mix audio stories and other art forms, visual arts, photography, dance and music
- To develop a lesson plan for integrating audio storytelling into their current art discipline
21st Annual This Year in Nonprofit Law
Nonprofit Issues® and the Philadelphia law firm of Montgomery, McCracken, Walker & Rhoads, LLP will present the 21st annual "This Year in Nonprofit Law" on Tuesday, November 15, 2011.
A panel of lawyers who deal with nonprofit legal issues every day will review the most important legal developments for nonprofits during the last year.
The keynote presentation this year will include a panel discussion on critical governance issues for nonprofit Boards. Our panel will include Vicki Kramer, Principal, V. Kramer & Associates, Nancy Moses, a consultant on nonprofit planning and development, and Charles Sterne III, Director of Principal Gifts and Planned Giving, Curtis Institute of Music.
The first round of afternoon breakout sessions will include:
- The impact of social media on employment law
- The Board meeting of "LOST"
- Helping charitably inclined donors
The second round will feature:
- New employee communication requirements under health reform
- Insurance gifts that work, and some that don't
- Ethical issues for lawyers in social media
Featured speakers:
- Donald W. Kramer
- Virginia P. Sikes
- Karl E. Emerson
- Gregory G. Fox
- Catherine H. Gillespie
- William L. Kingsbury
- Joyce Link
- Clifford Scott Meyer
- Daniel P. O'Meara
- Vicki Kramer
- Nancy Moses
- Charles M. Sterne, III
The program provides 5 hours of continuing education credit for Pennsylvania lawyers, including an hour of ethics credit for those attending the ethics session, and 5 hours of CPE for Pennsylvania accountants.
Click here for the complete brochure.
Participants will receive a new or renewed one-year subscription to Nonprofit Issues®, plus program materials. The program starts at 9 a.m. and runs until 3:45 p.m.. The registration fee is $155, but additional registrants from the same organization may attend for $85. Lawyers requesting Pennsylvania CLE must pay an additional $10 for processing. We will provide you with lunch and materials. Register now, space is limited.
Secrets of Success in the Small Shop-AFP Web/Audioconference
If you're the one person in your organization focused on fundraising, you know how difficult it can be to juggle all the demands. This session will help you get clear about what you need to be doing with your limited time and resources to be successful in fundraising. Learn the secrets of planning and using systems that will make your life easier. Learn how to best use your time to get the most done during the day, and which fundraising tasks you should focus on to bring in the most money.
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