Professional development for a more resilient arts sector
These workshops cover a variety of topics to help artists and arts organizations gain skills and knowledge to run their businesses.
Have a request for our next workshop? Email info@businessandartsnl.com
The Importance of Budgeting and Cash Flow Planning
Tuesday, June 16, 2020
1:00 – 2:00 PM
Business & Arts NL is proud to launch a new series of workshops around financial literacy focused on serving the needs of artists, arts organizations and creative entrepreneurs. While we can’t see into the future, we can do our best to prepare for it by getting on the right financial footing. First up is The Importance of Budgeting and Cash Flow Planning with Greg O’Brien of Dunphy Molloy & Associates, who will provide a crash course in budgeting fundamentals.
Corporate Sponsorship and the Arts Panel Discussion
Wednesday, June 24, 2020
11:00 am – 12:00 pm
COVID-19 has thrown us into unchartered waters. And when it comes to partnerships, many are in the same boat as they figure out how to move forward. How can community partners be proactive during this time? Is it possible to maintain sponsorship relationships through so much financial upheaval? How are sponsors’ priorities shifting? And what can the arts do to help businesses be resilient right now Join us for Corporate Sponsorship and the Arts, a panel discussion between local arts organizations and businesses about how to navigate sponsorship relationships through COVID-19 and beyond.
Maintaining Respectful Workplaces
POSTPONED – NEW DATE TBD
Canada’s Cultural Human Resources Council (CHRC) is supporting efforts to address all kinds of harassment in arts workplaces (including sexual harassment bullying, discrimination and violence), and to lay the groundwork for “respectful workplaces” as the norm in the cultural sector. Jenn Deon will facilitate the official CHRC’s Maintaining Respectful Workplaces workshop, which will explore how to best deal with harassment situations.
Past topics have included:
- Tax Tips for Artists
- Incorporation vs. Sole Proprietorship
- Writing Contracts
- Arts Management Intensive
- Grant Writing
- Income Tax for Freelance Artists
- Fundraising for the Arts 101
- Major Gifts, Making the Ask and Donor Stewardship
- Handling Personal Information
- Strategic Planning
- How to Finance Your Creative Enterprise
- Nonprofit Governance Best Practices
- Intellectual Property Law
- Developing a Marketing Plan
- Developing an Artist Statement
- Facebook for Artists
- What’s in a Brand?
- Creative Entrepreneurship
- Employment Law for Arts Organizations
- Navigating Corporate Sponsorships
