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program tracks
Moving from Policy to Action: An Interactive Discussion on the National Arts Policy Roundtable on Arts and Workforce Development
More than 30 business, government, philanthropy, education, and cultural CEOs and opinion leaders convened in Sundance, UT during October for the second annual National Arts Policy Roundtable. This latest roundtable addressed how the arts can help develop the creative and innovative skills among current workers and students that are needed to compete in the 21st century global workplace skills. Participants were charged with generating actionable policy recommendations that will be offered to leaders in both the public and private sectors. We’ll share roundtable outcomes in what promises to be a dynamic and stimulating conversation. This session will be presented again on Sunday at 4:00 p.m. as part of the Arts Education Track.
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Engaging the Private Sector, Developing Local Volunteers
Volunteerism continues to grow in popularity among individuals looking to connect with their community or to “give back.” Business leaders also recognize that offering these types of opportunities to their employees helps them to position the business as being both socially responsible and in-tune with employees’ wants and needs, while providing attractive HR-based programs that can substantially improve retention and recruitment. This interactive conversation will examine how local arts agencies and other organizations can help develop a new generation of volunteers that reflects ethnicity, age, professional skill levels and other forms of diversity. We will discuss how engaging large numbers of individuals in group or one-time volunteer activities can be effective for the volunteers themselves, their employers, and their local arts community.
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MetLife Forum/PSA Innovator—New Frameworks for the Changing Face of America: RenGen - The Renaissance Generation and The Rise of the Cultural of Consumer
This forum series looks at the forces reshaping our culture and how organizations and people can thrive in this period of disruptive change. The RenGen, short for renaissance generation, is a cultural movement created by the confluence of art, education, entertainment, and business that has as its center a powerful new player: the cultural consumer. Author and cultural analyst Patricia Martin defines a growing stratum of Americans who thrive on information and ideas to fuel their creativity and shows how it will drive the next wave of innovation.
Martin’s presentation, based on her new book, RenGen: Renaissance Generation, gives us a provocative new way to think about change. Weaving images and storytelling with hard-hitting research, Patricia Martin traces the fundamental theme that runs through seemingly unrelated changes in our civilization: that the past 50 years of American life is not an endless downward spiral—it is the prelude. It looks a lot like what happens right before a renaissance.
As the RenGen gathers force in our civilization, it will have huge impact on how we live and work. This cohort will determine how the workplace is organized, which products will succeed or fail, and which institutions will thrive or be rendered irrelevant.
In this presentation, Patricia Martin points the way for a new cadre of market leaders facing challenges such as: How do I speak to a broader audience when customers want to be treated as individuals? How do I build community when competition is ever more intense? How do I forge relationships with diverse audiences in a culture undergoing gale force change? Rich with hands-on advice and in-depth insights into the psyche of the cultural consumer, Patricia Martin helps leaders answer those questions. She offers lessons from cutting-edge innovators who are tapping the power of the cultural consumer and, in the process, winning the hearts and minds of the RenGen.
The second half of this session (4:00 p.m.–5:30 p.m.) will use break-out sessions to engage participants in a highly participatory session designed to solicit their interaction and brainstorming on the topic.
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New Frameworks for the Changing Face of America: RenGen - The Renaissance Generation and The Rise of the Cultural of Consumer
Part two of the MetLife Foundation National Arts Forum Series will use break-out sessions to engage participants in a highly participatory session designed to solicit their interaction and brainstorming on the topic.
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Arts & Business Partners Meeting
This meeting is for staff of Arts & Business Council Chapters, Business Committee for the Arts Affiliates, and Business Volunteers for the Arts programs. The discussion will include ways that programs focused on arts and business partnerships can work together.
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So You Want to Start A United Arts Fund: Feasibility and Funding Issues Demystified
Join expert United Arts Fund (UAF) managers for a conversation on how to start and fund a new, federated giving program in your region. This session will examine various funding sources (including workplace giving); teach you what questions need to be asked; and show you how one arts council explored whether or not a UAF was right for them.
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Corporate Creativity: What It Means for the Arts
In an increasingly competitive business environment, companies are focusing attention on building a workforce of talented leaders and creative thinkers to take risks and think innovatively to build their markets. The arts have begun to play an important role in many inspired companies by helping employees with such issues as adaptability, communication across cultures, expression of vision, imagination and working with limited resources. A concept that was in its infancy ten years ago, arts-based learning represents a major shift in the way corporate America can respond to a global climate that is no longer predictable.
In early 2008, Towers Perrin, a global human resources consulting company located in Philadelphia, is conducting ground-breaking research of Philadelphia regional companies to explore and quantify how companies are performing in terms of setting new standards to foster creativity with best practices. In this session, learn more about this cutting-edge research, hear from professionals involved in bringing artists to the workplace, the experiences of one local company working with artists, and how cultural organizations and companies can best partner to gain the greatest benefit.
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- Karen Davis, CEO, Arts & Business Council of Philadelphia
- James (Jamie) Haskins, Managing Director, Wilma Theater
- Tammy Matson, Managing Partner, Towers Perrin
- Harvey Seifter, Director, Creativity Connection , Americans for the Arts
- Keith Sutter , McNeil Consumer Healthcare
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Small, Community, and Family Foundation Support for Collaborative and Culturally Specific Programming
How are small, community, and family foundations shaping arts ecology today? With a particular focus on how foundations can spur positive social change, this session will engage foundation representatives in an interactive conversation about culturally specific grantmaking programs that have had demonstrated success as well as collaborative efforts that can raise the profile of small and grassroots organizations, with a focus on those that have worked collectively to increase resources and build credibility in the community as a whole.
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Get ’Em Young: Engaging Young and Emerging Philanthropists
Recognizing that in every community there is a cadre of potential philanthropists, the biggest obstacle is often figuring out how to find them—and then what to do with them. This session will explore techniques for identifying and working with young philanthropists who are committed to "making a difference," examining how they got that way, and exploring what can be done to encourage their support for the arts.
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Getting Money for the Arts: The Top Ten Bloopers
Participate in an interactive dialogue between a corporate funder and a corporate recipient on the top ten “bloopers” committed by arts managers in asking for support of their organization! Hear a direct and frank discussion on what “irks” many funders about arts managers and how best to get the door open in a corporate environment and keep it open! The presenters bring a wealth of experience in attaining successful corporate sponsorships and overseeing the review process on the corporate side. Bring your story of woe or question about your pitch to the session and let’s hear what the experts have to say!
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United Arts Funds and Cultural Planning: Serving Traditional Arts Organizations and/or a Larger Cultural Vision?
What is the appropriate role for a United Arts Fund (UAF) in the cultural planning and development process? The traditional UAF model responds to the needs of arts groups, while another model responds to community arts and culture needs that are not being met by existing groups. Should UAFs be directing the kind of arts and culture offered by the community? Where should UAFs draw the line? James Clark of LexArts will facilitate a roundtable discussion and share some of the debates that are facing his organization.
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- Ramona Baker, Consultant
- James Clark, President and CEO, LexArts
- Jeanie Duncan, President and CEO, United Arts Council of Greensboro
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The Benefits & Challenges of Shared Campaigns
This session will focus on such challenging issues as power struggles between funds; conflicts over campaign details; jealousy and competition; strategies for equitable opportunities during campaigns; how to emphasize what is unique about your fund in relation to others; keeping communications open, etc.
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Arts & Business Council Chapters Meeting
This meeting is for staff of Arts & Business Council chapters or those in the process of establishing a chapter. It will cover topics specific to the Arts & Business Council model, including fundraising and effective program models for reaching the business community.
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Business Committee for the Arts Affiliates Meeting
This meeting is for staff of Business Committee for the Arts (BCA) affiliates. It will cover topics specific to the BCA affiliates, including fundraising, leadership transition, and other relevant issues to be determined in consultation with members of this cohort.
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Business Volunteers for the Arts Partners Meeting
This meeting is for arts organizations that are currently running the Business Volunteers for the Arts (BVA) program. It will cover topics specific to the BVA program, including fundraising, best practices, and development or expansion of volunteerism models under the BVA umbrella.
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MetLife Program Partners
This is an opportunity for current participants in the MetLife Foundation National Arts Forums Series to meet with each other and program staff to discuss progress and updates.
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National Arts Marketing Project (NAMP) Partners
This meeting is open to NAMP partner sites and those interested in bringing NAMP marketing workshops to their communities.
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