Workshop: Leveraging Community Connections

Tuesday, May 21, 2013
9:30 a.m - 11:30 a.m.
Columbia College Chicago
623 S. Wabash, Hokin Hall, Rm 109
Price: $45 (NPO budget <$250K), $65 (NPO budget >$250K)
Register

Learn how your organization can partner with the Chicago Parks District through: arts partners in residence, contractual cultural programming, split revenue partnership and short-term performances or rehearsals. You'll hear directly from arts nonprofits that are currently taking advantage of these opportunities in a variety of ways to address their space needs, to build new audiences, to engage the community and to support their outreach programs.

What you'll learn:
* How you can benefit from partnering with the Chicago Parks District
* What tools and resources are necessary to nurture this relationship
* How the Chicago Parks District can help you build stronger connections with the community
* How relationships with other civic partners can be leveraged

Lead Presenter: Carla Mayer, Arts & Culture Manager, Chicago Parks District

Panelists: Josephine Lee, President & Artistic Director, Chicago Children's Choir; Elizabeth Levy, Program Director, Barrel of Monkeys; Mark Messing, Chief Creative Officer, Opera-matic.

Music + Movement Festival Showcase TONIGHT!

DanceWorks Chicago held our first-ever open company audition on stage of the beautifully historic Auditorium Theatre, and tonight DWC returns to the Auditorium as part of the inaugural Music + Movement Festival with Francisco Avina's piece From Here to There...how poetic!

Webinar: Facebook for Executive Staff

Good morning SMARTies,

A great FREE webinar coming up next week. See details below.

Wednesday, May 15, 2013
2:00 p.m. to 3:00 p.m.
FREE
Register


If you're like most nonprofits you probably already have a presence on Facebook. But, are you confused about the role Facebook plays within your overall marketing communications strategy? Are you unsure of how Facebook fits within your events, your volunteer outreach and your fundraising?

This webinar is designed to give you a framework for answering these questions:

• How are other nonprofits using Facebook?
• How does word-of-mouth marketing work on Facebook?
• Can you actually raise money with Facebook?
• What are the fundamental competencies for success on Facebook?
• Who should be managing the Facebook page? interns? staff? volunteers?
• How can we develop a framework for content?

Presenter: John Haydon, author of Facebook Marketing for Dummies, a regular contributor to the Huffington Post and founder of SocialMediaFundraisingClub.com. He runs Inbound Zombie, a consultancy that advises nonprofits on the effective use of new media to build awareness, build a thriving community and raise money. 

Dance for Life

Honored to announce that DanceWorks Chicago has been invited to perform James Gregg's Nocturnal Sense as part of Dance for Life Chicago 2013! Save the date: Saturday, August 17!

TOTEM 6, DanceWorks Chicago's 6th anniversary celebration

TONIGHT's the night. Whether in person or in spirit, please join us to celebrate 6 years of DanceWorks Chicago's passionate commitment to young artists, creativity, and community!

A&BC Workshop: Leveraging Community Connections

Tuesday, May 21, 2013 - 9:30am-11:30am
Columbia College Chicago
623 S Wabash, Hokin Hall, Rm 109

Lead Presenter:
Carla Mayer, Arts & Culture Manager, Chicago Parks District

Panelists:
Josephine Lee, President & Artistic Director, Chicago Children's Choir
Elizabeth Levy, Program Director, Barrel of Monkeys
Mark Messing, Chief Creative Officer, Opera-Matic

Learn about how your organization can partner with the Chicago Parks District through: arts partners in residence, contractual cultural programming, split revenue partnership and short-term performances or rehearsals.  You’ll hear directly from arts nonprofits that are currently taking advantage of these opportunities in a variety of ways to address their space needs, to build new audiences, to engage the community and to support their outreach programs. 

At this workshop, you will learn:

• How you can benefit from partnering with the Chicago Parks District
• What tools and resources are necessary to nurture this relationship
• How the Chicago Parks District can help you build stronger connections with the community
• How relationships with other civic partners can be leveraged

 

Price: $45 (NPO budget <250K); $65 (NPO budget >250K/for-profit/individuals)
Workshops are nonrefundable

Register here: http://www.artsbiz-chicago.org/events/2013/05/leveraging-community-connections/

2014 Trust Fellowship Accepting Applications

The 2014 Trust Fellowship is now accepting applications through May 30, 2013. The Q and A session is scheduled for Wed, May 1^st at 10:00AM to 12PM at the Trust. 

CHICAGO —April 19, 2013— The Chicago Community Trust, metropolitan Chicago’s community foundation, is pleased to announce the fifth Chicago Community Trust Fellowship Program for 2014. The Trust’s fellowship program is designed to elevate the careers of Chicago leaders and increase their future impact on the Chicago metropolitan area by investing in their professional development.

The Trust Fellowship offers professional development opportunities for both emerging and experienced leaders in the nonprofit and public sectors. Successful fellows must be open to new learning, have a track record of accomplishments, have potential for significant community impact and possess a strong commitment to building organizations in the nonprofit and public sectors.

“The fellowship program continues our tradition of supporting leadership development to benefit the nonprofit and public sectors,” said Ngoan Le, vice president of program for the Trust. “There is a growing need to increase the diversity in leadership and we hope to outfit the future leaders of our community with resources and possibilities.”

The Chicago Community Trust fellows have the choice of taking a leave from work or continuing to work while engaging in professional development activities. The Chicago Community Trust Fellowship provides financial resources which can cover current salary for time off, costs related to academic courses, coaching, learning from other practitioners and other associated expenses. Emerging leaders are eligible to apply for up to $30,000 and experienced leaders are eligible to apply for up to $60,000. The Trust anticipates awarding up to nine fellowships — up to six for emerging leaders and three for experienced leaders. The Fellowship must be completed within 12 months from the January 1- December 31, 2014.
 

The Trust will hold a Q & A session on Wednesday, May 1, 2013 from 10:00 – noon at following location:
The Chicago Community Trust, 225 N. Michigan, Suite 2200, Chicago.
 

The application deadline for the fellowship is May 30, 2013.
For more information and to apply online go to http://www.cct.org
About The Chicago Community Trust