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DIY: Establish a Strategic Planning Committee for Your Arts Organization
Summary:
Gain insights into establishing a Strategic Planning Committee with guidance from an experienced Arts Management Consultant.
Overview:
Learn the benefits of establishing a Strategic Planning Committee or Working Group to guide, inform and implement your non-profit arts organization’s strategic planning process. Gain insights from Dr. Amy Kweskin of Artsightful, an expert arts management consultant, author and educator.
Amy creates a safe and supportive learning environment in which she shares tools, frameworks and resources to help you gain insights into strategic planning. Plus, the group setting offers you the benefit of working and learning alongside peers. Amy creates a safe, confidential and supportive environment where you can thrive.
This workshop is part of Artsightful’s DIY Strategic Planning series where you learn to Do it Yourself without having to pay a consultant. Pick the workshops that work for you.
Online Session:
- Meets via Zoom.
- Content is presented in an interactive format.
- Two 10-minute breaks included in the session.
- Session will be recorded and accessible only to participants.
- For confidentiality, breakout sessions will not be recorded.
Content Covers:
- Exploring the benefits and challenges of establishing a Strategic Planning Committee / Working Group
- Determining the role of a Committee / Working Group
- Articulating Strategic Planning process success indicators
- Identifying, Inviting and Engaging participants to join the Committee / Working Group
- Creating a planning process timeline and addressing potential roadblocks
- Developing an accountability matrix for the planning process
Recommended Participants:
Staff (paid or volunteer) and Board members of non-profit arts organizations that are considering strategic planning, are already in the planning process or are activating and evaluating an existing strategic plan.
Strategic Planning is best done in collaboration with more than one representative from your arts organization. Bring a colleague for half price and begin building your Strategic Planning Committee / Working Group from the go.
Fee Notes:
$100 per participant.
Register with a colleague and get 2 for 1 pricing.
Artsightful pays your Eventbrite fees.
Optional direct coaching with Amy will also be available for an additional fee.
DIY: Lead Strategic Planning for Your Arts Organization ~ Cohort Series
Summary:
Learn Strategic Planning directly from an experienced Arts Management Consultant who shares tools and resources in this safe cohort setting.
Overview:
Discover how to implement a strategic planning process for your non-profit arts organization with guidance from Dr. Amy Kweskin, an expert arts management consultant and educator.
You will learn how to customize a strategic planning approach that meets the needs of your organization. This is your opportunity to Do it Yourself without having to pay a consultant.
Amy creates a safe and supportive cohort learning environment in which she shares tools, frameworks and resources to help you gain insights into strategic planning. Plus, the group setting offers you the benefit of working and learning alongside a cohort of peers. Amy creates a safe, confidential and supportive environment where you can thrive.
Online Sessions:
This online series includes 3-online sessions, 3-hours each, over a 3-month period so that you can get traction on your arts strategic planning process.
- Meets via Zoom.
- Content is presented in an interactive format.
- Two 10-minute breaks included in each session.
- Sessions will be recorded and accessible only to participants.
- For confidentiality, breakout sessions will not be recorded.
Content Covers:
- Exploring the purpose of strategic planning
- Determining who to involve in the plan writing process and in what roles
- Establishing a Strategic Planning Committee / Working Group
- Engaging key participants in marketing research
- Conducting a Lifestage Analysis to assess business evolution
- Implementing research to inform a SWOT Analysis
- Developing active listening skills to facilitate plan creation
- Identifying key themes and trends to set plan Objectives
- Articulating SMART Goals
- Identifying Strategies and how they differentiate from Tactics
- Designing an Accountability by adapting the RACI matrix
- Setting realistic Timelines
- Determining Required Resources
- Evaluating plan effectiveness through Success Indicators
- Identifying steps for plan launch and ongoing activation
Recommended Participants:
Staff (paid or volunteer) and Board members of non-profit arts organizations that are considering strategic planning, are already in the planning process or are activating and evaluating an existing strategic plan.
Strategic Planning is best done in collaboration with more than one representative from your arts organization. Bring a colleague for half price and begin building your Strategic Planning Committee / Working Group from the go.
Fee Notes:
$200 per participant.
Register with a colleague and get 2 for 1 pricing.
Artsightful pays your Eventbrite fees.
Optional direct coaching with Amy will also be available for an additional fee.
DIY: Articulate Vision, Values & Mission Statements for Your Arts Business
Summary:
Learn how to clearly articulate your arts business’ guiding principles directly from an experienced Arts Management Consultant.
Overview:
The Vision + Values = Mission Statements inform the purpose and direction of any for-profit or non-profit business. Discover approaches to articulate these essential guiding principles. Gain insights from Dr. Amy Kweskin of Artsightful, an expert arts management consultant, author and educator.
Amy creates a safe and supportive learning environment in which she shares tools, frameworks and resources to help you gain insights into strategic planning. Plus, the group setting offers you the benefit of working and learning alongside peers. Amy creates a safe, confidential and supportive environment where you can thrive.
This course is part of Artsightful’s DIY Strategic Planning series where you learn to Do it Yourself without having to pay a consultant. Pick the course that work for you.
Online Session:
- Meets via Zoom.
- Content is presented in an interactive format.
- Two 10-minute breaks included in the session.
- Session will be recorded and accessible only to participants.
- For confidentiality, breakout sessions will not be recorded.
Content Covers:
- Discovering the purpose of the Vision, Values and Mission Statements
- Exploring the impact of these guiding Statements on all business functions
- Utilizing reflection and active listening skills to identify greater purpose and meaning
- Building resonance with internal partners and external participants
Recommended Participants:
Staff (paid or volunteer) and Board members of non-profit arts organizations that are considering strategic planning, are already in the planning process or are activating and evaluating an existing strategic plan.
Arts entrepreneurs who are starting an arts venture or bringing clarity to the purpose driving their existing arts business.
Do you work best in collaboration? Bring a colleague for half price and work as thinking partners in this highly reflective process.
Fee Notes:
$100 per participant.
Register with a colleague and get 2 for 1 pricing.
Artsightful pays your Eventbrite fees.
Optional direct coaching with Amy will also be available for an additional fee.
DIY: Facilitate a Strategic Planning Retreat for Your Arts Organization
Summary:
Learn to plan + facilitate your arts organization’s Strategic Planning Retreat with insights from an experienced Arts Management Consultant.
Overview:
Strategic Planning retreats are an opportunity to reflect on the past and envision the future of your arts organization whether it is non-profit or for-profit. Key participants joining together for a day or more with purpose and process is a key activity in strategic plan alignment. Retreats can kick-off a planning process, be a touch point during plan implementation or a time for reflection as a strategic plan comes to conclusion. Gain insights from Dr. Amy Kweskin of Artsightful, an expert arts management consultant, author and educator.
Amy creates a safe and supportive learning environment in which she shares tools, frameworks and resources to help you gain insights into strategic planning. Plus, the group setting offers you the benefit of working and learning alongside peers. Amy creates a safe, confidential and supportive environment where you can thrive.
This workshop is part of Artsightful’s DIY Strategic Planning series where you learn to Do it Yourself without having to pay a consultant. Pick the workshops that work for you.
Online Session:
- Meets via Zoom.
- Content is presented in an interactive format.
- Two 10-minute breaks included in the session.
- Session will be recorded and accessible only to participants.
- For confidentiality, breakout sessions will not be recorded.
Content Covers:
- Discovering the impact of strategic planning retreats
- Determining the purpose of your retreat
- Identifying participants to invite
- Exploring participant roles and responsibilities
- Gathering helpful data in advance through pre-retreat questionnaires
- Setting a purposeful agenda with pre-retreat planning meetings
- Preparing retreat activities using Design Thinking tools
- Utilizing active listening techniques
- Developing facilitation skills to create a safe space
- Determining materials to prepare and share in advance and day-of
- Articulating location and logistic requirement
Recommended Participants:
Staff (paid or volunteer) and Board members of non-profit arts organizations that are considering strategic planning, are already in the planning process or are activating and evaluating an existing strategic plan.
Arts entrepreneurs who are starting an arts venture or working collaboratively to bring clarity to their existing arts business.
Do you work best in collaboration? Bring a colleague for half price and work as thinking partners in this highly reflective process.
Fee Notes:
$100 per participant.
Register with a colleague and get 2 for 1 pricing.
Artsightful pays your Eventbrite fees.
Optional direct coaching with Amy will also be available for an additional fee.
DIY: Design SMART Goals for Your Arts Organization’s Strategic Plan
Summary:
Learn to how design Strategic Goals, Strategies + Tactics for your arts business directly from an experienced Arts Management Consultant.
Overview:
The key ingredients to strategic plan recipe writing are setting Objectives reached through SMART Goals supported by Strategies, activated with Tactics, implemented with Accountability within a Timeline, supported by Required Resources, and evaluated with Success Indicators. Working through each of these components can be streamlined through frameworks and tools. But the secret sauce is active listening! Gain insights from Dr. Amy Kweskin of Artsightful, an expert arts management consultant, author and educator.
Amy creates a safe and supportive learning environment in which she shares tools, frameworks and resources to help you gain insights into strategic planning. Plus, the group setting offers you the benefit of working and learning alongside peers. Amy creates a safe, confidential and supportive environment where you can thrive.
This workshop is part of Artsightful’s DIY Strategic Planning series where you learn to Do it Yourself without having to pay a consultant. Pick the workshops that work for you.
Online Session:
- Meets via Zoom.
- Content is presented in an interactive format.
- Two 10-minute breaks included in the session.
- Session will be recorded and accessible only to participants.
- For confidentiality, breakout sessions will not be recorded.
Content Covers:
- Discovering the purpose and impact of an actionable strategic plan
- Developing active listening skills
- Setting Objectives to guide the plan
- Articulating SMART Goals
- Identifying Strategies and how they differentiate from Tactics
- Setting realistic Timelines
- Evaluating plan progression through Key Performance Indicators
Recommended Participants:
Staff (paid or volunteer) and Board members of non-profit arts organizations that are considering strategic planning, are already in the planning process or are activating and evaluating an existing strategic plan.
Arts entrepreneurs who are starting an arts venture or working collaboratively to bring clarity to their existing arts business.
Do you work best in collaboration? Bring a colleague for half price and work as thinking partners in this highly reflective process.
Fee Notes:
$100 per participant.
Register with a colleague and get 2 for 1 pricing.
Artsightful pays your Eventbrite fees.
Optional direct coaching with Amy will also be available for an additional fee.
DIY: Demystify the SWOT Analysis for Your Arts Business Strategic Plan
Summary:
Learn how to implement and interpret a SWOT Analysis for your arts organization directly from an experienced Arts Management Consultant.
Overview:
The mythical SWOT Analysis is legendary and mysterious. Discover how to effectively conduct this analysis of your arts organization’s Strengths and Weaknesses while assessing external Opportunities and Threats in the changing landscape. Explore methods for bringing key participants into the SWOT research. Discuss sources of qualitative and quantitative data. Utilize tools for analysis, all of which inform where your arts organization fits in the arts ecosystem. Practice pairing Strengths with Opportunities while navigating Weaknesses and Threats to inform Strategic Plan Objectives.
Gain insights from Dr. Amy Kweskin of Artsightful, an expert arts management consultant, author and educator.
Amy creates a safe and supportive learning environment in which she shares tools, frameworks and resources to help you gain insights into strategic planning. Plus, the group setting offers you the benefit of working and learning alongside peers. Amy creates a safe, confidential and supportive environment where you can thrive.
This workshop is part of Artsightful’s DIY Strategic Planning series where you learn to Do it Yourself without having to pay a consultant. Pick the workshops that work for you.
Online Session:
- Meets via Zoom.
- Content is presented in an interactive format.
- Two 10-minute breaks included in the session.
- Session will be recorded and accessible only to participants.
- For confidentiality, breakout sessions will not be recorded.
Content Covers:
- Discovering the purpose and impact of the SWOT Analysis on strategic planning
- Identifying research topics
- Exploring methods for bringing key participants into the SWOT research
- Discussing sources of qualitative and quantitative data
- Utilizing tools for analysis
- Informing where your arts organization fits in the arts ecosystem
- Pairing Strengths with Opportunities
- Navigating Weaknesses and Threats
- Informing strategic plan Objectives
- Applying Design Thinking tools
- Utilizing active listening techniques
Recommended Participants:
Staff (paid or volunteer) and Board members of non-profit arts organizations that are considering strategic planning, are already in the planning process or are activating and evaluating an existing strategic plan.
Arts entrepreneurs who are starting an arts venture or working collaboratively to bring clarity to their existing arts business.
Do you work best in collaboration? Bring a colleague for half price and work as thinking partners in this highly reflective process.
Fee Notes:
$100 per participant.
Register with a colleague and get 2 for 1 pricing.
Artsightful pays your Eventbrite fees.
Optional direct coaching with Amy will also be available for an additional fee.
DIY: Conduct a Business Lifestage Analysis to Evolve Your Arts Organization
Summary:
Learn how to assess your organization’s Lifestages on the arts business Lifecycle directly from an experienced Arts Management Consultant.
Overview:
Assessing your arts organization’s current Lifestages on the Arts Business Lifecycle is an essential step for evolving growth in preparation for strategic planning. This dynamic framework helps you create a vocabulary within your organization to identify evolutionary stages of your business: Idea to Start-up moving into Ground & Grow towards Maturity with recognition of Decline, Dissolution, and opportunities for Turnaround. Gain insights from Dr. Amy Kweskin of Artsightful, an expert arts management consultant, author and educator. Amy is a Lifecycles Capacity Consultant certified by the Nonprofit Lifecycles Institute®.
Amy creates a safe and supportive learning environment in which she shares tools, frameworks and resources to help you gain insights into strategic planning. Plus, the group setting offers you the benefit of working and learning alongside peers. Amy creates a safe, confidential and supportive environment where you can thrive.
This workshop is part of Artsightful’s DIY Strategic Planning series where you learn to Do it Yourself without having to pay a consultant. Pick the workshops that work for you.
Online Session:
- Meets via Zoom.
- Content is presented in an interactive format.
- Two 10-minute breaks included in the session.
- Session will be recorded and accessible only to participants.
- For confidentiality, breakout sessions will not be recorded.
Content Covers:
- Identifying the purpose and impact of Lifestages on the Arts Business Lifecycle
- Assessing business functions and correlating Lifestages
- Defining growth as evolutionary stages for your arts organization
- Developing strategic planning Goals to evolve Lifestages
- Navigating turnarounds as natural rhythms in the organization’s Lifecycle
Recommended Participants:
Staff (paid or volunteer) and Board members of non-profit arts organizations that are considering strategic planning, are already in the planning process or are activating and evaluating an existing strategic plan.
Arts entrepreneurs who are starting an arts venture or working collaboratively to bring clarity to their existing arts business.
Do you work best in collaboration? Bring a colleague for half price and work as thinking partners in this highly reflective process.
Fee Notes:
Artsightful pays your Eventbrite fees.
Optional direct coaching with Amy will also be available for an additional fee.
Arts Entrepreneurs: Build Your Agile Business Model ~ Cohort Series
Summary:
Learn how to build agile business models for arts ventures directly from an Arts Management Consultant, Author and Educator.
Overview:
Starting up an arts business venture? Already launched? Looking to implement a turnaround? Whatever the Lifestage of your arts business this series provides tools and resources to build your business models. Begin with foundational statements of Vision, Values and Mission to proactively inform your business design. Then use the Business Model Canvas tool to build and iterate.
You will learn how to customize a strategic planning approach that meets the needs of your organization. This is your opportunity to Do it Yourself without having to pay a consultant.
Amy creates a safe and supportive cohort learning environment in which she shares tools, frameworks and resources to help you gain insights into arts business modelling. Plus, the group setting offers you the benefit of working and learning alongside a cohort of peers. Amy creates a safe, confidential and supportive environment where you can thrive.
Online Sessions:
- Meets via Zoom.
- Content is presented in an interactive format.
- Two 10-minute breaks included in each session.
- Sessions will be recorded and accessible only to participants.
- For confidentiality, breakout sessions will not be recorded.
Content Covers:
- Articulating the business Vision + Values = Mission Statements
- Discovering the purpose and impact of the Business Model Canvas tool
- Assessing existing business models and building new ones
- Defining agility innovation in arts business modelling
- Identifying individuals and groups who can benefit from your arts offerings
- Creating Empathy Maps
- Designing Value Propositions
- Attracting, engaging and retaining individuals, groups and communities
- Applying Design Thinking tools
- Utilizing active listening techniques
Recommended Participants:
Arts entrepreneurs who are starting an arts venture or working collaboratively to bring clarity to their existing arts business.
Do you work best in collaboration? Bring a colleague for half price and work as thinking partners in this highly reflective process.
Fee Notes:
$200 per participant.
Register with a colleague and get 2 for 1 pricing.
Artsightful pays your Eventbrite fees.
Optional direct coaching with Amy will also be available for an additional fee.
DIY: Develop Innovative & Actionable Arts Business Models
Summary:
Learn how to use the agile Business Model Canvas tool directly from an experienced Arts Management Consultant, Author and Educator.
Overview:
The Business Model Canvas tool (BMC) is an actionable planning resource for every arts business whether Non-Profit, For-Profit or Sole Proprietorship. This 9-building block template enables you to assess existing business models and innovate new ones in an agile and iterative process. The BMC is centered on attracting, engaging and retaining donors, patrons, partners, artists, board members, and any other people who can benefit from your arts offerings. Discover how to create an Empathy Map and articulate Value Propositions to attract, engage and retain individuals, groups and communities.
Gain insights from Dr. Amy Kweskin of Artsightful, an expert arts management consultant, author and educator.
Amy creates a safe and supportive learning environment in which she shares tools, frameworks and resources to help you gain insights into strategic planning. Plus, the group setting offers you the benefit of working and learning alongside peers. Amy creates a safe, confidential and supportive environment where you can thrive.
This workshop is part of Artsightful’s DIY Strategic Planning series where you learn to Do it Yourself without having to pay a consultant. Pick the workshops that work for you.
Online Session:
- Meets via Zoom.
- Content is presented in an interactive format.
- Two 10-minute breaks included in the session.
- Session will be recorded and accessible only to participants.
- For confidentiality, breakout sessions will not be recorded.
Content Covers:
- Discovering the purpose and impact of the Business Model Canvas tool
- Defining innovation in arts business modelling
- Assessing existing business models and building new ones
- Exploring each of the 9 building blocks
- Identifying individuals and groups who can benefit from your arts offerings
- Creating Empathy Maps
- Articulating Value Propositions
- Attracting, engaging and retaining individuals, groups and communities
- Applying Design Thinking tools
- Utilizing active listening techniques
Recommended Participants:
Staff (paid or volunteer) and Board members of non-profit arts organizations that are considering strategic planning, are already in the planning process or are activating and evaluating an existing strategic plan.
Arts entrepreneurs who are starting an arts venture or working collaboratively to bring clarity to their existing arts business.
Do you work best in collaboration? Bring a colleague for half price and work as thinking partners in this highly reflective process.
Fee Notes:
$100 per participant.
Register with a colleague and get 2 for 1 pricing.
Artsightful pays your Eventbrite fees.
Optional direct coaching with Amy will also be available for an additional fee.