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Scenario Planning Tool Kit for Arts Organizations

Long-term scenario planning presents an opportunity to think beyond near-term predictions and be more imaginative about multiple possible conditions and directions. A scenario planning toolkit can help guide arts organizations as they contemplate the future.

Reimagining the Future of the Arts Webinar Series

​​​​In the wake of the pandemic and uprisings for racial justice, arts researchers and practitioners convene online to share insights and strategies to help inform the months (and years) ahead. ​​​​​​​​

CAPACOA Covid Impact Statistics

Most recent indicators from Statistics Canada: Here are a few reliable and meaningful indicators to keep track of the impact of the COVID-19 pandemic on the arts sector.

Sexual Harassment Resources for Non Profits

Because one in four women in fundraising experience sexual harassment. Join us in making change.

Live Performance for the Virtual Stage

FEB 23 Live Performance for the Virtual Stage is a two hour online workshop designed to provide technical information and inspiration for creating live online entertainment using the resources you have available. The workshop is for individuals or groups who usually create art for live performance and are interested in learning how to transfer live performance to an online medium. This includes theatre makers, dancers, solo performance artists, variety artists, magicians, etc. It is also designed to cater to a wide range of budgets, technical know-how, and equipment. To register for this free session, email grants@edmontonarts.ca.

Artist Producer Resource

Welcome to the Artist Producer Resource. We've gathered all the tips, tricks, and best practices for producing live performance in Canada - from Accessibility to Volunteers - and put them here in one place.

Fundraising Trends of 2021 That May Impact Your Strategy FEB 4

If there’s anything 2020 showed us, it’s to expect the unexpected. Before last year, many professional fundraisers considered event-based fundraising like galas and marathons to be a tried-and-true method they could always rely on. 2021 will see many professional fundraisers looking for alternative fundraising models.

Introducing the New 2021 Canadian Nonprofit Sector Salary & Benefits Report JAN 28

We’re pleased to be releasing a brand new, fully updated edition of our popular Canadian Nonprofit Sector Salary & Benefits Report – the most comprehensive of its kind in the country! Set to be published in January 2021, the report will provide the latest data related to compensation and benefits packages in the Canadian nonprofit sector and will include information on the impact of COVID on nonprofit salaries.

Tycoon's Virtual Event Resource

Virtual, Hybrid, Online Events. Video Streaming, Platforms, Applications and More… It’s enough to make your head spin. In case you’re wondering what all of this means and are feeling a bit in over your head, so were we. So we put the Tycoon team to work, and started exploring all of the options out there, from an Event Planner’s perspective. Our Virtual Event Resource has been carefully developed to cut away the jargon, and get down to the nitty gritty of what we’d be looking for when planning our events.

Digital Connection is a Survival Superpower for the Arts

Colleen Dilenschneider shares new data on the positive trends that we’re seeing right now that can inform the future of our organizations. The takeaway? That everything from motivating attendance to securing member and subscriber support during COVID-19 is even more (digitally) connected.

Prepare, Plan, Perform: A New Framework for the Arts

The next six months for your organisation’s recovery are crucial. On Tuesday, 17th November at 2pm, join our team as we share a new framework looking at recovery for the arts, culture, and heritage sector. The session focuses on setting relevant, ambitious, goals across all departments so that your organisation will strengthen and strive on the way to recovery!

How to be an Inclusive Leader Webinar

On Monday, November 16, in a live, interactive HBR webinar, Frei and Morriss will share insights on how leading firms are winning by investing in diversity and prioritizing inclusion as an urgent, achievable goal. Unlike other diversity efforts that never seem to make progress, they will share how their proven approach has transformed organizations and their leaders in just a few months with measurable results.