“The most common cause of failure in leadership is produced by treating adaptive challenges as if they were technical problems", states leadership expert Ronald Heifetz. As leaders, we need to assess challenges in a way that gets at their root cause to ensure we are addressing the right problems and not focused on band-aid solutions.

Each year the BCA 10 honors ten businesses that have been exceptional partners with the arts. These companies set the standard of excellence and serve as role models for other businesses to follow. Join us and hear directly from three 2014 honorees about why they partner with the arts and learn how to create successful partnerships with the businesses in your community. The first guest will be Hallmark Cards, Inc., based in Kansas City, MO.

In this webinar, the Government Affairs staff of Americans for the Arts will provide a comprehensive analysis of federal, state, and local election results and ballot initiatives, and what impact those results will have on the future of the arts and arts education.

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Cultural programming and creative therapies for service members, veterans and their families are thriving in communities across the country. Learn strategies to identify community needs and build military/civilian partnerships that lead to impactful program design.

This is the third and final webinar in a series of three short "Board Training Week" webinars held on concurrent days in one week. To register for the entire series please visit the series registration page.

This is the first webinar in a series of three short "Board Training Week" webinars held on concurrent days in one week. To register for the entire series please visit the series registration page.

This is the second webinar in a series of three short "Board Training Week" webinars held on concurrent days in one week. To register for the entire series please visit the series registration page.

How can you create a more dynamic and effective board in the local arts field? During this webinar you will learn successful techniques to align the priorities of the organization with the community's leadership and talent and how to strengthen board members' role as an executive leader in their organization and community.

How do you change the conversation in your community by activating creativity to engage residents and increase participation in community events?  Americans for the Arts is hosting its own Creative Conversation, in honor of National Arts & Humanities Month, to encourage creative community engagement that taps into a community's arts assets.   Hear arts and community leaders share examples of how they are getting creative with community engagement and connecting the arts with larger community initiatives.  Then join a moderated conv

Joining a nonprofit organization's board offers arts administrators the opportunity to expand upon their skill sets in fundraising, governance, and community leadership.