resources
If you are an Emerging Leader or established arts administrator, the collection of resources below will connect you with new ideas, research, and information relevant to leadership and the arts in your community. If you have additional resources to share that would be useful to the Emerging Leaders Network, please e-mail Local Arts Agency Program Coordinator Stephanie Evans Hanson at leadership@artsusa.org.
- 2009 Emerging Leaders Survey Results
- Webinars
- Emerging Leader Network Resources
- Mentorship Tool Kit
- Notable Blogs
- Arts Management Programs
- Americans for the Arts Store
- Research and Information
2009 Emerging Leaders Survey Results
In celebration of the 10th anniversary of the Emerging Leaders Network, Americans for the Arts and the Emerging Leaders Council surveyed the field of emerging arts leaders to determine current professional development needs and trends. The survey was distributed between October 2009–January 2010 and completed by 554 individuals.
Check out the Executive Summary (pdf, 112KB) of the survey to learn about specific action items that Americans for the Arts and the Emerging Leaders Council is taking to address some key results of the survey.
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Webinars
Committed to expanding your professional skills and knowledge, but can't always travel to meetings and presentations? Americans for the Arts is pleased to be able to provide high quality online professional development at no cost to our professional members.
Check out pre-recorded webinars in our Leadership Development On Demand Series, or find out more information about all available On-Demand webinars. You must be a member to receive free access to all webinars and many other exclusive benefits.
Emerging Leader Network Resources
The most challenging aspect of launching or maintaining an Emerging Leaders Network in your community can be deciding what model works best for your community. Do you need a staff person to oversee the organization or will a group of volunteers work? Do you need a fiscal sponsor? How large of an area will you serve?
In response to this, The Emerging Leaders Council has worked with Americans for the Arts to develop a guide for starting and sustaining your network, produce a webinar, and will be periodically releasing Network Overviews in order to provide Emerging Leaders with access to the models that work. For more information about these overviews, or to volunteer your network for an overview, contact Stephanie Evans Hanson, Local Arts Agency Program Coordinator, at leadership@artsusa.org.
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Click Here to find an Emerging Leaders Network near you.
Click Here to learn more information about starting an Emerging Leaders Network in your community.
This tool kit offers an overview of mentoring; sample documents; and a summary of resources and publications about mentorship, generational change, and nonprofit leadership.Emerging Leaders Mentoring Resources Toolkit
Below is a list of blogs that we think emerging arts leaders should be aware of. If you know of blogs or publications that we do not include in our list below, please e-mail us at leadership@artsusa.org.
- Against the Grain
- Americans for the Arts Blog
- Arts, Culture, and the Creative Economy
- Arts Issues by Alex Aldrich
- Barry's Blog
- Chronicle of Philanthropy
- Createquity
- Daniel Pink
- Engaging Matters
- Fast Company
- Fractured Atlas
- GIA New's blog
- Harvard Business Review
- Jumper
- Kennedy Center - (must create an account to read blog, but it is free)
- Leadership Freak
- Marketing for Nonprofits
- Philantopic
- Robert Egger
- Rosetta Thurman
- Seth Godin
- The Artful Manager
Considering getting an advanced degree in Arts Administration or Management? Then this is the resource for you; in this new condensed format, the downloadable PDF highlights the nation’s arts management/administration programs. This is not an endorsement of any programs but rather a jumping off place for you to begin your search for the right program for you. Some of the main features of the page are: program type, tuition rates, application deadlines, contact information, test requirements and links to program and school site.
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Americans for the Arts Store
This is your one-stop shop for all the books you need to get ahead and lead your organizations and communities. Don't forget to also check out the Gift Shop for handmade decor, jewelry, and accessories.
Research and Information
The Americans for the Arts Research Team has compiled thousands of research abstracts, news articles, project profiles, and sample documents into an Arts Policy Information Center. Here you can gain access to the National Arts Policy Database, where there is a search category for emerging leader-related entries. Also check out our list of Essential Arts Research Sources, where you can peruse the websites of other cultural and nonprofit research centers.