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Springfield Connection
To submit calendar listings to the Springfield Connection, call 703-917-6459 or click here. To contact the editor, Mike O'Connell, click here.
Dance Magazine Performance Calendar
If you would like to be included in our online Performance Calendar listing, please go to calendar.dancemedia.com and click on "Submit an Event." You can list your event as a professional performance, lecture/panel, student performance, special event, or workshop, and type in a description of the event. It's free, and is seen by readers of Dance Magazine, Dance Spirit, Dance Teacher, and Pointe.
VolunteerMatch.Org
As the largest online network of participating nonprofits, VolunteerMatch attracts thousands of volunteers every day. When volunteers see your listing, they simply click on it to connect with your organization and get involved. VolunteerMatch also has a variety of services to make it easy for you to recruit volunteers, manage existing volunteers, and promote your organization. Only tax-exempt organizations may use the site. During registration, you will be asked to submit your organization's Employer Identification Number to ensure you are tax-exempt.
Idealist.org
Post volunteer opportunities on Idealist.org. You must register in order to post, and registration and volunteer posting is free. This site also contains a wealth of resource information for volunteer managers, nonprofit managers and others.
Reston Connection
To submit calendar listings to the Reston Connection, call 703-917-6449 or click here. To Contact the editor, Steve Mauren, click here.
Advertise in Dance/MetroDC's Weekly Performance Emails
Dance/Metro DC Performance Email Ad Specs
1. Ads are $35 per week. Discounts are available for multi-week runs: $65 for 2 weeks, $95 for 3 weeks, $125 for 4 weeks. Call for rates for 5 weeks or more.
2. Ad content must be related to the field of dance.
3. Ads are due via email no later than noon the Friday before the Monday when you wish your ad to appear.
4. Ads should be submitted as one of the following: JPEG or TIFF
5. Your submission should include an image with a resolution of 72 dpi and be 200 pixels wide x 300 pixels high. You can include up to 60 words of text. Dance/MetroDC reserves the right to reject any ad and edit text that is unsuitable for wide distribution.
6. Payment must be received no later than the Friday before the Monday when you wish your ad to appear.
Payment Methods
1. By check: please make check payable to Dance/USA and mail or bring the check to the Dance/MetroDC office located at 1111 16th St. NW Suite 300 Washington, DC 20036. Please make sure to mail the check in time to get it to the Dance/MetroDC office by the Friday before the Monday when you wish your ad to run. We are unable to run ads that are not paid in advance.
2. By credit card: call the Dance/MetroDC office at 202-778-1190 to make a credit card payment.
For more information, email info@dancemetrodc.org or call 202-778-1190.
Creative Industries Reports for all 7,400 Legislative Districts
Do you know how many arts-related businesses are located in your state legislative district? We have the answer, and so can you. Visit the website to download the Creative Industries State Legislative District Reports. Each three-page report contains a color map of the district, a table listing the number of Creative Industries businesses and employees in the district, and a table summarizing the percentage of change from 2004 to 2006 in Creative Industries businesses and employees. The reports are available seven days a week, 24 hours a day and are free of charge. For more information contact Research Coordinator Eulynn Shiu at eshiu@artsusa.org or 202.371.2830.
www.AmericansForTheArts.org/CreativeIndustries/StateLegislativeDistricts
Vienna/Oakton Connection
To submit calendar listings to the Vienna/Oakton Connection, call 703-917-6449 or click here. To contact the editor, Steve Mauren, click here.
Falls Church News Press
To submit press releases to the Falls Church News Press, call 703-532-3267 or click here.
Dance Educators Training Institute
August 3-7, 5:30pm each day
Goucher College
August 3rd - August 5th
1021 Dulaney Valley Road
Baltimore, MD 21204
and
University of Maryland Baltimore County
August 6th - August 7th
1000 Hilltop Circle
Baltimore, MD 21250
Co-presented by ClancyWorks Dance Company and
Baltimore County Public School System
Join us this summer for a week of workshops that will help us to get ready for the 09-10 School Year by re-energizing our dance interests!
Sessions are open to the public, with a particular interest to serve choreographers and performers to highly experienced dance educators as well as teaching artists who are just beginning to work in the field of dance education. Administrators and participants from various arts and educational disciplines are invited and encouraged to attend the workshops.
Cost: Fee for the workshop is $250. Tuition will be waived for Baltimore County
Public School Faculty Members and ClancyWorks' Teaching Artists.
To register and for more information, please visit: www.ClancyWorks.org/deti
For information on how to become a ClancyWorks Teaching Artist email:
Info@ClancyWorks.org or call: 301-717-9271
Now seeking performers of all genres for the Dinner Party!
The next Dinner Party is Thursday July 16 at Joe’s Movement Emporium in Mt. Rainier! We think that it is a great venue and are going to try it out this month. If you have been busy this summer creating a new piece, we’d love to see it at any stage. Send an email to ilana.silverstein@gmail.com if you are interested.
Securing Corporate Partnerships
July 20 from 9am -4pm
Foundation Center
1627 K Street NW, 3rd Floor, Washington, DC
For grantseekers who want to explore various corporate/nonprofit partnership models.
In today's challenging economy, many nonprofits turn to U.S. corporations for grants, sponsorships, and in-kind donations. This course will help you understand how corporate donors differ from foundations, and where you can make inroads to gain their support and long-term commitment.
"This is an essential area of fundraising in today's world that is not addressed anywhere else. Development folks haven't focused enough on the corporate sector, and this course shows how to approach them."
– Director of Foundation Relations, Washington, DC
Benefits: Determine what your nonprofit can offer to meet corporate interests. Find the best corporate partnership model for your needs . Know the language of corporate partnerships . Seek corporate support with confidence .
Topics: Why corporations contribute to nonprofits . The scope of corporate resources available to nonprofits, and their characteristics . Identifying and articulating your nonprofit's assets and values to corporate partners. Finding corporate partners for various needs . Understanding corporate culture, hierarchy, and vocabulary . Preparing for a successful corporate partnership; strategies for maintaining it
bonuses. Applicable for six CFRE International points for initial or re-certification . Complimentary one-month subscription to Corporate Giving Online (a $59.95 value). Workbook outlining all course topics
Cost: $195 To register online click here.
Lesole's Dance Project Company Auditions!!!!
July 11, 2009 at 12pm & 3pm
(Dancers ages 10-18 are invited to audition at 11:00am for the Junior Company for the Lesole Dance Project Pre-professional Program)
Lesole's Dance Project, a Traditional and Modern South African Dance Company, is seeking Male and Female dancers ages 19 and up. Dancers should be available to meet three times a week for company classes and rehearsals. LDP performs throughout the US and travels to South Africa every year.
Dancers should prepare a 1 minute solo in addition to participating in the audition class.
Please bring your resume and headshot along with you to the audition and email it to dancewithkhatiti@gmail.com
Times: 12pm & 3pm *Please choose one Audition time
Location: UBUNTU NANKAMA STUDIO (old Joe’s Movement Emporium)
3802 34th St. Mount Rainer, MD 20712
Maryland Association of Nonprofit Organizations
The Maryland Nonprofit Association assists nonprofits to obtain the professional services and technical assistance they need to operate effectively. The consultant databank is a collection of services and product for use by nonprofit organizations. Services include resource development. For more information, call (301) 565-0505.
Times Community Newspapers
To submit calendar listings and press releases to the Times Community Newspapers (reaching Fairfax County), call 571-323-6236 or click here.
Applications for The Arts Show & Tell Now Being Accepted
Deadline: Ongoing
The Arts Show & Tell is a half hour program airing on community television stations throughout the Washington region that showcases CAGW member organizations. An Arts Show & Tell segment is twelve minutes long and designed to inform the audience about the organization’s mission, be it performance, education or exhibit based. In each segment, 70% of the air time is used for actual showcasing of the art form, with the remaining 30% used for narrative. Two segments are bridged together to form one program, which is then aired on community television networks throughout the region. CAGW members in good standing are eligible to apply for a segment. Applications are being taken for segments being shot in March, April, June and July. More information can be found here. The application can be downloaded here. For questions, call Eileen Rappoport at 202.638.2406 x24.
Fairfax Station/Laurel Hill/Clifton Connection
To submit calendar listings to the Fairfax Station/Laurel Hill/Clifton Connection newspapers, call 703-917-6459 or click here. To contact the editor, Mike O'Connell, click here.
McLean Connection
To submit calendar listings to the McLean Connection, call 703-917-6449 or click here. To contact the editor, Steve Mauren, click here.
Mount Vernon Gazette
To submit calendar listings to the Mount Vernon Gazette, call 703-917-6407 or click here. To contact the editor, Mary Anne Weber, click here.
Potomac Almanac
To submit calendar listings to the Potomac Almanac, call 703-917-6457 or click here. To contact the editor, Alex Scofield, click here.
Sun Newspapers of Alexandria
To submit a press release to the Sun Newspapers of Alexandria, call 703-548-1089 or click here.
Great Falls Connection
To submit calendar listings to the Great Falls Connection, call 703-917-6449 or click here. To contact the editor, Steve Mauren, click here.
Loudoun Connection
To submit calendar listings to the Loudoun Connection, call 703-917-6454 or click here. To contact the editor, Jennifer Lesinski, click here.
Herndon Connection
To submit calendar listings to the Herndon Connection, call 703-917-6449 or click here. To contact the editor, Steve Mauren, click here.
Burke Connection
To submit calendar listings to the Burke Connection call 703-917-6459 or click here. To contact the editor, Mike O'Connell, click here.
Centre View
To submit calendar listings to Centre View call 703-917-6434 or click here. To contact the editor, Steve Hibbard, click here.
Fairfax Connection
To submit calendar listings to the Fairfax Connection call 703-917-6459 or click here. To contact the editor, Mike O'Connell, click here.
Stay Exempt
The Internal Revenue Service has launched Stay Exempt (www.stayexempt.org) a new website providing tools and training on relevant topics for 501(c)(3) organizations. Included are tutorials on how to classify an organization as a public charity, determine unrelated business income, and file IRS Form 990. The site is a valuable tool for you and your members.
Alexandria Gazette Packet
To submit calendar listings to the Alexandria Gazette Packet, call 703-917-6407 or click here. To contact the editor, Mary Anne Weber, click here.
Arlington Connection
To submit calendar listings to the Arlington Connection, call 703-917-6407 or click here. To contact the editor, Mary Anne Weber, click here.
Alexandria Times
To submit press releases to the Alexandria Times, call 703-739-0001 or click here.
Loudoun Easterner
To submit calendar listings or press releases to the Loudoun Easterner, call 703-858-5300 or click here.
Herndon Observer
To submit press releases and calendar listings to the Herndon Observer, call 703-437-5886 or click here.
Burgundy Crescent Volunteers
Burgundy Crescent Volunteers is the source of LGBT volunteers for gay and gay-friendly non-profit organizations in DC, MD, and VA. BCV has over 3,100 members and has provided over 52,000 volunteer hours to the community. Click here to submit your volunteer opportunity.
Single Volunteers of DC
Single Volunteers isn't your ordinary volunteer group. In addition to our goal of providing you with high-quality, hard-working volunteers we also wish to provide our volunteers with fun experiences where they will get to work closely with other Single Volunteers. As such, we do have some very specific guidelines that have to be met in order for us to accept your project request.
* You must need a minimum of 10 volunteers at one time. We cannot send fewer then 10 volunteers per shift.
* You must be in need of volunteers for group work, meaning that our volunteers will work together in groups of at least 3-4 people. We cannot, for example, do things like mentoring, shelving library books, being course marshalls at walking or running races, working in a "coat check" for a fund raiser, or doing work such as parking duty because these jobs need just one or two volunteers per station (e.g., one parking duty person directs cars to another parking duty person who is standing 20+ feet away). We can do things like working at race water stations where there may be 10 plus people per station, all working in the same area to pass out water. We can also do things like painting projects, hiking or biking trail clean-up, food preparation, festival setup & tear down and other events where there will be multiple volunteers painting in each area. If your work is not group work please do not submit a request.
* We cannot get you repeat volunteers, or the same set of volunteers on different days. Our organization provides "one time" volunteers only. If you are in need of multiple volunteers on multiple days we will work to get you volunteers each day that you need them, but we will not provide you with the same volunteers on an ongoing basis.
* We can send our volunteers to an orientation session only if that orientation immediately preceeds the event. If you need the volunteers to arrive a half-hour early for training please indicate the start time on the form below to include that earlier time. We cannot send volunteers to an orientation session that occurs days or weeks before the event.
* Please estimate your volunteer needs accurately. Too often organizations over-estimate their needs and we end up with far too many volunteers at the event. The volunteers are bored and have too little work to do and are not likely to volunteer again if this happens. Our volunteers work very hard and we typically have a very low rate of volunteer cancellations - there is no need for you to request more volunteers then you will truly need.
* We prefer volunteer projects that last no more then 5 hours. If you have a longer or even all-day event we may ask you to accept a few shifts of volunteers instead of using one group all day long. Please fill out the form with the event start and end times for all-day and we will contact you via email to setup shorter shifts and groups of volunteers.
* If you will be offering food, beverages, t-shirts or any other "perks" to the volunteers do let us know that.
* Although we try to accept all events our schedule sometimes does not allow for us to do this. If we cannot assist we'll let you know via email and, when possible, try to setup an alternate date when we can help.
Click here to request volunteers.
DC Office of Partnerships and Grant Development
The DC Office of Partnerships and Grant Development webpage is rich with information, including how-to instructions for creating a non-profit, hiring a grant writer, writing a proposal, finding grants and more.
Servenet.org
Servenet.org maintains one of the most extensive volunteer opportunity databases in the world. Every day volunteers use servenet.org to find opportunities to address critical needs in their communities. Post your organizaton's volunteer opportunities and connect with millions of volunteer across the world. You must register to post.
Networkforgood.org
Recruiting volunteers at Networkforgood.org extends your reach to a larger audience, and technology can aid in automating tasks related to managing and even training volunteers. Online listing services are generally free. Simply list your volunteer opportunities, and individuals will be able to search and sign up for what appeals to them. Remember, not all volunteer opportunities need to be filled in-person. Virtual volunteers can fill jobs that don't require face-to-face tasks such as grant writers, researchers, and fundraising assistants who can share their work electronically. To get started, click here.
BoardnetUSA
BoardnetUSA is the unique website revolutionizing the way nonprofit boards and new leaders find each other. If you're looking for a new board member you can find him/her here.
* Over 12,000 candidates and nonprofit boards are currently using boardnetUSA.
* 8 of 10 of users would recommend boardnetUSA to a friend for their board connecting needs.
* 88% of users would use boardnetUSA again.
* 90% of board members connected through boardnetUSA have made financial contributions to the nonprofit they joined.
* Over 85% of users feel boardnetUSA connected them with a board or candidate that they would not have otherwise encountered.
VolunteerSolutions.org
Volunteer Solutions is a volunteer matching application that helps connect individuals to volunteer opportunities in their community. Volunteer Solutions gives your organization free, targeted web based volunteer recruitment. With Volunteer Solutions help your organization can:
* Gain access to the many people who search the web for volunteer opportunities
* List all of your volunteer opportunities in one database accessible to volunteers who share your interests
* Use powerful administrative tools to track the success of your web efforts and improve your marketing
* Reduce internal paperwork by registering volunteers directly online
* Add leading edge technology that the private sector enjoys to your existing web site
Click here to register.
Technology Products for Nonprofits at TechSoup Stock
At TechSoup Stock, hundreds of donated computer products are available from partners such as Cisco, Intuit, Adobe, Symantec, Microsoft, and more. New product donations from Microsoft: Office 2007, Windows Vista, Exchange Server 2007, Visio 2007, and more new releases. Administrative fees are as low as 4% of retail value, and no membership fee is required. Since 2002, over 50,000 nonprofits across the United States and Canada have accessed the software and hardware products they need at TechSoup Stock. To request donated computer products for your organization, click here.
Washington City Paper
The Washington City Paper will allow you to recruit volunteers free of charge. To post a listing, click here. Under "Choose a Subsection" click "Volunteers." You may write two ads - one for the print version of the paper (35-word limit) and one for the online version (no word limit). Your ad will run for one week, but you may post week after week.
Greater DC Cares
Greater DC Cares offers free training and resources to nonprofits, including: volunteers, pro-bono consultants, board members, in-kind goods and services, training on topics such as volunteer management, project development for pro bono consultants, and the development of corporate partnerships. To become a part of Greater DC Cares’ network, you have to be a community-based organization (nonprofit, public school, recreation center, etc.) that provides services to the people of the Washington region.
For more information, contact nonprofit@greaterdccares.org or call 202-777-4443.
Cultural Alliance of Great Washington Business Volunteers for the Arts
The Cultural Alliance of Greater Washington provides Business Volunteers for the Arts assistance to its emerging and small member organizations with budgets up to $550,000. Organizations may apply at any time during the year as service is provided on a rolling basis. The CAGW will match qualifying member organizations with a professional who will provide pro bono consulting services in the areas shown below. As with any consultancy engagement, the staff of the organization must be prepared to commit the necessary time and, when necessary, financial resources to the project. BVAs provide services in the following areas:
Accounting and Finance
· Accounting systems/procedures
· Budgeting and cash flow management
· Financial analysis/planning
Human Resources
· Management/Administration
· Job description development
· Work efficiency assessment
· Personnel policies and procedures
Marketing
· Development of marketing plans
· Advertising and branding campaigns
· Public Relations
Organizational Development
· Strategic planning
· Structure and management
· Retreat/meeting facilitation
· Board development
Computer/Information systems
· Website planning
· Hardware/software needs assessment
BVA does not provide: audits, direct financial assistance, fundraising professionals, individual artist consultations, non-management tasks (ushering, mailings, etc), operating staff, permanent volunteers,
Board of Directors.
To apply for BVA assistance, compile and send the information shown below to the BVA Program Director. Upon receipt and review, the BVA Program Director will contact you to arrange a Project Assessment meeting with staff and/or Board members who will be working on the project.
Application Materials:
* Articles of incorporation and bylaws
* Mission statement and description of programs
* Sample grant proposal and fundraising package
* General information brochure, press articles, reviews, etc.
* Financial statement or audit for last complete fiscal year
* Current operating budget
* List of your board members and their affiliations
* List of staff members and their titles
* IRS Determination letter granting 501 (c)(3) status
* Most recent strategic, business or operating plan
* Sample grant proposal
* Narrative description of the BVA project include contact/lead person for the project
* Signed approval indicating the Board of Directors of the organization has approved your request for BVA assistance
For any specific questions about the Business Volunteers for the Arts Program, please contact the BVA Program Director.
Boardsource.org
BoardSource increases the effectiveness of nonprofit organizations by strengthening boards of directors through online articles, a consulting practice, publications, tools, and membership program. BoardSource provides:
* Resources to nonprofit leaders through workshops, training, and an extensive Web-based database.
* Governance consultants who work directly with nonprofit leaders to design specialized solutions to meet an organization's needs.
* The most comprehensive selection of material on nonprofit governance, including a large selection of booklets, books, videotapes, and audiotapes.
* An annual conference that brings together approximately 600 board members and chief executives of nonprofit organizations from around the world.
To learn more, call (202) 452-6262.
African American Nonprofit Network Board Initiative Program
The African American Nonprofit Network offers a Board Initiative Program that assists with matching qualified African American leaders with nonprofit organizations seeking board members. For more information, contact Rebecca Anderson by email or at (202)973-2510.
Volunteer Consulting Group
VCG assists nonprofit organizations - with headquarters in the Northeast Corridor - in defining their board recruitment objectives, and then conducts a targeted search for business, professional and community leaders with the desired expertise, diversity of perspective and resources. VCG's fees are on a sliding scale. For help in building your "Board of the Future" please call Rhoda Barr, Director of Client Services, at (212) 447-1236.
Association of Fundraising Professionals
Association of Fundraising Professionals (AFP) is the leading professional organization for fundraising executives who work for nonprofit and philanthropic organizations. The DC Metro chapter has over 950 members. For more information, call (703) 684-0410 or email info@afpdc.org.
CharityChannel Consultants Registry
CharityChannel is an online community of over 100,00 nonprofit professionals. The consultant registry enables nonprofits to search for consultants by location, name or area of expertise. For more information, call 1-949-589-5938 or email editors@charitychannel.com.
5th annual Dance for the Camera 2009-Intensive Summer Program
July 18 to July 31
Victoria bc Canada
DFTC 2009 is a unique opportunity for established and emerging choreographers, filmmakers, videographers, dancers and visual artists to explore dance/movement for the camera under the mentorship of award winning choreographer, filmmaker, curator, educator and recipient of the Guggenheim Fellowship (2006), Ellen Bromberg.
PROGRAM
DFTC’s participants are individually assisted while exploring the technical, practical and artistic challenges involved in producing a dance/movement video in a supportive and collaborative environment.
Exercises with camera and dance are explored before diving into your finale video project
Daily screenings of contemporary dance films representing the cutting edge of DFTC are followed by discussions.
Screenings of your video project/s in progress are followed by critical feedback to assist you in bringing your final video project to a public screening on the last day of the DFTC program. view the trailer and other DFTC videos.
For more information and how to attend go to www.danceforthecamera.org
The New Orleans Ballet Association : full-time teaching artist
The New Orleans Ballet Association (NOBA) seeks a full-time teaching artist (one-year contract) for dance instruction, evaluation, and coordination as well as arts administration in education for underserved, predominantly low-income, inner-city youth for its nationally recognized Education Programs. Teaching Artist would work directly with the Education Director to teach ballet and/or modern at After-School sites (community centers, churches, and schools) and Pre-professional program for the NORD/NOBA Center for Dance; coordinate and direct the student company – selection of choreographers, active repertory, and assist with touring and serve as rehearsal director; choreograph for programs; administer and work with Education Director for evaluation of programs throughout the year. Candidates must have a classical and contemporary sensibility in the art of dance, a 4-year college degree and/or professional dance experience in excess of 2 years; experience working with inner city children in various settings; a Master’s degree, arts in education experience and choreography experience preferred. To see the full job description visit www.nobadance.com/jobs.cfm. Send a cover letter, resume, list of references, and salary requirements to Suzanne Hirsch, Education Director, New Orleans Ballet Association, One Lee Circle, New Orleans, LA 70130, fax (504) 595-8454, or email to shirsch@nobadance.com
How Everyone on Your Staff Can Play a Role in Fundraising Success
July 8, 9:30–11:30 am
Center for Nonprofit Advancement- Conference Room
1666 K Street NW , Suite 440 , Washington, DC 20006
Faculty: Marshall Ginn, Principal and Founder, Capital Development Strategies
Fundraising and resource development is everybody’s job! When you mobilize your entire staff to be part of that process, your fundraising capacity increases dramatically. Learn the basic tenets and fundamental principles of fundraising, including the valuable role of supporting development staff, stewarding donors and advocating for your cause in the community
Cost: $49 for Center members; $89 for all others. To register click here.
Wooing Women Donors of New Wealth to Be Major Donors
July 8 from 1:30–3:30 pm
Center for Nonprofit Advancement- Conference Room
1666 K Street NW , Suite 440 , Washington, DC 20006
Faculty: Mary Alex, Principal, Global Capacity Consulting
Because women live longer than men, it is likely they will end up in charge of much of the $42 trillion expected to pass from one generation to the next. But, what makes women donors tick? How do you use “donor language” to tap into their wealth? Learn how to engage these new female donors and understand what the “touch points” are for women of wealth.
Cost: $49 for Center members; $89 for all others. To register click here.
DC Commission on the Arts & Humanities Annouces FY 2010 Grants
DC Commission on the Arts & Humanities announces grants for FY 2010.
Education - Based Grants
Artists In Schools- Deadline: August 26th & November 18th
Arts Education Projects - Deadline: June 29th
Arts Teacher Fellowships - Deadline: August 26th & November 18th
Project - Based Grants
Capital Region Touring Program - Deadline: September 10th
City Arts Projects - Deadline:June 19
Elders Learning Through the Arts - Deadline:September 16th
Festivals DC - Deadline: June 17th
Folk & Traditional Arts Mini- Grant Program - Deadline: July 29th & October 28th & January 27th
Hip Hop Community Arts Initiative - Deadline: September 10th
Small Projects Program - Deadline: September 30th & December 2nd & February 24th
Young Artist Program - Deadline: September 16th
Capacity Building and Operating Support Grants
Artist Fellowship Program - Deadline: June 17
DC UPSTART Program - Deadline: June 26th
East of the River Arts Initiative Program - Deadline: June 24th
Grants- in - Aid - Deadline: June 24th
Capital Project Grants
Cultural Facilities Program - Deadline: June 26th
Public Art Building Communities Grants - Deadline: July 9th
DC Creates Public Art - Deadline:
For more information go to www.dcarts.dc.gov.
Volunteer Opportunity: EDGEWORKS Dance Theater
In 2 short years, EDT will be turning 10. And, if you haven't guessed it already, a BIG celebration is coming. Reflecting back, taking a sneak peek into the future, and revealing a few special projects will all be a part of our Silver anniversary season. Of course, partnerships & collaborations will play just as significant of a role as before, if not more, too. We are in the preliminary stages of planning for EDT's big 10. We are forming a special committee, EDT Team 10, to work with us on planning, coordinating, and creating a buzz! If you are interested, please contact Stacey Tytler, EDT Team 10 leader, at marketing@hjwEdgeworks.org or by phone at 202-483-0606 for more details.
DanceAntonini Seeks Modern Dancers
Deadline August 15
DanceAntonini is seeking new talent. We are post-modern based and incorporate theater, improvisation, organic movement, and release technique in their works. Looking for trained dancers and those who possess the energy and dynamic of our art. We are an eclectic blend of performers and accept dancers with a variety of backgrounds and training. Performers must be dedicated and committed to building new works and the development process.
Dancers should be available to rehearse every Tuesday night. Additional rehearsals are rare and will be arranged to accommodate company member’s schedules. Opportunities from organizational growth are offered first to company talent and dedication.
Please contact us stating your intent with a resume or description of your background if you are interested in this opportunity at Info@DanceAntonini.org. Inquiries of Interest will be accepted until August 15, 2009. Auditions will be scheduled by invite. For more information visit our website at www.danceantonini.org.
Perform at Artomatic's 10th Anniversary
Event dates: May 29- July 5
Registration: Ongoing until all spaces are filled
Be a part of this summer's coolest event: Artomatic's trademark,one-of-a-kind multimedia arts event will be held May 29th-July 5th at Half Street's 55 M Street SE, in Washington, D.C.'s Capitol River front neighborhood. Registration is open to all performers - including dancers, musicians,poets, actors, comedians and fire performers. Artomatic is an unjuriedevent, so all artists are welcome, from professionals to beginners. Performers trade one volunteer shift in lieu of a registration fee. Artomatic is an artist-run, artist-centered, all volunteer event.
Admission to Artomatic is always free for visitors. Visit the website for more information.
World Congress on Dance Research
July 15-19
Gran Teatro Cervantes, Malaga, Spain
You are cordially invited to attend the largest gathering of dance specialists world-wide, the best opportunity to showcase your work to a wide audience of practitioners, dance teachers, choreographers, researchers, journalists, organizers and suppliers. You will get to know them personally, thereby enlarging your circle of contacts and partners.702 registered conferees from 64 countries of the 5 continents took part in 2006.
The 9-hours-a-day program in parallel rooms includes:
Research reports (papers) are presented and discussed among peers
Lectures on original subjects resulting from long experience
Classes, where teachers give a short demonstration of their method
Performances by dance companies, duos or solos
Video projections presenting choreographies or full performances
Exhibitions and sale of books, records, pictures, costumes, accessories etc.
Evenings where members can discuss in a relaxed setting or dance to local music.
Visits to places of special interest, such as dance schools, museums, sites etc.
All forms of dance are represented. Strictly non-profit.
Not to be confused with festivals, workshops, competitions, forums or open conferences. The congress is organized by the Delegation in Spain and the Malaga Section of CID, in collaboration with the International Dance Council CID.
Intended primarily for professionals, it is a trade fair and a participatory event, facilitating contacts with colleagues and informal discussions. Submitting a presentation (research report, lecture-demonstration, class, performance, exhibition, projection) is optional. For each presentation a text must be sent before 30 May 2009. Absentee presenters can register also; their presentations will be included in the program and in the proceedings. The proceedings DVD circulates worldwide in many thousands of copies; it is sent free of charge upon registration, together with other gifts.
To apply for a visa to consulates and/or financial assistance, registered participants receive an official certificate. Please make arrangements as early as possible. For more information, visit website.
2009 National Arts Marketing Project Conference
October 30-November 2
Providence, RI
In today’s troubled times, it’s more important than ever that you not hide behind a secret identity. Release your inner superhero and learn how you can save the day when it comes to marketing, sponsorship, and fundraising! Join your super colleagues at the 2009 National Arts Marketing Project Conference in Providence, Rhode Island from October 30-November 2, 2009.
Leaping tall buildings in a single bound may take superpowers, but reaching patrons, sponsors, and funders just takes hard work and collaborAction— working jointly with others to increase visitors, audiences, and revenue.
CollaborAction: Arts Marketing, Sponsorship, and Fundraising Strategies to Succeed! will feature dozens of sessions, keynote and plenary speakers, and roundtable discussions providing you with concrete tools to make collaborAction happen in your day-to-day work. And you’ll take part in a number of power networking opportunities for you and your colleagues to strategize the defeat of the marketer’s and fundraiser’s worst enemy—the dreaded arch villain Status Quo.
To Register go to http://www.artsmarketing.org/conference
The New Form 990–How to be Prepared for All the Changes
July 9 from 9:30am–12:30 am
Center for Nonprofit Advancement- Conference Room
1666 K Street NW , Suite 440 , Washington, DC 20006
Faculty: A. Michael Gellman, CPA, Rubino and McGheehan
You cannot afford to lose sight of how your organization will look to the general public on the new federal Form 990. We will briefly review the filing thresholds for the 990N and 990EZ and how these thresholds will change over the next three years. We will then highlight selected line–items within the form and the corresponding 16 schedules that could possibly be required for your organization. New areas of disclosure and strategies for the required back–up documentation will be addressed.
Cost: $49 for Center members; $89 for all others. To register click here.
Branding in a Tough Economy
July 15 from 9:30am–11:30 am
Center for Nonprofit Advancement- Conference Room
1666 K Street NW , Suite 440 , Washington, DC 20006
Faculty: Mary Ellen Hickman, Hickman Consulting Partners, LLC
Assess and increase the effectiveness of your branding and marketing efforts. We’ll discuss how to determine your marketing’s alignment with strategic objectives, ensure consistency of branding and marketing strategies, calculate and maximize return on investment of marketing programs, tailor messaging and communications, and screen and make decisions on opportunistic advertising and marketing offers.
Cost: $49 for Center members; $89 for all others. To register click here.
Kathy Harty Gray Dance Theatre Auditions
Please check website www.khgdt.org and call 703-413-3811 for information and scheduling. Male and female dancers needed for fall programs. Monday and Wednesday evening rehearsals in Alexandria, VA. Recent performances include a tour across Virginia, Foro Performatica Festival in Mexico, as well as local performances.
Community Conversations Forum: Arts and Culture in the Washington Area Community
July 29 from noon-1:30pm
Center for Nonprofit Advancement
1666 K Street, NW Suite 440 Washington, DC 20006
Presenter: Writer or Editor from The Washington Post
Description: Are you working with Arts and Cultural issues in the Metropolitan area? Here’s an opportunity to talk to a Washington Post reporter or editor about issues facing this community. This dialogue encourages the nonprofit community to bring its stories to the attention of The Washington Post. Bring your lunch.
Cost: $15 CAGW Member , $30 Non Member. Registration Required: click here to register.
FY10 Grants -Arts and Humanities Council of Montgomery County
DEADLINE: Rolling
The Arts and Humanities Council is committed to providing resources and funding opportunities for cultural organizations and artists and scholars in Montgomery County. FY10 Grants are available in different categories for artists and scholars (individuals and groups), arts and humanities organizations, and community-based organizations. For guidelines and deadlines please visit: http://www.creativemoco.com/funding.html
Arts in Embassies Program
DEADLINE: Rolling
Established by the United States Department of State in 1964, the ART In Embassies Program is a global museum that exhibits original works of art by U.S. citizens in the public rooms of approximately 180 American diplomatic residences worldwide. These exhibitions, with art loaned from galleries, museums, individual artists, and corporate and private collections, play an important role in our nation's public diplomacy. They provide international audiences with a sense of the quality, scope, and diversity of American art and culture through the accomplishments of some of our most important citizens, our artists. For more information and to submit artwork visit: http://aiep.state.gov/submit.html
National Guild's 2009 Conference for Community Arts Education
November 11-14
Hyatt Regency Minneapolis
The Conference for Community Arts Education is the preeminent gathering of community arts education leaders in the United States. As a delegate, you’ll develop new skills, share information and ideas with hundreds of peers, and identify new opportunities for collaboration and growth.
Cost: To register go to http://www.communityartsed.org/register.cfm
Immediate Opening for Performance Artist, Experimental Dancer or Capoeirista
Immediate Opening for performance artist, experimental dancer or capoeirista experienced in engaging young children in divergent ways of discovering ideas and solutions through energetic, abstract movement. Summer Session begins immediatly for 6 weeks; full-year program: daily 4-6pm, plus additional mutually convenient hours. Please send resume and statement of understanding of Studio School's approach to the arts as a total process of education to: Search Committee, Children’s Studio School, think@studioschool.org or call (202) 387 – 6148. This is a part-time job. This is at a non-profit organization. Please, no phone calls about this job! Please do not contact job poster about other services, products or commercial interests.
NAMP. Marketing. The Tools of the Trade. Community Conversations Forum:
July 29 from Noon-1:30pm
Center for Nonprofit Advancement
1666 K Street, NW Suite 440 , Washington DC
Presenter: Writer or Editor from The Washington Post, TBD
Description: Are you working with Arts and Cultural issues in the Metropolitan area? Here’s an opportunity to talk to a Washington Post reporter or editor about issues facing this community. This dialogue encourages the nonprofit community to bring its stories to the attention of The Washington Post. Bring your lunch.
Cost: $15 CAGW Member , $30 Non Member. Registration Required: click here to register