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Post Conference Letter from Executive Director Andrea Snyder
Dear Dance/USA Colleague,
Reactions from the Annual Conference in Houston indicate it was a terrific success, with a total of 326 attendees, valuable learning, networking, and opportunities to see performances, positive energy, excellent weather, and delicious food. For our first annual national conference, the Houston Host Committee set the barre for gracious hospitality. The Dance/USA website will be populated with a variety of post-conference information, and we will keep you updated as new material hits the site.
The Dance/USA Board of Trustees and staff also worked hard in their board meeting on June 3 to lay the groundwork for next year. In this first post-conference communication, I want to share with you highlights of their convening and discussions.
The 2009 Annual Conference may be over, but stay connected with us, your peers, and other contacts you made in Houston.
First, help us by participating in our online evaluation, providing valuable feedback from the conference.
Studies show if people don’t fill out an evaluation immediately after an experience, it is unlikely they will. Please don’t be a “non-responder statistic” and let us know what you liked and didn’t like.
We take evaluations very seriously and make decisions based on the most common responses.
The survey will only take you about 5 minutes, click here to access it!
Second, did you meet any presenters at the conference you’d like to stay in touch with but forgot to get their contact information? Find their bios here and stay in touch with them: http://www.danceusa.org/speakerinformation
Third, watch for the next issue of The Spin on June 24. We'll provide links to view photos, the honorees biographical videos, and highlights from the 2009 Annual Conference.
In an economic downturn, effective board members are crucial to the health of not-for-profit performing arts organizations. The Kennedy Center Not-for-Profit Arts Organization Board Development Seminar addresses the challenges facing board members and offers practical solutions in a 3-day gathering of current/potential board members and senior staff of arts organizations.
The seminar is led by Michael M. Kaiser, president of The Kennedy Center, and members of his senior staff. Mr. Kaiser is internationally recognized as a creative and effective arts administrator, having led the turnaround of a number of well-known arts organizations. He continues to consult arts organizations and train arts managers in the U.S. and abroad through his work at The Kennedy Center.
Registration costs $150. Space is limited. The event sold out last year, so we recommend you register early.
While your trustees are in DC, Dance/USA would be happy to orchestrate legislative visits on Capitol Hill. It’s been proven that there is nothing more effective for making the case about the importance of the arts than personal contact with one’s representatives on the Hill. Dance/USA is able to provide preparatory materials about federal arts issues that impact the future of our field to anyone interested in speaking with their legislators.
Please share this information with colleagues who could benefit from the program and our advocacy efforts. For questions about the seminar, please contact jmbowman@kennedy-center.org. For questions about Hill visits, please contact Dance/USA’s Director of Government Affairs Amy Fitterer at afitterer@danceusa.org
DANCE & THE SUMMER OF SERVICE INITIATIVE – BEGINS JUNE 22, 2009
The White House has given new life to the Summer of Service program this year, with increased focus on four main categories: Energy/Environment, Education, Health Care and Community Renewal. The dance field is a perfect partner for Summer of Service initiatives – as the arts are an integral aspect of education and community renewal. Dance/USA would like to strongly encourage our members to become involved with the Summer of Service initiative either by developing a summer of service program in your community or by partnering with other organizations. CHECK OUT SERVE.GOV to post your arts-related service programs, find volunteers, and see examples of service initiatives. After visiting Serve.Gov, check out the Summer of Service website: http://www.nationalservice.gov/about/initiatives/summer.asp.
More Summer of Service Details from the Corporation for National and Community Service:
Focus: The Economic Recovery
The Service Initiative will empower Americans to participate in the economic recovery by:
Purpose: A New Call to Service
The Service Initiative will take traditional calls to service further by:
NONPROFIT CAPACITY BUILDING PROGRAM
The Department of Health and Human Services’ Office of Community Service has unveiled new tools and guidance for prospective grant applicants for the newly created Nonprofit Capacity Building Program within the Strengthening Communities Fund (SCF). The SCF was authorized under the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act of 2009 and consists of two parts: one to provide resources for the purpose of strengthening the capacity of qualifying nonprofit organizations and the second to provide resources to state, local, and tribal governments. The Nonprofit Capacity Building Program will offer one-time grants for up to $1 million over a 24 month window. The SCF received $50 million in President Obama’s budget request, with $34 million allocated by HHS for the Nonprofit Capacity Building Program. For more information on applicant resources, please visit our website. Source: HHS website
WYNTON MARSALIS HANKS LECTURE AT THE KENNEDY CENTER
This past March, Wynton Marsalis gave a moving speech about American musical heritage at the Kennedy Center. Did you miss the speech or would you like to see it again? Click here:
http://www.artsusa.org/events/2009/aad/aad_round_up_2009.asp
