John just returned from the National Guild for Community Arts Education Conference in Minneapolis. Partners in Performance assisted with a number of sessions at the Conference, including a fascinating panel with Jeremy Nowak, president of The Reinvestment Fund; Julie Simpson of Urban Gateways, researcher Maria Rosario Jackson, and Senator Dick Cohen of Minnesota. John also led a seminar addressing innovation and its potential influence on how a community arts education organization can more effectively fulfill its mission. Click below to hear a brief message from John about the value of innovation.
National Dance Heritage Leadership Forum: January Retreat
Partners in Performance is again facilitating the National Dance Heritage Leadership Forum in association with the Dance Heritage Coalition. An exciting retreat of national leaders in the areas of dance preservation and access is scheduled for Washington, DC in January. To access a copy of the ten-year plan, Sustaining America's Dance Legacy, whichDance Heritage Coalition developed with our assistance in 2000 click here.
Community Arts Education Leadership Institute
We're very excited to be partnering with the the National Guild in designing the Community Arts Education Leadership Institute! Scheduled for 2010, the Institute
will be a comprehensive leadership development program for executives in the community arts field and hosted at Drexel University in
Philadelphia.
Helpful Resources
Getting through tough times is never easy. Back in April, we moderated a national discussion where three seasoned leaders engaged with some 100 of their peers in a 90 minute discussion about handling the current financial downturn---while remaining committed to mission and vision. Follow the link to access Hard Choices in Tough Times: Making Decisions That Can Sustain Your Organization through the Recession.
For two decades, Partners in Performance has provided guidance to the arts and cultural community in the areas of visioning, planning, and development. As a full services professional services firm, we are committed to three core values:
Our Values
Recognizing the unique nature of each organization's culture, history, and aspiration
Delivering high quality service in support of artistic expression and community impact
Building the collective knowledge base within the arts and culture field
Our Results
We focus our work on helping organizations and their leaders achieve both artistic vitality and institutional sustainability. We have learned that when we engage the tough questions the most workable solutions emerge. We are profoundly indebted to our clients for the lessons they have taught us. Our goal is to share those lessons, and learn many, many more.
"John McCann was a remarkable mentor in our strategic planning process at Orchestra of St. Luke's Arts Education Program. His thinking is rigorous, his engagement is challenging, and his personal rapport is intuitive and supportive. We are well on our way to fulfilling our goals due to John's facilitation of our process."
Liz Norman, Vice President, Arts Education, Orchestra of St. Luke's, New York, NY
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