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is a list of links and resources used by our
office and our constituents. They by no means constitute a comprehensive
selection of useful organizations or sites. Links are organized
by the following categories: Publications, Time-Limited Opportunities, Advocacy, Accessibility,
Funding, Management Training Providers,
and Technology.
Links
MRAC Publications and Reports
Thriving Arts: Thriving Small Communities 
The report, Thriving Arts: Thriving Small Communities, by Sharon Rodning Bash, MRAC’s Director of Management Training and Services, shares the findings of a year-long study funded by the Bush Foundation that sought to discover whether there were critical ingredients or common themes necessary to build long-term viability for the arts in rural and exurban communities.
From Mission To Motivation: a focused approach to arts participation
Targeting the small or mid-sized arts group, this workbook is designed for use in self-guided learning or a facilitated workshop process to help build consensus around audience development goals and strategies.
A New Angle: Arts Development in the Suburbs
Released May 12, 2002, the report tries to gauge the extent
of suburban arts development, and to raise its profile with
artists, arts administrators, arts patrons, funders, and public
officials. Available in the MRAC offices.
MRAC's brochure (Download may take a few seconds)
Time-Limited and Recently Added Opportunities (These non-MRAC opportunites are posted at MRAC's discretion. The list does not indicate an endorsement. The list is updated monthly.)
Intermedia Arts in partnership with the Bush Foundation recently announced The Creative Community Leadership Institute 2010, a leadership development opportunity for Metro-area leaders in community development and the arts. The Creative Community Leadership Institute will be led by a core faculty of highly respected and experienced professionals in the field of community cultural development. WILLIAM CLEVELAND, WENDY MORRIS, ERIK TAKESHITA, AND JUN-LI WANG will provide comprehensive, professional-level training and support for local community-engaged artists and community developers. Information session July 26, 2010. Application Deadline August 26, 2010. Visit http://www.intermediaarts.org/Leadership-Institute for more information.
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Scholarships are available for arts professionals to attend the National Arts Marketing Project Annual Conference through Arts Learning Xchange. A link to the online application form will be available at 1:00 pm Central Time on July 28, 2010 through August 13, 2010 at http://www.artsmidwest.org/programs/ArtsLearningXchange/scholarships.
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Call for Artists: Community Supported Art (CSA)- Fall 2010 applications are due Friday, August 13. Community Supported Art is modeled after Community Supported Agriculture. Selected artist receive a stipend of $1,000 to create 50 shares for the program by a set deadline. Shareholders purchase shares for $300 and receive 1 box containing 3 works of art at 3 different pick up dates throughout the Fall/Winter season. More information is available at http://www.mnartists.org/article.do?rid=257108
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SAVE THE DATE! Congresswoman Betty McCollum (MN-04) is pleased to announce a visit by Mr. Rocco Landesman, National Endowment for the Arts (NEA) Chairman, to St. Paul, Minnesota on August 25, 2010 as part of the chairman’s “Art Works” tour. We'll pass on more information as soon as we have it!
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The next application deadline for the Minnesota State Arts Board's Artist Initiative grant program is Friday, August 27, 2010.
Artist Initiative grants support and assist artists at various stages in their careers. The program encourages artistic development, nurtures artistic creativity, and recognizes the contributions individual artists make to the creative environment of the state of Minnesota. Information about the program and recent changes is available at http://www.arts.state.mn.us/grants/artist_initiative.htm
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The McKnight Community Art Program guidelines and application materials will be available for download on August 2, 2010. The program's mission is to encourage the use of meaningful, quality arts to build community. The Community Art Program funds projects and programs in the Minneapolis and Saint Paul that promote community-building through collaboration and interaction of artists and members of a community or among members of different communities. More information is available at the COMPAS website: http://www.compas.org/grants
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Fresh Filmmakers: Your Chance to Emerge. The Fresh Filmmakers Production Grant will facilitate the production of one short narrative film (ten minutes or less) directed by a filmmaker who has been making films for no more than five years. The winner will receive mentorship, a $1000 stipend, and logistical support (camera, lights, edit facilities, etc.) necessary to direct and produce a short narrative film. Production mentors will work in tandem with the grant recipient to manage the project. Click on the link for more information: http://www.ifpmn.org/grants.html.
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The Minnesota Theater Alliance is a new organization designed to serve theaters across the state. For more information about the Alliance, visit www.springboardforthearts.org/Services/theateralliance.asp.
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The Doris Duke Charitable Foundation has approved a 2-year grant in the amount of $50,000 to the Amherst H. Wilder Foundation to support the creation of the Doris Duke Leaders in the Arts Fund, which will subsidize the participation of leaders in the fields of dance, jazz, presenting and theatre in the James P. Shannon Leadership Institute. For more information, or instructions on how to apply, please contact Paul Robinson at the James P. Shannon Leadership Institute at ppr@wilder.org or 651-280-2491.
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Minnesota Citizens for the Arts (MCA) has a list of the various access points for Arts and Cultural Heritage resources on their website. Visit www.mncitizensforthearts.org/news/amendment-funds/othergrants for a listing of opportunities from libraries, public broadcasting, etc
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Your nonprofit organization is invited to participate in a new online giving platform, GiveMN.org. GiveMN.org will give contributors information about and access to all charitable nonprofits in our state. It will give every charitable nonprofit equal access to online contributors. And, it will encourage local online giving. There is no cost to your nonprofit to participate in GiveMN.org. Visit www.GiveMN.org for more information.
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Become an MPR News Art Hound. MPR News has developed a weekly arts segment called "Art Hounds". Each weekly installment features three people from the Minnesota arts community talking briefly about a performance, opening, or event they're excited to see or want others to check out. The only stipulation is that it can't be your own work or work you're professionally associated with. Click here for more information.
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MAP for Nonprofits' Best on Board program helps nonprofit organizations in and near the Twin Cities find qualified prospective board members who are committed to their mission and to board service. For more information visit: www.mapfornonprofits.org and click on nonprofit services.
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RECESSION PREPAREDNESS ASSESSMENT
The Nonprofits Assistance Fund has developed an Assessment of Recession Risk and Preparedness for Nonprofit Organizations as a starting point to help organizations identify potential risk factors and immediate priorities. With this information, your organization will be better prepared to develop strategies and approaches to respond to the economy and plan for a sustainable future. Click here to complete the Recession Preparedness Assessment and enhance your ability to navigate these uncertain times.
Interested in a training opportunity, but not sure that your organization can afford the fee? MRAC offers a training fund grant to help arts groups pay for training opportunities that will strengthen their organization. Click here for more information on MRAC's Management Training Fund grant.
Advocacy
- Minnesota
Citizens for the Arts (MCA)
- Statewide arts advocacy organization that organizes the arts
community to lobby the Minnesota State Legislature and Congress.
Americans
for the Arts - National arts advocacy organization.
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Accessibility
To assess your organization's accessibility, download the accessibility
planning guide on the Accessibility
Page. On that page you can also find a guide to working with
sign language interpreters in the performing arts.
- VSA
Arts of Minnesota
- Statewide organization that promotes quality, accessible arts
experiences for people with all types of disabilities through
artist services and direct arts programs and by assisting arts
organizations in making their programs and services accessible
to people with disabilities.
- Disability Access Symbols
- The twelve symbols included on this page may be used to promote and publicize accessibility of places, programs and other activities for people with various disabilities.
Funding
- Minnesota
State Arts Board
- Provides grants for individual artists, arts organizations
and schools; offers downloadable publications and resource directories.
Minnesota's Regional Arts Councils - Each Regional Arts Council (RAC) serves a sector of the state,
made up of four or more counties. Every RAC has its own grant
programs, publications and eligibility requirements. To find
out more about the RACs and determine which one serves your
area, click on the map on MCA's home page.
- The
New York Foundation for the Arts (NYFA)
- Is proud to announce the launch of NYFA Source, the nation's
most extensive database of awards, services, and publications
for artists of all disciplines. Artists, funders, arts
organizations, and the general public can access NYFA Source
for free.
- The Wallace Foundation
- For more than a decade, The Wallace Foundation has worked to expand learning and enrichment opportunities for all people. Our efforts toward this goal have yielded important insights and lessons, and we have designed our website to make this knowledge more accessible to visitors. We especially invite you to browse the Knowledge Center. It is a repository of field-based evidence of what is working, what is not, and why - not only in our current areas of focus, but in areas where we have worked in the past
- A Very Small Arts Fund
- A Very Small Arts Fund is a very small arts fund for very small arts organizations and individual performing artists that gives very small grants of $1 to $1,500. The Fund is open to artists and organizations that are performing and/or living in Minneapolis or St. Paul.
For a more complete list of local funders, contact the Minnesota
Council on Foundations or The
Foundation Center.
Management Training
Providers
-
Springboard
for the Arts
- Springboard for the Arts provides management workshops, consulting,
telephone referrals, a resource library and more for artists
and nonprofit organizations.
Science
Museum of Minnesota - The Science Museum of Minnesota offers computer training in
many programs at all levels.
- Nonprofits Assistance Fund
- Nonprofits Assistance Fund (NAF) helps foster community development and vitality by building financially healthy nonprofit organizations. NAF provides loans, financial management workshops and financial management assistance to stabilize and strengthen the financial capacity of nonprofit organizations in Minnesota.
Management
Assistance Program for Nonprofits (MAP)- MAP provides consulting and other management support services
by linking volunteer professionals with nonprofit needs.
Minnesota
Council of Nonprofits (MCN)- MCN is a nonprofit membership organization. MCN publishes
the MN Nonprofit Directory, MN Grants Directory, and a Nonprofit
Yellow Pages: a Directory of Resources and Services for MN Nonprofits.
Minnesota
Council on Foundations (MCF)- MCF offers a Grantsmanship for Beginners workshop, Guide to
MN Foundations and Corporate Giving, and conducts a survey of
MN capital and endowment campaigns.
Hands On Twin Cities- The Volunteer Center has programs and services designed for
organizations which rely on the help of volunteers.
Technology
- TechSoup.org
- Offers nonprofits one-stop shopping for their technology needs.
Billed as a gateway to the entire world of nonprofit technology
assistance and solutions, they have compiled resource lists
of nonprofit discounts offered by hardware and software companies,
and by technology assistance agencies.
TechSoup Global- Founded in 1987 as CompuMentor, TechSoup Global is a recognized leader in bringing technological empowerment and philanthropy to social benefit organizations- including nonprofits, nongovernmental organizations, libraries and other social change agents.
Network for Good/Helping.org- Network for Good is a nonprofit collaboration to help nonprofit
organizations increase capacity, reach new audiences, and build
Internet strategies.
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