Arts and Cultural leaders have little time to spare - to deserve attention a seminar has to be a lot more than just another seminar. Our world-class faculty create a highly interactive exchange using case studies from the arts and other sectors. Covering a diverse range of topics that address some of the most pressing issues leaders face, our seminar catalog supports the education needs of leaders through many stages of organizational development. And the opportunity to participate as a team helps leaders create a shared vision and pave the way for change in their organizations.
Building Evaluation Capacity
Building Evaluation Capacity is a two-day seminar that helps you rethink the meaning of evaluation. The seminar introduces a strategic framework for designing evaluation to meet your unique needs. You will learn how evaluation helps you predict and meet future challenges, integrate ideas from across your organization, and improve relationships with key stakeholders. LEARN MORE
Creative Alliances
Creative Alliances is a two-day seminar that helps you determine when is the right time to pursue collaborations or entrepreneurial ventures and how you can increase the chances of their success. LEARN MORE
Financing the Future
Financing the Future, a two-day seminar, examines financial strategy and its role in sustainability and maintaining public trust. The seminar explores revenue-mix decisions, resource allocation, efficiency in financial decision-making, and managing a balance sheet for long-term sustainability LEARN MORE
Leading Innovation
Leading Innovation is a two-day seminar in which you work with your team to clearly define innovation and its role for your organization, to examine the environment for new approaches in your organization, and to develop specific insights that you can use to integrate innovation into your overall strategy. LEARN MORE
Managing People
Managing People is a two-day seminar that explores how strategically aligned organizational design and human resource practices can strengthen competitive positioning, differentiation and mission achievement. LEARN MORE
Strategic Governance
Strategic Governance is a two-day seminar where participants learn to organize relationships among senior staff and board leadership to create better decisions and, in turn, more effective governance. You will use an advanced evaluation instrument to understand governance in your organization. LEARN MORE
Strategic Marketing
Strategic Marketing is a two-day seminar in which you explore systematic approaches for understanding customers, planning marketing strategies, and creating value for your community. Team exercises with your senior leadership, board members, and marketing staff help you identify new opportunities and set a solid foundation for gaining and keeping audiences and visitors. LEARN MORE
Strategy
Strategy is a three-day seminar that teaches the critical frameworks of strategic analysis and how to effectively integrate mission and strategy. You learn to rigorously evaluate your external environment and identify your organization?s unique advantages. LEARN MORE
