What is Fiscal Sponsorship? If your arts or culture project has a public benefit, you could use a fiscal sponsor to access funding from corporations and foundations and collect tax-deductible donations. Fiscal sponsorship is a contractual agreement between a 501c3 nonprofit organization and an individual or collective whose activities fall within the sponsoring organization’s mission. [...]
If you’re like us, you may not have heard about New York State’s Secure Choice Savings Program, a retirement savings program for private-sector employees who do not have access to a retirement plan at work. Through automatic enrollment and payroll deduction, employees can save in their own Roth Individual Retirement Account (IRA). To be clear [...]
We’re excited to bring back CPX: Unity Summit for 2026, a half-day gathering for artists, creative professionals, and arts and culture workers from across Western New York. Join us for a morning focused on unity, collaboration, and creative growth, with opportunities to connect, learn, and share ideas that strengthen our region’s creative community. Event [...]
When life and work start to feel hectic, it can be hard to slow down and truly listen to what we need. Our next Chill Sessions gathering offers a gentle moment to reconnect with yourself through rest, reflection, and conversation. Rest & Self-Care: Listening & Responding to Our Natural Rhythms Join Sarah Haykel - [...]
We’re thrilled to introduce the 2025 Springboard Fellows! The Springboard Fellowship offers emerging arts and culture professionals in Western New York the chance to grow their skills through hands-on experience and individualized mentorship with a local nonprofit arts organization. Through this program, fellows gain real-world insight, build professional networks, and receive paid, meaningful work [...]
Our next Chill Sessions is happening Friday, October 17th from 4–6pm at Papercraft Miracles (1888 Niagara St, Buffalo, NY 14207), and we couldn’t be more excited to welcome Janna Willoughby-Lohr, artist, speaker, and entrepreneur. In “Make Art Work: Strategies for Thriving as a Creative Entrepreneur,” Janna will share her experiences building a successful creative [...]
The laws are always changing and we know how hard it is for small businesses to stay on top of them. We came across a couple things that we think WNY arts and culture businesses may not be aware of. The two areas we are highlighting here are the US Beneficial Ownership Information report and [...]
In-Person Panel | Tuesday, October 24 at 7:00 pm ASI gets a lot of questions from creatives about how to break into the arts industry or expand their artistic practice, especially since the pandemic when many people started or re-launched their creative practice. And the same questions keep popping up, such as: How do I [...]
New York State's salary transparency law goes into effect September 17, 2023. Here's what you need to know. On December 21, 2022, NYS Governor Kathy Hochul signed into law the Pay Transparency Law, which created a statewide salary transparency requirement for all New York State employers with four or more employees. On March 3, 2023, [...]
We're so excited to introduce you to our two interns from the University of Buffalo's Arts Management Program, Adriana Torres-Trinidad and Riley Nahlik! They've been such a fantastic help to ASI as we coordinate our advocacy efforts and find new ways to serve our community. Here's the link to their advocacy survey: Take the [...]
