Following Up: Donor Relationship Management

On Tuesday, January 16th, 2024, we had the pleasure of hosting a virtual presentation by Nikki Ronan and Brian Ronan of City of Light Creative & Consulting, a firm that specializes in helping nonprofits with donor relationship management. They shared their valuable insights and best practices on how to retain and cultivate our existing [...]

Following Up: Donor Relationship Management2024-01-26T16:27:21-05:00

Following Up: From Reactive to Proactive Marketing

Our friends Lynette Shy and Megan Wurtz of Confluence Arts Solutions (CAS) joined ASI in presenting a hands-on marketing workshop designed to support small, under-resourced, or over-burdened arts and culture marketers with a navigable plan for developing efficient systems for effective marketing. Throughout their presentation, the CAS team shared valuable insights on the following [...]

Following Up: From Reactive to Proactive Marketing2024-01-26T16:28:34-05:00

National Indigenous Peoples Heritage Month

November is National Indigenous Peoples Heritage Month, an opportunity to honor the stories, achievements and resilience of Indigenous Peoples, who have lived on this land since time immemorial and whose presence continues to impact our evolving nation. In recognition of the significant contributions made by the first Americans to the arts and cultural landscape of [...]

National Indigenous Peoples Heritage Month2023-11-22T09:55:30-05:00

Our favorite tips for goal management

It's been a flurry of activity at ASI headquarters in 2023 and we've been working at max capacity to bring you new programs like Grant on Grants, the MEDAL program and the Springboard Fellowship (the deadline for which is on February 15th!). With so many balls in the air, we've gotten really good at juggling multiple deadlines and we [...]

Our favorite tips for goal management2023-02-17T12:15:25-05:00

Step Up Your Social Media Marketing Plan

In today's world, having an online presence for your creative business is more important than ever. It can be difficult to juggle your website and ecommerce alongside any number of social media networks, so here are five tips that will help you create a sustainable social media marketing plan that will convert followers into [...]

Step Up Your Social Media Marketing Plan2022-04-08T12:16:28-04:00

CPX2020: Reimagining the Creative Industry

Creative Professionals Exchange (CPX) 2020 Friday-Saturday, November 6-7, 2020 In 2019, ASI created the Creative Professionals Exchange (CPX) to bring together individual artists and arts administrators to begin discussions about relevant issues and trends in the arts. This year, the COVID-19 health crisis has brought to the surface many of the systemic issues and flaws [...]

CPX2020: Reimagining the Creative Industry2020-12-13T17:19:01-05:00

Congressional Arts Handbook Tool

ASI attended Americans for the Arts Arts Advocacy Days on March 4 & 5 in Washington, DC.  The Congressional Arts Handbook is a useful tools when advocating or educating your staff, board, the public, or others about the arts community! CONGRESSIONAL ARTS HANDBOOK Facts & Figures at Your Fingertips to Be a Successful Arts Advocate [...]

Congressional Arts Handbook Tool2019-03-19T16:14:08-04:00

ASI Offers Bookkeeping and Fiscal Sponsorship Services

ASI Offers Financial Support Services For Organizations and Artists Two Services We Offer - Bookkeeping Services Organize your financial records and assist with budgeting needs using Quickbooks (or another software or record keeping system). Produce financial statements and reports. This service is good for non-profits, for-profit businesses in the creative field, or artists or creative [...]

ASI Offers Bookkeeping and Fiscal Sponsorship Services2018-05-09T12:02:40-04:00

RESOURCES: For Erie County Cultural Funding Applicants

In preparation for the 2020 Erie County Cultural Funding process, ASI has offered several public workshops on topics that the Erie County Department of Environment and Planning see as needs for Cultural Funding Applications. These topics include: Board of Directors/By-Laws/Non-Profit Revitalization Act, Governance, and Finance (including Cash Flows).  For more information on past public workshops [...]

RESOURCES: For Erie County Cultural Funding Applicants2019-04-17T11:50:53-04:00
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