The National Guild Presents
Arts Management In Community Institutions

Training Institute
June 6 - 19, 2004
University of St. Thomas
St. Paul, MN

Established in 1985, the AMICI Training Institute is the only management training program that is specifically targeted to the needs of community arts schools and to non-profit organizations considering the development of arts education programs. The goal of the AMICI Institute is to develop comprehensive leadership and management skills in individuals working in community arts education in order to increase organizational effectiveness. The curriculum for this intensive 13-day program focuses upon teaching fundamental non-profit management skills within the framework of the educational and artistic mission of a community school of the arts, including: organizational development, resource development, community school programming, marketing, financial management, personnel management and personal and professional resource development. For more info and how to register please visit: www.nationalguild.org

Resource Listing

www.pnnonline.org
The best-read and most-trusted news and information website created just for nonprofits. Submit your organization's news, post a job and even comment on stories with a simple click of a mouse. A Directory of Services is also available for the best solutions to your everyday dilemmas.

www.fdncenter/org/pnd
Philanthropy News Digest (PND), a weekly news service of the Foundation Center, is a compendium, in digest form, of philanthropy-related articles and features culled from print and electronic media outlets nationwide. A RFP (Request for Proposals) Bulletin is published every Friday afternoon and a Job Corner features current full-time job openings at U.S. foundations, grantmaking public charities, and nonprofit organizations.

www.ncnb.org
The National Community Building Network (NCBN) is a national network that serves as hub for brokering information and connections among community builders. NCBN regularly brings its members together and helps community builders become more effective so that their actions have a greater impact on neglected low-income communities.

www.grassrootsfundraising.org
The Grassroots Fundraising Journal helps nonprofit organizations learn how to raise more money to support their important work. Published bi-monthly, the Journal offers practical, how-to instruction on fundraising strategies such as: direct mail, special events, major gift campaigns, and phone-a-thons, as well as tools to help you build a board of directors that is willing to raise money, choose a database to track donors, manage your time effectively, and ultimately develop a successful fundraising program.

www.supportctr.org
The Support Center for Nonprofit Management strengthens the capacity of nonprofit and public interest organizations to fulfill their missions and vitalize their communities. The Support Center provides management training and consulting, disseminates information and practical resources to the sector, and works to build strategic alliances.

www.nonprofitlearning.com
Premier online education venue for the nonprofit sector. Online courses offer nonprofit executives, staff and volunteers the opportunity to learn direct from the industry's leading experts without having to pay travel and conference fees. Just a computer with a regular email and web connection is all you need.

www.communitycollaboration.net
Contains useful information on why and how to build successful community collaboration. Includes grant listing and detailed information on conflict prevention and resolution.

www.nonprofitresources.org/
The Center for Nonprofit Resources is a full-service management support organization dedicated to strengthening nonprofit organizations throughout the greater New Orleans area and beyond.

www.communitytools.net/cbi/
The Community Building Institute (CBI) was founded to help communities improve the way they conduct public business to be more inclusive, more collaborative, and more effective. CBI believes that efforts to build vibrant, sustainable, and healthy communities must involve citizens and a wide array of public and private institutions to achieve real change. CBI works directly with communities as well as with federal and state agencies and national foundations with efforts that serve multiple communities.

www.urbanleadershipinstitute.com
Urban Leadership Institute (ULI) is a social enterprise organization based in Baltimore, MD focusing on leadership development through consultation services, program development, research, and market analysis.

http://www.collaborativecommunities.org/
Building Collaborative Communities newsletter, a periodic publication for community leaders and practitioners who are working to build a more inclusive and more effective civic culture in their community. The newsletter covers all collaborative approaches: consensus building, dialogues, conflict resolution, collaboratives, partnerships, citizen participation, and other participatory strategies as well as ways to build collaborative capacity in communities.

www.communityarts.net
The Community Arts Network (CAN) promotes information exchange, research and critical dialogue within the field of community-based arts. The CAN web site is managed by Art in the Public Interest.