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Financial Literacy 101 Workshop for Small Arts Organizations

Offered by the Network of Ensemble Theaters as part of the Ensembles ABCs professional development program, and co-hosted by Headlong Dance Theater.

FINANCIAL LITERACY 101 WORKSHOP:

November 12: workshop @ 11:30am-4pm
November 13: optional 45-minute private coaching sessions, by appointment
Philadelphia, PA

$100 registration fee / $75 for NET members; fee includes both the half-day workshop (4.5 hours) and an additional private coaching session the following day (45 minutes)

Designed to empower artists working in ensembles and other small arts organizations, this participatory seminar increases participants' comfort, confidence, comprehension, and competency levels by sharing the basic tools needed to manage the financial "business" of artmaking. It provides an overview of the financial components involved in operating an arts organization, including:

-- planning (chart of accounts, budgeting, cash flow projections);

-- day-to-day fiscal management (receivables, payables, deposits, bookkeeping, bank reconciliation, financial controls and policies);

-- and reporting (evaluation/review tools for staff/company members, boards, and external stakeholders i.e. funder/grant reports or 990s, and how to use these tools internally to guide your decision making).

Participants receive in-class handouts, as well as a take-home USB drive that includes a number of templates, forms, and informational articles that they can put to immediate use with their companies.

SESSION LEADER:

Alisha Tonsic currently serves as Managing Director for the Network of Ensemble Theaters (NET); she is also in her 9th year as Managing Director for Sojourn Theatre, and works an independent non-profit arts management and fundraising consultant focusing on the unique needs of small- and mid-sized companies. Alisha has over 20 years experience in arts administration, gained through general management, finance, fundraising, and literary management positions at organizations that include American Repertory Theatre (MA), Berkeley Repertory Theatre (CA), Manhattan Theatre Club (NY), McCarter Theatre (NJ), and Theatre Communications Group (NY). One of two managers selected nationally as a "future theatre leader" in the inaugural round of the TCG New Generations Program in 2001, she has served as a member of Theatre Bay Area's Theatre Services Committee, and as Treasurer of the NET Board from 2006-2009. She has a BA in Theatre and in English from Barnard College, Columbia University, and is based in Portland, Oregon.

PROGRAM INFO/SPONSORS:

This workshop is part of Ensembles ABCs, a program of the Network of Ensemble Theaters that is designed to provide professional development training and build capacity within ensembles and other small arts organizations. NET is a coalition of America's theater ensembles (www.ensembletheaters.net), preserving the legacy and sustainability of ensemble practice.

The Ensembles ABCs Program is made possible with lead funding from the Doris Duke Charitable Foundation and the National Endowment for the Arts.