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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.

FINANCIAL LITERACY 101 WORKSHOP:

New Orleans, LA
Saturday May 26: workshop @ 11:30am-4pm
Sunday May 27: optional 45-minute private coaching sessions, by appointment

$100 registration fee / $75 for NET members in good standing.
2nd attendee from the same organization receives a 50% discount ($50 / $37.50 for NET members in good standing).

Fee includes both the half-day workshop (4.5 hours) and an additional private coaching session the following day (45 minutes). Attendees from same organization will share one coaching session.

Workshop Leader:
Alisha Tonsic (NET/Sojourn Theatre)
w/ special presentation by local guest Sean LaRocca (ArtSpot Productions)

Designed to empower artists working in ensembles and other small arts organizations, this participatory workshop increases attendees' comfort, confidence, comprehension, and competency levels by sharing the basic tools needed to manage the financial "business" of artmaking.

It provides an entry-level, introductory 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 and 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.