Attend The Unbearable Lightness of Planning: Strategic Planning for Arts Organizations for $125

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Instructor: Judith Teitelman

Course Description
Do you have a vision for your organization’s future?  A clear and compelling view of what programs you will offer and whom you will serve in the next three years?  Is it aligned with your staff and board of directors?  Do you have a sense of how you will achieve this future?  Through this seminar, you will learn how to:  (1) build a vision for your organization; (2) identify issues and obstacles facing your organization; and (3) formulate and implement effective strategies and plans.  Topics include developing vision, mission, and values statements; identifying organizational “Current Realities”; creating the planning document; and implementing effective strategies.

Instructor's Bio
Judith Teitelman brings more than 25 years of experience in helping grass roots and mid-sized organizations and large institutions strengthen their management and resource generating capacities and plan for a sustainable future.  She is a strong proponent of management initiatives designed to examine and challenge long-standing assumptions about arts administration, and is committed to helping organizations rethink “business as usual.”  Her consulting practice, established in 1990 and based in Los Angeles, provides a full range of services, tailored to meet the unique vision and particular needs of each organization.  Ms. Teitelman served as a Planning Consultant to the National Endowment for the Arts Advancement Program. The Los Angeles County Arts Commission contracted Ms. Teitelman as a Technical Assistance Specialist for more than a decade, and she worked with the Flintridge Foundation's Nonprofit Leadership Program in a similar capacity during the program’s four-year history.