The National Guild will present Powerful Partnerships: Increasing Access to Arts Education Through Collaboration on April 19 & 20, 2012, in New York, NY. The Institute is designed and facilitated by Partners in Performance and hosted by Roundabout Theatre Company.

This two-day, highly engaging hands-on workshop will explore how nonprofit arts education providers can more deeply engage their communities; gain access to a broader array of resources including expertise, credibility and funding; and increase sustainability through  collaboration.

Collaborating effectively often requires the acquisition of new skills and a shift in perspective. The 2012 Powerful Partnerships Institute is designed to help arts education providers:

• Identify their organization's core institutional and programmatic assets
• Identify potential partners (other organizations, funders, advocates, etc.) with whom they can work to 'co-create' sustainable programs
• Understand what is required to  achieve sustainable collaborations (e.g., sharing authority, trusting others)
• Understand common challenges to collaboration and learn methods of overcoming them
• Capitalize on "lessons learned" through  prior  experiences, and
• Develop a "collaboration action plan" for execution upon returning home.
   

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To maximize the learning experience, Powerful Partnerships is designed for teams of three or more. Each team will receive a set of tools for assessing institutional and programmatic assets, identifying prospective partners and "lessons learned," planning collaborations, and developing an action plan.

Agenda

Thursday, April 19
9:00am - 10:00am: Check-In & Continental Breakfast
10:00am - 5:30pm: Institute

Friday, April 20
9:00am - 10:00am: Continental Breakfast
10:00am - 4:00pm: Institute

Registration Deadline: April 11, 2012.
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Deep discounts are available for your third or higher team member registration. Grantees and/or members of our supporting organizations (Brooklyn Arts Council, ART/New York, and NYMACC) may register at the Guuild member rate.

If you plan to register fewer than three individuals, please  contact Claire Wilmoth at clairewilmoth@nationalguild.org or at (212) 268-3337 ext. 14.

Location:
American Airlines Theatre
Roundabout Theatre Company
227 West 42nd Street
New York, NY, 10036