Are you reaching your Creative Capacity?

Are you a rising arts leader looking for ways to strengthen your professional
practice and propel yourself, your organization or your work group forward?

You will not want to miss this fourth and final session in our spring series,
New Growth, designed to highlight exciting opportunities and programs for
emerging arts leaders.


Join us JUNE 8, 2010 at 5:30pm for this interactive event focusing on
Coaching and Creative Capacity.

Register here http://creativecapacity2010.eventbrite.com/

This session will feature ::

* C2Arts (Consultants & Coaches for the Arts) members Amy Kweskin and
Yesenia Sanchez with Kim Fowler, offering an interactive introduction to coaching,
which will demonstrate how coaching can help you clarify your careers goals and
move forward on important action steps.

*   Emily Sevier from the Center for Cultural Innovation (CCI) discussing the launch
of the Next Gen Arts Initiative, which will provide grants to emerging arts leaders for
professional development beginning in August 2010.

* SFBAEAP releasing its recently completed 4 year strategic plan. Be the first to learn
about our new fellowship program and exciting leadership development opportunities.

*   Wine & cheese reception.


Schedule for the evening ::

5:30p – 5:45p Registration & Networking

5:45p – 6:00p Welcome

6:00p – 6:45p CCI presentation & SFBAEAP presentation

6:45p – 7:45p C2Arts interactive presentation

7:45p – 8:30p Wine & cheese reception

Only a few spaces left, so register now! Please forward.

Omni-Directional Mentorship : Going Beyond Yoda 5.10.10

SFBAEAP presents

New Growth: A spring 2010 series on Arts Leadership and new ways of working.

UP NEXT : MAY 10th, 2010

Omni-Directional Mentorship : Going Beyond Yoda
MAY 10th, 2010, 6:30p-7:30p at The Green Room of The San Francisco War Memorial Bldg.
(401 Van Ness) Easily accessible by public transportation
$10 advance/$15 at the door

Part of the After Hours program at Theatre Bay Area’s Annual Conference
“Lights Up: Sparking Conversations on Excellence”

Join Edward Clapp of 20under40 for an interactive 60 minute workshop redefining
traditional concepts of mentorship. We’re all familiar with the ordinary structure
of a veteran leader mentoring a junior colleague. But what about mentoring up?
Or mentoring sideways in networks with your peers? Explore what you have to
learn and what you have to teach while envisioning new methods for strengthening
leadership in arts organizations.

Admission to the After Hours program ($10 advance/$15 at the door) includes this

year’s “Artist Inspiration” at 5:15 with playwright Chinaka Hodge, Brad Erickson,

Executive Director of Theatre Bay Area giving his annual remarks on the state of
the theatre community (5:30) and a reception with all conference attendees
(6:00-8:00) as well as this break-out session (6:30-7:30)

Register here for After Hours: http://www.theatrebayarea.org/programs/annualconference10.jsp

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SAVE THE DATE!
Coaching & Creative Capacity: Professional Development for Next Generation Arts Leaders
Tuesday, June 8th, 2010
A collaboration with C2Arts : Coaches & Consultants for the Arts and the Center for Cultural Innovation
6:30pm – 9:30pm @ Audre Lorde Room, The Women’s Building, 3543 18th Street, 94110
Stay tuned for more details.

ARTSblog

Special announcement

HAPPENING NOW! April 5-9

ARTSblog : New Strategies to Support Next Generation Leadership

Are you an Emerging Arts Leader?  A Funder?  An Emerging Leader
Network wondering how you will sustain or grow your network?  Maybe you’re an Executive Director concerned about the leadership development of the next generation?

Then you’ll want to tune into ARTSblog April 5-9.

As arts administrators, we have all read reports and been involved in conversations about an impending generational shift.  Questions often arise about the readiness of emerging arts leaders to take over for current executive leaders, as we discuss “leadership gaps” and the lack of affordable professional development available.

To respond to this conversation, Americans for the Arts and the Emerging Leaders Council will host a national dialogue on New Strategies to Support Next Generation Leadership on ARTSblog.  The idea for this blog salon was developed out of a recent partnership between the Irvine and Hewlett Foundations to support Emerging Arts Leaders in California (See more about the Irvine/Hewlett partnership here).

This dialogue will leverage the voices of funders, Emerging Leader Network representatives, and leadership development advocates to discuss what is needed to sustain leadership growth, the skill sets that emerging leaders need to develop, and how funders are addressing the generational shift.

Make sure to visit the blog daily for updated postings, and comment often!


http://blog.artsusa.org/category/emergin
g-leaders/

Visit the blog daily for new posts and add your own comments!

Recent posts include ~

Next Gen Leaders Are Creative Entrepreneurs

The New Normal

Leadership is About Opportunity

Take the Leadership Reins

Rethinking Arts Funding

The Power of Networks 4.20 and ARTSblog

Evolve & Vocalize

SFBAEAP presents

New Growth: A spring 2010 series on Arts Leadership and new ways of working.

UP NEXT : APRIL 20th, 2010

THE POWER OF NETWORKS

April 20th, 2010, 6:30pm-8:30pm

The San Francisco Foundation

225  Bush Street

Very limited Capacity. Please R.S.V.P. early.

Want to learn how to make the most our of your social networks?

Want to work in concert with your peers?

Want to align your organization’s goals with the greater arts community?

Then come join us for an interactive evening of collaboration with Monitor Institute

Special Guests include:

~Anasa Troutman, Senior Fellow at the Movement Strategy Center

~Tamara Alvarado, Multicultural Arts Leadership Initiative

~Roger Kim, Asian Pacific Environmental Network

Evening facilitated by Noah Flower of Monitor Institute
We’ll explore creative ways to tap in and build out our professional relationships, so that we can build a stronger arts and culture field.

Next in New Growth SFBAEAP’s 2010 Series

Save The Date

Monday, May 10th Act II : TBA
Reception

Tuesday, June 8th Coaching & Creative Capacity

Act II : A Reception & Breakout Session
on Omni-Directional Mentorship w/Edward P. Clapp
(Editor/Project Director
20UNDER40)
Part of Theatre Bay Area’s 2010 Annual Conference
Lights Up : Sparking Conversations on Excellence
Monday, May 10th, 2010, 5:00pm – 8:00pm
@ The Green Room, War Memorial Bldg.,
401 Van Ness Avenue, 94102

Coaching & Creative Capacity: Professional
Development for Next Generation Arts Leaders

A collaboration with
C2Arts : Coaches & Consultants for the Arts
and the Center for Cultural Innovation
Tuesday, June 8th, 2010, 6:30pm – 9:30pm
@ Audre Lorde Room, The Women’s Building
3543 18th Street, 94110

Stay tuned for more details.

SFBAEAP presents New Growth : a spring 2010 series

SFBAEAP presents New Growth: a spring 2010 series on
Arts Leadership and new ways of working (March-June).

Each session will feature big ideas, practical discussion
and open space for informal engagement and community
building. We are looking forward to meeting and talking
with you all.

This is an opportunity for arts leaders – educators, administrators,
entrepreneurs, organizers, planners, artists, students, and
grantmakers – to acquire fresh strategies and build stronger
networks.

UP NEXT:

TUESDAY, MARCH 23: Hybridity: Creative Leadership
in Transitional Times

@ Zeum, 221 Fourth Street, San Francisco, CA 94103
6:30 pm-9:30 pm

RSVP here :
http://www.facebook.com/event.php?eid=361570267852&index=1

Join us for an interactive discussion on creative leadership for
modern times, the evolving relationship between an individual’s art
practice and career and promising leadership models for the future.

Featuring two dynamic leaders,
~Josette Melchor, Executive Director of the Gray Area
Foundation For The Arts and

~Tomás Riley, Executive Director of ArtsChange.

Facilitated by Irina Zadov, Director of Experience and
Programs at Zeum : San Francisco Children’s Museum.

UPCOMING (APRIL, MAY & JUNE):

~ Tuesday, April 20 : The Power & Potential of Networks@
The San Francisco Foundation

~ Monday, May 10 : Act II : Sparking Conversations on Excellence –
A Reception & Breakout Session @ The Green Room, part of Theatre
Bay Area’s annual conference

~ Tuesday, June 8 : Coaching & Creative Capacity @ The Women’s
Building

More information here : http://us1.campaign-archive.com/?u=5ead05bc23de86452ef9005c9&id=39fe9fe32e

Join us on FaceBook http://www.facebook.com/group.php?gid=42171556599&ref=ts

News 10.26.09

In this Issue

~ Career Trajectories : Not All Straight Arrows – Listen to Maia Rosal, Marc Vogl and Evelyn Orantes
~ The Emerging Leader Salon on ARTSblog hosted by 20under40 and the Emerging Leader Networks of Americans for the Arts
~ GrantMakers in the Arts 2009 – Brooklyn: New Leaders & New Models
~ Great Links from You!
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Hi!

Career Trajectories : Not All Straight Arrows – Listen to Maia Rosal, Marc Vogl and Evelyn Orantes
How is your fall going so far? Well I hope. Thanks so much to everyone who made it out to Creative Conversation 2009: Career Trajectories : Not All Straight Arrows at the Oakland Asian Cultural Center. If you missed it, Check out our FaceBook page for a link to recordings and photos.

The Emerging Leader Networks of Americans for the Arts are hosting over forty Creative Conversations all over the country during October, National Arts & Humanities month. It’s an interesting glimpse into what’s on the mind of our peers nationwide. Building Leadership Capacity in TX, Leveraging Networks in Long Beach, Arts & Social Entrepreneurship in NY.

The Emerging Leader Salon on ARTSblog hosted by 20under40 and the Emerging Leader Networks of Americans for the Arts
Last week, the Emerging Leaders Network of Americans for the Arts and the 20UNDER40 anthology hosted an Emerging Leaders Salon on ARTSblog. Diverse arts professionals discussed the impending generational shift in arts leadership and the value of emerging leaders to the field. Read the posts and continue the conversation through your ideas, comments, and personal stories.

One of my favorites – Never Mind “What Do We Do Next?” What Do We Do FIRST? And Who’s Going to Fund It? – By Eric Clapp, editor and project director of 20UNDER40 and a doctoral student at the Harvard University Graduate School of Education.

GrantMakers in the Arts 2009 – Brooklyn: New Leaders & New Models
Speaking of who’s gonna fund it, I was lucky enough to attend the Grantmakers in the Arts (GIA) conference in Brooklyn last week. This years theme –  Recession : Navigating the Art of Change.  For the first time GIA invited a blogger to cover the conference in its entirety, emerging leader Ian Moss.  Yeah! An account of the proceedings, with a great finale – Brunch with Rocco –  the closing speech by recently appointed chairman of the National Endowments for the Arts, Rocco Landesman is available here: His message ART WORKS.

This was my first time at a GIA conference and I was honored to participate in a panel titled, Changing the Game: New Models, New Leaders, New Ideas for the Arts with Heather Cohn, managing director, Flux Theatre Ensemble; Nicole Derse, national training director, Organizing for America and Adam Huttler, executive director, Fractured Atlas.
Big ups to all the California and Pittsburgh, PA (my hometown) people who took the time to say hello. It was lovely to see you in Brooklyn.
7 Great Links from You!
And Thanks for sharing!

1.) Can foundations co-op social movements?  In Creating a Monster: Capitalism in the Community Arts Classroom, a young arts administrator asks “How can we overcome the dominant power structure of corporate-controlled foundations?”
2.) A posting on the topic of “How’s this whole nonprofit thing working out for you?” from the Harvard Business Review.
3.) Have you heard? The Freelancers Union is modernizing the labor movement.
4.) Insightful stories from six senior executives who have spent their entire careers in the nonprofit sector about how they moved into leadership roles. Great tips!
5.) Tim Brown, the chief executive of the design firm IDEO, says leaders may not have all the answers, but need to ask the right kinds of questions.
6.) Great TED talk from Elizabeth Gilbert, author of Eat, Pray, Love on nurturing creativity, brushing up against genius and staying sane.
7.) Wow! A comprehensive 5-point plan to strengthen New York’s art sector. There are some great ideas here.

Thanks for reading!
Do you have great links to share? Post them on the FaceBook page. Let’s build up this pool of knowledge.

Career Trajectories: Listen online

Audio recordings from our Creative Conversation, “Career Trajectories: Not All Straight Arrows” (click for mp3 or right-click to download):

Panelist Presentations (~40 min)

Group Discussion (~45 min)

The panelists were:

  • Maia Rosal, Managing Director, Joe Goode Performance Group
  • Marc Vogl, Program Officer, Performing Arts Program, The William and Flora Hewlett Foundation
  • Evelyn Orantes, Cultural Arts Developer, Education Department, Oakland Museum of California

We had brief presentations by each of the panelists, then an open forum for discussion. It all went down this past Tuesday, October 13, 2009, at the Oakland Asian Cultural Center.

News from SFBAEAP

Happy National Arts & Humanities Month!

1.) A Fall Mixer at the de Young – Photos, Thanks! & Stay Tuned

2.) Upcoming Event! Creative Conversation 2009:
Career Trajectories – Not A Straight Arrow
10/13/09
JUST ADDED! Ellen Oh, Executive Director, Kearny Street Workshop

3.) Local Emerging Leader responds to The Biggest Problem Facing the Arts

4.) Rosetta Thurman: Next generation leadership for social change

5.) Bay Area News!

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1.)
A Fall Mixer at the de Young – Photos, Thanks! & Stay Tuned

It was great to see so many of you at the Fall Mixer at
the de Young. Thank you for coming out. Photos from
the event are NOW posted on the FaceBook page.
Check out your lovely and handsome selves.
http://www.facebook.com/photo_search.php?oid=42171556599&view=all

Thanks again to our partner for this event, the de Young Museum, and to Wait Cellars for their generous in-kind
donation. Visit Wait’s website tosupport an emerging local winery:http://www.waitcellars.com/

Stay tuned for a message from Renee Baldocchi, the
de Young’s Director of Public Programs, for future
opportunities for collaboration.

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2.)
Upcoming Event!

Creative Conversation 2009: Career Trajectories –
Not A Straight Arrow
Tuesday, October 13th, 7:00p-9:00p at Oakland
Asian Cultural Center

Join SFBAEAP for a panel and roundtable discussion with-

Evelyn Orantes, Cultural Arts Developer,
Education Department, Oakland Museum of California

Maia Rosal, Managing Director, Joe Goode Performance Group

Marc Vogl, Program Officer, Performing Arts Program,
The William and Flora Hewlett Foundation

JUST ADDED!
Ellen Oh, Executive Director, Kearny Street Workshop, the Bay area’s oldest Asian Pacific American multidisciplinary arts organization.

Read their bios and reserve your spot herehttp://cc09.eventbrite.com/

$6 online or $8 at the door (to cover basic event expenses)

Who are you? What do you do? Where have you been? Where
are you going? Whether you are emerging, mid-career or established this is a discussion for YOU.

Jump on BART, get off at the Oakland 12 Street Station,
walk 5 minutes and meet us there.

Creative Conversations are a national discussion initiative
began 5 years ago by the Emerging Leader Council of
Americans for the Arts.

Creative Conversations are local gatherings of emerging
leaders in communities across the country and are part of a grassroots movement to elevate the profile of arts in America during National Arts & Humanities Month every October.

Visit http://maps.artsusa.org/creativeconversations/ for information on what’s going on around the country.

We still need a few volunteers. Let me know if you’re
available. You can earn free admission to this and future
SFBAEAP events.

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3.)
The Biggest Problem Facing the Arts: Thoughts from
Michael Kaiser & local emerging leader Rachel Fink.

Michael Kaiser, President of the John F. Kennedy Performing
Arts Center in Washington D.C., and author of The Art of the Turnaround, wrote recently,

“The main challenge the arts world must address is the lack
of a large, trained corps of managers who know how to find resources, attract audiences and other constituents and
provide support to our artists.”

More at: http://www.huffingtonpost.com/michael-kaiser/the-biggest-problem-facin_b_279108.html

Rachel Fink, Bay Area emerging leader and Associate
General Manager of Berkeley Rep School of Theatre, wrote
an excellent response, and I’d like to share part of it
with you,

“There isn’t a shortage of committed, eager, and smart emerging/mid-career arts management professionals
desiring to be the next generation of arts leaders.
The issue is the challenge of ‘getting a seat at the table.’
Over the past few decades, the non-profit arts have
developed an infrastructure which presents severe
challenges for talented candidates looking to advance
their careers.

An emerging/mid-career professional faces a myriad of obstacles in trying to climb their career ladder: limited
“stepping stone” salaried positions coupled with current
leaders postponing retirement and creating a severe
bottleneck; life/work balance challenges including
identifying ways of consistently making a living wage
(at a certain point, one wants to graduate from
“sleeping on a futon” or living in an apartment with
multiple roommates, let along having the resources to
start a family and buy a home); lack of health insurance;
limited opportunities for growth within an organization or
a specific city; limited access to or resources to support
deeper professional development and travel; and, a lack
of access to a cohesive, national networking structure.”

(more here http://sfbaeap.com/2009/10/02/a-response-to-the-biggest-problem-facing-the-arts/)

And I say, Go head Rachel….thanks for helping to clarify
the issue.

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4.)
Have you read Rosetta Thurman? I’m a little bit of a
late adoper, so I’m just getting into blogs.

Rosetta promotes next generation leadership for
social change. Here are a few of my favorite columns
from the last couple of weeks,

When No Means Yes: What Generation Y Leaders Can
Learn From Michelle Kwan
http://rosettathurman.com/blog/2009/08/when-no-means-yes-what-gen-y-leaders-can-learn-from-michelle-kwan/

How the Recession is Hurting Young Nonprofit Leaders
http://rosettathurman.com/blog/2009/09/how-the-recession-is-hurting-young-nonprofit-leaders/

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5.)
Bay Area News!
Big ups to Brava Theater in the Mission & Raelle
Myrick-Hodges!

Out today! from American Theatre, the magazine of
Theatre Communications Group.

New Leaders, New Visions, featuring artistic director
Raelle Myrick-Hodges and her quest to reinvigorate a neighborhood anchor.
http://www.tcg.org/publications/at/oct09/home.cfm?CFID=16503776&CFTOKEN=69717975

Also,
October is Funding for the Arts Month at the San Francisco Foundation Center. Lots of free and informative classes.
http://www.foundationcenter.org/sanfrancisco/

What events do you have in the works? Post it on the
SFBAEAP wall. We want to hear from you.

Happy Autumn.

A response to "The Biggest Problem Facing the Arts"

A response to “The Biggest Problem Facing the Arts”

Friday, September 18, 2009 at 10:22am

I recently read Michael Kaiser’s post on “The Biggest Problem Facing the Arts” on the Huffington Post and felt the need to draft a quick response because of I’m tired of the assumption that the problem is that “we don’t exist.” (i.e., the lack of viable future arts leaders) Sheesh. Personally, I want to move on from this part of the conversation, and explore more interesting things: how to create new positions, on-going professional development opportunities, meaningful mentorship relationships, creating cross-disciplinary networks and sustainable cultural policy. But I didn’t want this to pass without commenting.

I encourage you to read the post and respond as well if you feel so inspired.

Here’s the link to Michael’s post:

http://www.huffingtonpost.com/michael-kaiser/the-biggest-problem-facin_b_279108.html

And here’s my response:

Dear Michael:

While I appreciate you taking the opportunity to shine a light on this critical topic, I think the issue you’ve touched on is much deeper than the one you’ve presented and reflects a systemic structural problem within our nation’s non-profits.

There isn’t a shortage of committed, eager, and smart emerging/mid-career arts management professionals desiring to be the next generation of arts leaders. The issue is the challenge of “getting a seat at the table.” Over the past few decades, the non-profit arts have developed an infrastructure which presents severe challenges for talented candidates looking to advance their careers.

An emerging/mid-career professional faces a myriad of obstacles in trying to climb their career ladder: limited “stepping stone” salaried positions coupled with current leaders postponing retirement and creating a severe bottleneck; life/work balance challenges including identifying ways of consistently making a living wage (at a certain point, one wants to graduate from “sleeping on a futon” or living in an apartment with multiple roommates, let along having the resources to start a family and buy a home); lack of health insurance; limited opportunities for growth within an organization or a specific city; limited access to or resources to support deeper professional development and travel; and, a lack of access to a cohesive, national networking structure.

I have regularly spoken to current leaders who have expressed that their organizations have grown increasingly complicated over time and that, upon reflection, they might not have hired their “younger, less experienced selves” for their positions. This mindset is also echoed by board members on search committees who are less likely to take a risk on an “untried” leader, particularly in these economic times. While I recognize the fear, how can an emerging/mid-career candidate confront and overcome this mindset?

It is even more critical now that so many organizations are facing financial hardships. The choices that the current leaders make could have long-lasting impact on future leadership. Frankly, if organizations strictly follow the advice in your book and focus resources primarily on marketing and art, and therefore seriously limit professional development, travel and salary budget lines, I fear that many potential leaders will either leave the field or grow stagnant in their current positions.

Luckily, this is a conversation that many organizations and foundations have begun to address over the past year or so. Programs are emerging within the different arts disciplines offering professional development, mentorship opportunities, and travel stipends for conference attendance. That’s a great first step.The issues are much deeper than what can be solved by a one-year professional development opportunity or mentorship program, as valuable as that individual experience may be. We need to invest much deeper in a national, multi-disciplinary effort. On-going learning and relationship-building is a necessity as one grows in their career. And we need to address job availability and growth so our most talented candidates don’t leave the field.

I don’t think anyone really chooses a career in arts administration to become wealthy or famous. They do it because they want to dedicate their lives to something that they find meaningful with interesting challenges and want to use their skills to create an environment which allows great art to be created and shared with a community. However, if we don’t remove some of the roadblocks to career growth, our most talented future leaders will leave the field, creating a void which will impact and be felt by all.

Rachel L. Fink

Rachel Fink is Associate General Manager of Berkeley Rep School of Theatre.

News You Can Use 9.14.09

Hi!

Only a few months ago, our FaceBook group was made up of just a few
steering committee members. We have now climbed to 273 members.

Thanks for joining in. We hope to meet many of you at the de Young
this Friday for A Fall Mixer, but tickets are selling fast. Get yours today.
http://www.brownpapertickets.com/event/79431

Remember, FaceBook page members get a $3 discount. Enter code
MEMBER at checkout.

This will be a great opportunity to talk about your upcoming projects,
make new connections, listen to jazz, explore the museum and hear
what SFBAEAP has planned next.

Manifest yourself at the de Young this Friday, September 18th.
We’re going to have a fun time.

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In other news,

Want to be part of a national arts dialog and work with your stunning peers?
Americans for the Arts Councils Seek New Members-
Emerging Leaders, Arts Education, and Public Art.

Candidates must be professional members of Americans for the Arts and
you may nominate yourself or a colleague. The deadline for nominations
is October 2, 2009. To find out more about eligibility, guidelines, and
nominating yourself or a colleague, visit the website.
http://www.americansforthearts.org/networks/councils/001.asp

Please forward to your peers across the US.

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I was lucky enough to attend Tide’s Momentum last week. It really made me think
about arts & culture work in context and the benefit of cross sector alliances.

In one of my favorite sessions John Kao talked about The Geography of Innovation.
There was a lot of very useful information on how creativity impacts innovation and how we
can propel ourselves to discover new ways of thinking and working. He also played a mean
jazz piano. But it hasn’t been posted. In the meantime, you can visit his website at
www.innovationation.org

But a lot of compelling conversations have been posted. Here are just a few. Check ‘em out.
Most are under 20 minutes long.

-Phaedra Ellis-Lamkins of Green For All in Oakland gives an energizing talk on how to align
environmental thinking and the need to rebuild our economy. She also gives us an update on
Van Jones recent resignation.
http://fora.tv/2009/09/08/CARBON_Phaedra_Ellis-Lamkins_on_Green_For_All

-Wow, Jessy Tolkan is Executive Director for the Energy Action Coalition, a group of 50 leading
youth organizations throughout the U.S. and Canada that organize on college campuses, high
schools, and in local communities. She has a lot to say about the power of youth to determine
the future of this country by turning it up a level.
http://fora.tv/2009/09/08/CARBON_Jessy_Tolkan_on_the_Youth_Climate_Movement

-Jacquette M. Timmons gave a thoughtful talk that inspired us to look at the current financial crisis
as an underlying identify crisis and she gives us tools to address it.
http://fora.tv/2009/09/08/CAPITAL_Jacquette_M_Timmons_on_the_Economic_Collapse

-Sony Kapoor speaks on Changing a System of Our Creation. A former derivatives trader who switched
sides, Sony Kapoor employs vivid metaphors to argue that finance needs to be reigned in to bring us
back to prosperity, in this, modern society’s 90th such financial crisis.
http://fora.tv/2009/09/08/CAPITAL_Sony_Kapoor_on_Changing_a_System_of_Our_Creation

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I was saddened to see Yosi Sergant step down from his position as Communications Director of the
National Endowment for the Arts. He is a generous spirit and hard worker who brought
grassroots artists and thinkers to the White House. Here is some background information:
http://www.laweekly.com/2008-09-11/columns/yosi-sergant-and-the-art-of-change-the-publicist-behind-
shepard-fairey-39-s-obama-hope-posters/

And right after Van Jones, this is quite a blow.

Local writers Arlene Goldbard and Jeff Chang, who most recently served on a White House cultural
policy panel organized by Yosi, share their thoughts on this recent turn of events.

Annals of Scapegoating, Part Two: Yosi Sergant
http://arlenegoldbard.com/

The New Shape Of The Culture War :: Glenn Beck, Yosi Sergant, Van Jones, and Hip-Hop
http://cantstopwontstop.com/blog/the-new-shape-of-the-culture-war-glenn-beck-yosi-
sergant-van-jones-and-hip-hop/

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Here are a few sites of interest, suggested by you, our members. Thanks so much.

Keep them coming.

The Collective Arts Think Tank shares an interesting take on the
systemic problems facing the field of contemporary live performance.

Check out their observations and recommendations.
http://collectiveartsthinktank.blogspot.com/2009/08/first-letter-to-field-whats-working.html

Don’t wait for perfection. Launch & learn.
http://patterns.ideo.com/issue/business_in_beta/

The Building Movement Project has put together some great reports on
how to open dialog between older and younger generations and how we
can work together to define the future of nonprofit leadership.
www.buildingmovement.org

How to Be a Smart Protégé
Eight tips for setting up a network of mentors
http://online.wsj.com/article_email/SB10001424052970203937504574252141852898888-lMyQjAxMDA5MDIwMTEyNDEyWj.html

Comments? Anything to add on these topics or others?

There is even more on the discussion board. Check it out and keep the conversation growing
by adding your own links.

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Lastly, SFBAEAP is looking for a part-time Communications Manager.
This is a volunteer position. Want to help build community and share
news amongst your emerging arts colleagues. Do you have an interest in
new media strategies and a fondness for forward thinking? Do you have
10-15 hours a month to donate? Drop me a line if you’re interested at

nextgenerationsf@gmail.com

See you soon!