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The Non Profit Development Center’s Workshop Series on Non Profit Management has been created for leadership track NPO mangers and others wishing to broaden their skills and knowledge.

Program participants learn to identify, understand, and apply a broad spectrum of management skills and practices in 11 critical areas of NPO program management. Participants can register for one workshop, several, or all 11.

The curriculum has been curated by the NPDC Board and is supported by sponsors, including Republic Bank, Ogletree Deakins, WMSH Marketing Communications, and Hansen, Warner, Sporer & Associates/Ameriprise Financial Services.

December 6 at 6 PM via Zoom
Cybersecurity for NPOs
Presenter: William F. Whelan

The economic impact of cybercrime is growing: In 2022, the average cost to businesses affected by a data breach in the United States was $9.44 million, up from $9.05 million in the previous year, and nearly double the global average, according to Rutgers University. Learn what you need to know to keep your organization “cybersafe” and identify technical skills needed to protect digital environments, including security fundamentals, systems administration, networks and network security, defensive security, offensive security and testing.

What you will find in the guide. Establishing a better money mindset - From getting over the mental blocks to establishing an abundance mindset, this guide will go through how you can reconfigure your perspective by cultivating a healthier relationship with money. Financial practices and tax tips for artists - Practical tips for managing the financial aspects of your art business. Get a breakdown on how to budget, set goals, and what you can write off on your taxes. Plus, ways to diversify your income and grow your art business. Budgeting, goal-setting, and savings worksheets - Nine worksheets are included in this guide for you to download and fill out to balance your budget, set financial goals, and track your savings. 

This roundtable session led by Tara Moses, co-founder and thought leader of Groundwater Arts, will introduce foundational learnings about colonization, how it shows up in the arts field, and how we can work to decolonize our practices.

In this workshop educators will learn how to remove European and colonial practices from teaching and learning. Through reflection, writing and discussion, participants will work collaboratively on methods to decolonize arts education. Participants will leave with a resource guide to begin their actionable work within K-12, higher education and community-based learning spaces.

This paid opportunity is an incredible way to collaborate with like-hearted individuals, create art in a welcoming, inclusive environment, and develop your instruction — all with student benefit in mind! Stipend amount is $3,465 for teaching artists and $1,100 for school educators. A travel stipend will be provided for in-person events.

December 4, 2023 5PM

The FREE experience allows artists, teachers, teaching artists and administrators to learn what CRAE is, reflect on their own practices and intentionally imbed culturally responsive practices into their work and validate all students’ cultures and lived experiences. The CRAE Workout is also an opportunity to join a community of people dedicated to learning, self-discovery, and supporting each other in advancing this work.Kicking-off in the new year, the Workout is an eight-week curated asynchronous experience of curated readings, videos, and reflection prompts. Participants can also opt in to attend four zoom guided conversations that happen every other week to delve deeper into the content.

January 15th and running through March 8, 2024

Stories of Atlantic City kicked off our newest cycle of artist meetups with November's forum meeting a few weeks back. Now, we turn to the next part of our curriculum, deep learning. For this meeting, our forum meeting members asked that we curate a space of art- and idea-sharing, so: Our December deep learning meeting will center your stories, how you arrived at your relationship to art, and where you and your community see you heading. You may bring a piece of art (any medium!) or email a photo or video of the art you'd like to share to this email with the subject.

Meetup: December 14 3-5pm Stockton University AC Campus

The New Jersey State Council on the Arts is hosting quarterly teaching artist community of practice meetings. These virtual sessions serve as a platform for teaching artists to share their experiences, discuss new opportunities, and connect with each other and the State Arts Council. Through loosely moderated discussions, the sessions provide an opportunity to network with other New Jersey teaching artists, share the challenges and successes of working in the state, and discuss what teaching artistry could look like as we move into the future.

Next meeting: December 13, 2023 3pm

Tiger Strikes Asteroid Philadelphia (TSA Philadelphia) is pleased to announce an open call to our annual three-person exhibition, (re)FOCUS at Tiger Strikes Asteroid. This group exhibition will run from January 20, 2024, to February 24, 2024, and will be one of many exhibitions taking part in (re)FOCUS: Then and Now, a city-wide 50th-anniversary celebration of Philadelphia Focuses on Women in the Visual Arts/1974. TSA Philadelphia invites visual artists to submit work for an opportunity to be featured in a curated exhibition that reimagines, questions, and/or explores themes centered around gender identity, representation and visibility, marginalization, social equality, self-determination, and/or empowerment.

Create! Magazine is now accepting submissions for Issue #43, curated by NYC curator, Jennifer Rizzo. This is a fantastic opportunity for artists to get their work seen by a broad audience, including artists, curators, collectors, art professionals, and art enthusiasts. We understand the importance of visibility for emerging artists, and we are dedicated to offering this platform to help you gain the recognition you deserve. Submit your artwork now for a chance to be featured print and digital issue! This issue will feature the work of selected artists working in a wide array of media, disciplines and creative backgrounds. Each published artist gets a two-page feature or more.