Orchestras Canada

Imagine Canada has opened registration for its 2nd annual Risk Management conference, scheduled for November 8, 2011 at the Delta Toronto East in Scarborough ON. The event, designed for not-for-profit staff and board members, covers relevant topics in governance, human resources, and finance – and it looks seriously interesting! For more information, and to register, [...]

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The Charities Division of the Canada Revenue Agency has just posted dates, times and locations for their invaluable Charities Information Sessions, offered as a free service to all registered charities in all 10 Canadian provinces. They’re an excellent opportunity for your treasurer, new board members, or volunteers to learn about your charity’s legal obligations, and [...]

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Our colleagues at CAPACOA (the national association for Canadian arts presenters) will be holding their national conference in Toronto from November 3-7 – and this year, they’re issuing a particular call for emerging and mid-career presenters, agents, managers and other arts professionals to take part in The Succession Plan (TSP), a program designed to strengthen [...]

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Ontario-based not for profit organizations need to meet the customer service standards outlined in the new Access for Ontarians with Disabilities legislation, effective January 2012 – and the standards are not solely around accessibility to buildings, either. The Ontario Non-Profit Network is offering a series of free webinars to help not-for-profits of all sizes understand [...]

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The University of Waterloo (Stratford Campus) has announced the dates for the first-ever Challenging Digital Media: The Performing Arts conference, scheduled to run from September 28-30, 2011 in Stratford ON. According to the preliminary materials, “the Challenging Digital Media conference will explore the transformative relationship between digital media and the performing arts” and will feature [...]

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The senior class of the University of Waterloo’s Cultural Management program has announced “Engaged and Under 30”, a half-day arts and culture leadership symposium scheduled for July 13. The program will explore themes of diversity, digitization and development, with a focus on the programs and initiatives that will engage younger staff, audience, volunteers and donors. [...]

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Business for the Arts is presenting a sponsorship skills workshop in Toronto in early June. Here’s what they have to say about it: Based on what business is currently saying about sponsorship, the workshop reveals the kind of approach most likely to bring you success, what business wants to see and hear to increase your [...]

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Idealware, an American not for profit organization dedicated to providing “thoroughly researched, impartial and accessible resources about software to help nonprofits make smart software decisions” is hosting a webinar on Choosing a Low-Cost Constituent Database, Thursday, May 26th, 1:00 – 2:30 EST. It looks interesting – and relevant! You can find out more, and sign [...]

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We continue to confirm speakers and topics for Orchestras Canada’s National Orchestras Meeting, June 13-15 at the Vancouver Symphony School of Music. In addition to previously-announced presentations by Douglas Kinzey (Successful Strategies for Building a Subscription Audience), Ken Macleod and Larry Matthews (Moving Your Donors: Making Your Best Case for Support), Simon Trevelyan (Legacy Fundraising), [...]

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This May, there will be two different Canadian gatherings that will explore Venezuala’s celebrated El Sistema program. May 14 and 15, Sistema Canada and Sistema NB will co-present the first-ever Sistema Canada Summit at the Delta Beausejour in Moncton NB. Featured speakers include Maestro José Antonio Abreu, Tina Fedeski of Ottawa’s Leading Note Foundation, Ken [...]

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