Organization Training Opportunities
New Jersey State Council on the Arts | Free Webinar Watch Party Series | Financial Management for New Jersey NonProfits | Join New Jersey State Council on the Arts, Nonprofit Finance Fund, and other nonprofit leaders for a Webinar Watch Party series on key financial management concepts for arts nonprofits! Covering everything from cash flow planning to financial storytelling, this series is meant to give nonprofit arts leaders a comprehensive understanding of the techniques they need to run effective organizations for the long haul. | Upcoming watch parties include: October 30, 2024 | 1:30 PM – 3:00 PM Financial Planning Part 2, November 13, 2024 | 1:30 PM – 3:00 PM Cash Flow Planning | Learn More & Register Now!
GrantStation | Live Webinars | GrantStation has a variety of webinars available to help you write captivating grants, learn better fundraising methods, build better budgets, and more. To see all upcoming webinars, visit GrantStation Online Education.
Performing Arts Readiness | Free Webinars | The Performing Arts Readiness project offers free webinars, on-site training, and presentations at professional conferences on various topics related to emergency preparedness. | Visit website for more webinars and information.
Nonprofit Learning Lab | Several Online Trainings Available | The Nonprofit Learning Lab offers a variety of online training programs to help nonprofits meet their organizational goals and increase their impact within the community. Click here for more information.
American Association for State and Local History | Fall Webinars | There are a few webinars available in the fall from AASLH. Click each link for more information on the webinars. | Interpreting Energy at Museums and Historic Sites, November 7 at 3:00 p.m. | Challenges and Solutions for Interpreting Enslavement in the North, November 19 at 3:00 p.m. | More information.
New Jersey Historical Commission & The African American History Program | About the New Jersey Black Heritage Trail | The New Jersey Black Heritage Trail was signed into law by Governor Murphy on September 7, 2022. The legislation calls for the New Jersey Historical Commission (NJHC) to establish a Black Heritage Trail “to promote awareness and appreciation of Black history, heritage, and culture” that will “highlight Black heritage sites through historical markers and a trail-like path that connects the stories of Black life and resiliency.” Under this program, the Historical Commission will work in cooperation with other state agencies, such as the Historic Preservation Office, the Division of Travel and Tourism, as well as local governments, owners or operators of Black heritage sites, and others to identify a series of sites. The bill also names the New Jersey Black Cultural and Heritage Initiative Foundation as a principal collaborator, due to its mission which includes broadening, deepening, and diversifying statewide participation in and appreciation for Black arts, history, and culture. | More information available here.
Conservation Center for Art & Historic Artifacts | Cultural Stewardship Succession Planning Initiative | The Cultural Stewardship Succession Planning Initiative is a two-year project of CCAHA, in partnership with Lyrasis, created to actively address the need for leadership development and knowledge transfer in the cultural heritage workforce. Funded by a National Leadership Grant from the Institute for Museum and Library Services (IMLS), the initiative will gather data and build professional development resources to support succession planning for cultural stewardship staff and volunteers. As succession planning is a critical instrument in addressing a long-term shift at cultural heritage organizations toward greater diversity, equity, and inclusion, the suite of resources will promote strategies to keep these important concerns at the forefront during times of transition. As service providers to the country’s cultural heritage collecting institutions, CCAHA and Lyrasis have long recognized the need for succession planning, especially in smaller organizations with fewer resources. CCAHA and Lyrasis will utilize a series of small group listening sessions to learn about successful succession planning strategies and pathways that have proven more challenging for institutions in the project’s target group. | Upcoming events and previously recorded webinars can be found here.
American Alliance of Museums | Strategies to Create Inclusivity in Established or New Experiences | Over the last several years, with the shifting needs and expectations of an increasingly diverse audience, the panelists have developed strategic approaches to developing more inclusive and engaging experiences for a wider audience. These strategies are focused on membership, education programs, renovations to existing exhibits, designing inclusivity into new exhibits, limited budget exhibits and space programming. The Children’s Museum at Saratoga will be the primary example plus examples from outside the museum field that apply to museum challenges. This webinar will be beneficial for anyone in the midst of or beginning any size program, exhibit or museum building project. | Date & Time: Friday, November 8, 2024 from 12:00 pm to 1:30 pm Eastern Time | Location: Online | Information and registration.
National Humanities Conference | Join the 2024 National Humanities Conference | The 2024 National Humanities Conference (NHC) will take place in Providence on Nov. 13-17, 2024. The NHC is produced by the Federation of State Humanities Councils and the National Humanities Alliance and hosted by Rhode Island Humanities. This year's sessions will take place at the Rhode Island Convention Center, which is conveniently connected to our conference hotel the Omni Providence. | Deadline to register: November 1st, 2024 | Conference takes place Nov. 13-17, 2024. | More information and ticket registration.
Performing Arts Readiness | Free Webinars | The Performing Arts Readiness project offers free webinars, on-site training, and presentations at professional conferences on various topics related to emergency preparedness: October 16: Cybersecurity Tips for Performing Arts Organizations | October 17: Community Recovery Through Arts and Culture | Visit website for more webinars and information.
NJ Department of Labor and Workforce Development | SkillUp NJ: Free Online Learning | New Jersey workers – whether or not they are currently unemployed – can now access more than 5,000 free online Skillsoft courses via the SkillUp New Jersey training program. Courses are offered in a variety of high-demand industry sectors, including information technology, business analysis, customer service, project management, and digital literacy. Visit the website for more information. | SkillUp NJ Website
dPlan | ArtsReady | Arts organizations, sign up for a free year of dPlan|ArtsReady!!
With support from the Mellon Foundation, we are able to provide a limited number of free one year subscriptions to dPlan|ArtsReady so performing arts organizations can develop readiness plans. | Read more about dPlan|ArtsReady here. | Apply here.
Dance/USA | 2024 Dance/USA Survey of the Dance Ecosystem | Dance/USA, the national service organization for dance, is interested in learning about the needs and challenges of individuals and organizations in the U.S. dance ecosystem beyond our member community. | Survey.
New Jersey Association of Museums | Artifact Assessment Program | The New Jersey Association of Museum offers a free program to museums wishing to assess the policy, management, and care of their artifact collections. For more information about the Artifact Assessment Program, visit their website.
RevolutionNJ | Become a Proud Partner! | As New Jersey plans to commemorate the 250th anniversary of the founding of the United States of America, we aim to create a statewide experience that invites participation from everyone. We invite all organizations to join us in this endeavor by submitting an application to become a RevolutionNJ Partner. Click here to get started. | More information and application.
Conservation Center for Art & Historic Artifacts | Succession Planning for Cultural Institutions, Parts One & Two- Webinars | This program of the Conservation Center for Art & Historic Artifacts is provided with generous support from the Institute of Museum and Library Services. Each webinar is available online now. Click each link for more information. | Part One: Research Findings & Part Two: Resource Roadmap | More Webinars available here.
