Introduction
Since 2002, the DeVos Institute of Arts Management at the Kennedy Center has provided free training and technical support for executive, artistic and board leadership of arts organizations worldwide. In January 2011, the DeVos Institute will launch Capacity Building: Orlando, a new initiative designed to serve the city’s vital arts community—which, like many others, was seriously affected by the current recession. Capacity Building: Orlando will explore best practices in fundraising, marketing, artistic planning, strategic planning, and board development.

Apply Online
(You will be asked to login to your artsmanager.org account or register a new account.)

The application deadline is Wednesday, December 1, 2010.

The program is free of charge to participants and consists of:

Seminars
Six half-day symposia gather senior staff and board members from participating organizations for workshops led by Kennedy Center President Michael M. Kaiser and DeVos Institute faculty. The seminars cover:

• Artistic Planning
• Board Development
• Fundraising
• Institutional Marketing
• Programmatic Marketing
• Strategic Planning

Web-chats
Periodic web-chats are led by DeVos Institute faculty and serve an intermediary role: to continue and deepen dialogue on specific subjects introduced at the seminars. The web-chat format was chosen in observance of the need for continued, detailed dialogue on key areas of arts management concern.

Consultative services
Consultative services are available on request to each participating organization by phone, email, or in-person for each participating organization, at their request.

Eligibility
A competitive application process will identify up to 50 arts organizations in the Orlando metropolitan area. The following guidelines will determine eligibility:

• Participants must be not-for-profit, 501(c)3 arts or culture organizations.
• Organizations should have an annual operating budget of at least $50,000. (Organizations below this limit may be considered at the discretion of the program).
• Organizations must have at least one full time staff member.
• The Chief Executive must commit to attending all program activities. Participation by the Board Chair or other senior Board member will be expected throughout the program. Participation of the Chief Artistic Administrator is expected at the first seminar.

Tentative Seminar Schedule (subject to change)

• January 13, 2011 Seminar #1: Introduction
• April 2011 Seminar #2: Fundraising
• September 2011 Seminar #3: Programmatic Marketing
• February 2012 Seminar #4: Strategic Planning
• June 2012 Seminar #5: Planning a Season
• September 2012 Seminar #6: Board Development