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January 19, 2022
Helping Arts Workers Navigate Pandemic-Induced Burnout
With many arts professionals facing increased stress due to the pandemic, the Wallace Foundation has assembled information and resources from multiple organizations, including the League, that help support health and wellness for people working in the arts.
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July 25, 2023
Exploring Audience Attitudes about Equity, Diversity, and Inclusion
A 60-minute webinar taking stock of high-level findings of a recent study and addressing questions relating to audiences and EDI work.
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November 3, 2021
Helping Sounds
Five orchestra musicians are doing critically important work in their communities—work that is being honored by the League of American Orchestras’ Ford Musician Awards for Excellence in Community Service.
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May 16, 2023
Positive Leadership from the Science of Happiness
A 60-minute session on dealing with stress and creating happiness in your professional life.
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February 25, 2021
Mental Health & Wellness: A Conversation
Mental health and wellness are extremely important yet frequently overlooked and stigmatized. In a 90-minute panel discussion moderated by Stephanie Wagner, a trainer and program specialist at Healthy Minds Innovations (affiliated with the University of Wisconsin-Madison), we will open the dialogue to normalize conversations about mental health for those in the orchestra field and beyond.
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July 20, 2022
Handling Burnout and Improving Mental Health in Your Organization
Webinar recording; registration required.
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August 21, 2023
Comprehensive Fundraising Campaign Success for the Upcoming Season
A 60-minute webinar addressing a tactical approach to “comprehensive giving” used to strengthen donor relationships and maximize revenue results across concurrently running campaign efforts.
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February 4, 2021
Talking About Mental Health
Administrators, musicians, and board members alike can help create a healthy future for everyone in our field by learning more about the often stigmatized subject. In this podcast series, called LooseLeaf Notebook, the composer Julia Adolphe shares her personal experience with generalized anxiety disorder and her journey towards mental health, while engaging other guests in the discussion.
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June 11, 2021
Conference 2021: Finding Balance, Cultivating Resilience
This session focused on the topic of well-being—it will help you develop skills to enhance resilience and find balance at work and home. During this experiential session, you will learn about the four pillars of a healthy mind, gain skills to bolster resilience and flourishing, and develop a high-level understanding of the scientific foundations for well-being. You will leave the session having experienced several different techniques to start training your mind, along with tips to apply them at work.
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June 28, 2021
Restorative Notes
The pandemic ushered in a prolonged period when many musicians could not perform with their orchestras. This time has been psychologically and emotionally fraught not only for musicians, but for orchestra staffers as well, and it has brought heightened attention to the importance of health and wellness. Instrumentalists, composers, orchestras, and therapists are stepping up to help their colleagues by creating programs that provide solace, support, and a space to talk.
