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June 4, 2020
Conference 2020 - So You Want to Know About Sensory-Friendly Programming?
Over the past five years, the Minnesota Orchestra and other symphonies have pioneered the development of sensory-friendly/relaxed orchestra performances. While these inclusive experiences have been well-received by audience members, staff, and musicians alike, this programming requires a commitment from the organization to develop an inclusive culture and adapt operations to effectively serve audiences with autism or neurodevelopmental disabilities.
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June 3, 2020
Your Orchestra and COVID-19 Federal Relief (April 1, 2020)
Join this free webinar for a topline overview of what is known as of now about paid leave requirements and relief, economic injury loans, payroll relief, and expanded unemployment benefits available for employees and independent contractors – and more.
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June 3, 2020
Conference 2020 - What is the Artistic Work of Orchestras for Today?
We live in a time of unprecedented creative variety and possibility, a surge of digital content and distribution, and new understandings of who gets to shape the orchestra experience. In this video of a session from a League Conference, we explore what it means for the artistic leadership of orchestras today, and what may need to change in order to seize the opportunities ahead.
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May 26, 2020
Conference 2020 Keynote with Nina Simon: Re-envision Relevance to Build a More Inclusive Future
COVID-19 is challenging many of us to rethink how we lead, create, raise funds, program, and engage with audiences. If the pandemic is a portal (as Arundhati Roy puts it), where do we hope it will lead us? How can we reimagine and reinvent our organizations to be more relevant, equitable, and successful?
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May 20, 2020
What Trustees Need to Know to Deal with this Economic Downturn
Orchestras are dealing with unprecedented economic challenges, and board engagement in managing this crisis is more critical than ever. Susan Nelson of TDC provides insights on how boards can help their orchestras make informed decisions based on their principles and values and daunting choices in this constituency session from the League's 2020 Online Conference.
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May 20, 2020
Conference 2020 - How to Use Scenario-building to Plan for an Uncertain Future
As our organizations contemplate seismic change in an uncertain landscape, a strong scenario-building process can help us to find the way forward. By identifying and understanding the important yet unpredictable forces at play, how these forces converge, and how they will likely influence our reality going forward, scenario-building can help us to begin to tell new stories about the future, and shape new strategies in pursuit of new realities.
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May 15, 2020
Conference 2020 - Philanthropists Discuss How They're Thinking About Giving in a Crisis—and Beyond
In the midst of the COVID-19 pandemic and economic uncertainty, orchestras are faced with shuttered seasons, canceled fundraising events, and upended community engagement. Despite the critical contributions that orchestras make to our culture, society, and economy, many orchestra leaders are wondering, “Can we even ask for money right now?”
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May 12, 2020
Conference 2020 - Is Your Organization a 21st Century Communicator?: Four Critical Questions to Ask Right Now
The time is NOW. The coronavirus crisis requires orchestras to leave behind many of the old-fashioned ways we communicate, both internally and externally.
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May 7, 2020
Conference 2020 - Philanthropy in Transformational Times
While the pandemic has prompted a renewed world-wide impulse to give to charitable causes, the next trends in philanthropy will continue to be influenced by local dynamics, and by economic and social trends that vary by generation. In this session, Robert Sharpe will explore how historic giving patterns inform what might be yet to come.
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May 6, 2020
Conference 2020 - Scenario Planning in the Time of COVID-19
The COVID-19 crisis is affecting the arts and culture sector in an unprecedented way. Amidst an uncertain and seemingly ever-shifting environment, organizations must continue to respond to immediate challenges presented by the crisis while attempting to understand the potential implications of the crisis for next month, next season, and beyond.