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January 29, 2021
Recruiting and Sustaining a Diverse Staff: Increasing Equity, Diversity, and Inclusion with Orchestra Staff and Boards
Organizations are most effective when their work is governed and delivered by people who represent the diversity of the communities they serve. The following resources are designed to support orchestras’ efforts to attract and retain diverse orchestra boards and staff.
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September 28, 2020
Orchestra Fundraising in This Time of Crisis, in Two Parts
In a matter of weeks, the world has changed dramatically for orchestras. Public spaces are closed, events are canceled, and orchestras are forced to abandon the balance of the concert season. With single ticket revenue instantly drying up, and subscription money for next season slowing, the only reliable stream of revenue has become fundraising.
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January 25, 2001
Traits and Skills of a Music Director
The purpose of this paper, prepared by the League's Conducting Continuum Committee, is to clarify the roles of conductor and music director in American orchestras.
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May 20, 2021
The Catalyst Fund
The Catalyst Fund is a three-year pilot program of the League of American Orchestras that awarded annual grants to build the internal capacity of member orchestras based in the U.S. in advancing their understanding of equity, diversity, and inclusion and in encouraging effective practice.
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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.
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January 4, 2024
Audience Diversification - Why Diversify Audiences?
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January 22, 2019
Coda: Miss America, Arts Advocate
When Nia Imani Franklin was crowned 2019 Miss America in September, music and the arts got a new champion. As Miss America, Franklin has made music and arts education her social-impact platform—and she means it. She’s involved with ArtistCorps, which places artists in public schools to help high-need students, and with Sing for Hope, a nonprofit that aims to create a better world through music. She’s a member of the National Association for Music Education.
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December 22, 2022
Audience Growth Resources
Audience preferences and priorities have profoundly changed. As a result, the orchestra field will need to think differently: meeting audiences where they are today - with new approaches to presentation, programming, marketing and customer experience – will be critical.
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January 28, 2021
Databases of Repertoire by Underrepresented Composers
Center for Black Music Research; Music by Black Composers, a Project of the Rachel Barton Pine Foundation; Composer Diversity Database; Composer’s Equity Project; Latin Orchestral Music
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July 1, 2022
Sizzling Summer Policy Updates
In This Issue: NEA and Arts Education Funds Increase for Fiscal Year 2022; Continued Calls for Relief as Research Charts COVID-19's Impact on the Arts; League Speaks Up on Travel with Musical Instruments; Charitable Giving and Nonprofit Sector Take the Spotlight in Senate Hearing