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>PROGRAM ANNOUNCEMENT UPDATE FROM
>THE BANFF CENTRE FOR MANAGEMENT
>
>Management Development for the Arts
>August 9-19, 1998
>Banff, Alberta, Canada
>
>This proven and popular program for managers and professionals in arts
>organizations has room for 10 additional participants. And most important -
>Funding grants are available to qualified participants through a partnership
>with the Imperial Oil Charitable Foundation.
>
>Management Development for the Arts will help you develop the competencies
>you need to be a more effective manager of people, physical and financial
>resources. The program will cover a variety of topics that will enable you
>to become more entrepreneurial in your management approach and more skilled
>and confident in your ability to lead your organization during times of
>fundamental change.
>
>Program Benefits
>· Find out how you can apply the principles of entrepreneurship to managing
>the day-to-day responsibilities of your job
>· Learn how to profit from diverse opinions and approaches and utilize them
>to build a stronger, more innovative organization or department
>· Become better equipped to make the "right" decisions about the long-term
>deployment of your resources
>· Identify new opportunities for yourself and your organization
>· Practice your newly acquired management skills using role-plays and "live"
>case studies drawn from real-life experiences in participants' organizations
>· Develop the skills, knowledge and confidence you need to become a
>recognized leader in your community
>
>If you would like to attend this program or want more information about the
>program or available funding grants, call The Banff Centre for Management
>toll-free at 1-800-590-9799, or send an E-mail to
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>
>Dan Thorburn
>Director, Not-for-Profit Leadership Programs
>The Banff Centre for Management
>Telephone 403-762-6128
>Fax 403-762-6422
>E-mail [log in to unmask]
>
>

FROM:
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Susan E. Sax-Willock, Executive Director

Visual Arts Alberta Association
205 Provincial Building
346-3rd St., S.E.
Medicine Hat, AB, T1A 0G7
(403)504-4140, fax (403)526-7016
1-800-635-3187, [log in to unmask]