NEWS RELEASE For Immediate Release February 9, 1999 Contact: Maria Munoz-Blanco, 404/730-5780 Learning to Be A Better Nonprofit Professional Development Opportunities for Nonprofit Organizations (Atlanta)--The Fulton County Arts Council announces a series of five professional development workshops designed for staff, volunteers and board members of nonprofit cultural organizations. These workshops are designed to provide information and practical advice on a variety of topics relevant to the management of arts and cultural organizations. "The success of non-profit arts organizations depends largely on their human resources–the dedicated staff, board and volunteers who make quality programs happen," says Harriet Sanford, the Arts Council's director. "Providing this series of workshops is our way of ensuring that this workforce can competitively meet the growing challenges faced by our field as we enter the 21st century." Five workshops are planned during the next four months on subjects ranging from cultural diversity to developing new ways of community support. The workshops have been organized in partnership with a number of local non-profit organizations and will be facilitated by experienced arts and cultural administrators. A list of workshops with dates and locations follows. Workshop Title: Are the Arts Really Culturally Diverse in Our Community? Date/Time: February 19, 1999 9:00 a.m.-12:30 p.m. Location: William Breman Jewish Museum, Atlanta Jewish Federation, 1441 Spring Street, Atlanta Facilitators: Carla Roberts, Arizona Community Foundation, and John Thorpe, Network of Cultural Centers of Color. Workshop Title: Partnerships and Collaborations: Who, What, When, Where, Why and How? Date/Time: March 29, 1999, 9:30-4:30 p.m. Location: 7 Stages, 1105 Euclid Avenue, Atlanta Facilitator: Barbara Schaffer-Bacon, Author and Consultant Workshop Title: Digging Deeper: Helping your Community Support the Arts Date/Time: March 30, 1999 9:30 a.m.-4:30 p.m. Location: The Arts Exchange, 730 Kalb Street, SE, Atlanta Facilitator: Barbara Schaffer-Bacon, Author and Consultant Workshop Title: Introduction to ADA Date/Time: April 28, 1999 10:30-11:30 a.m. Location: West End Performing Arts Center, 945 Ralph David Abernathy Blvd., Atlanta Facilitators: Pam Fordham, Arts for All, and Nancy Duncan, Georgia ADA Exchange Workshop Title: Access and the Arts–ADA in Action Date/Time: May 6, 1999 1:30-4:30 p.m. Location: Atlanta Botanical Gardens, Piedmont Park at The Prado, Atlanta Facilitators: Pam Fordham, Arts for All, and Nancy Duncan, Georgia ADA Exchange Workshops are free to Fulton County artists and cultural organizations. Artists and organizations based in other counties are welcome to attend for a nominal fee. For information and registration, please contact the Fulton County Arts Council at 404/730-5780. -end- The Fulton County Arts Council was established by the Fulton County Board of Commissioners in 1979 to ensure equal access to the arts for all Fulton County residents. The Arts Council is the county department designated to provide arts programming and research, and to support the citizens and nonprofit organizations in the ten municipalities and unincorporated areas across Fulton County, and as such assists the Commission in developing and implementing the County's policies on arts and culture. FULTON COUNTY ARTS COUNCIL 141 Pryor Street, SW, Suite 2030 Atlanta, GA 30303