by It's Me! | Apr 11, 2009 | Advocacy, Capacity Development, Cultural Economy, Latest
Despite the need to make deep cuts in spending as a result of steeply-reduced revenues, Vancouver City Council recognized the importance of maintaining the momentum on implementation of the Cultural Plan as a contributor to local economic regeneration. Full details of...
by It's Me! | Apr 3, 2009 | Advocacy, Capacity Development, Cultural Economy
This is an excerpt from an email alert I sent to my networks in the creative community earlier this week. The ‘troops’ rallied and spoke eloquently on behalf of this keystone project, we continue to advocate and the decision is on Tuesday April 7 09 at the...
by It's Me! | Apr 3, 2009 | Capacity Development, Community Benefit, Leadership, Professional Development
When artists and creative sector groups begin to face the need to fundraise and establish a more organized and permanent structure for the projects they want to develop, the question I am most frequently asked is: “How do we form a nonprofit society?”...
by It's Me! | Jan 15, 2009 | Capacity Development, Economics
As I sat in a room full of creative thinkers, stimulated beyond belief by feeling connected and understood – hearing about the innovative projects that represented “Silo-Busting Strategies” from different parts of the world – I realized once again that...
by It's Me! | Dec 17, 2008 | Capacity Development, Leadership, Professional Development
Here’s the summary of a conversation I recently had with a member of an Artist-Run Centre’s management collective. I sit on the Board, and chair the HR committee: To help you manage the interruptions in the open office: tell people you need to manage your...
by It's Me! | Jul 6, 2008 | Capacity Development, Leadership
Leadership and entrepreneurial qualities are very similar. And career self-managers must develop these qualities in order to lead themselves in their own lives and livelihoods…. Leadership is generally assumed to be a set of skills and qualities that are applied in...
