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Planning For Transition. Succession Planning Toolkit for Arts and Culture Not for Profit Organizations (AOE)

The best practices detailed in this toolkit by AOE Arts Council will provide strategies which will assist boards of directors, artistic and executive directors and even founders of arts and culture organizations deal with executive transition and succession for both their Board of Directors and paid staff.

Cultural Diversity in the Media Arts (NIMAC – IMAA)

A toolkit to promote the presence of media artists and audiences from ethno-racial and Indigenous communities.

Pluralism in the Arts in Canada: A Change is Gonna Come – Toolkit Bibliography (CPAMO)

As a part of the Cultural Pluralism in the Arts Movement Ontario (CPAMO)’s toolkit on strategies to promote pluralism, around one hundred publications in cultural pluralism were put together into a comprehensive annotated bibliography. This paper explains the categorization of this database into five areas of organizational planning (Organizational Commitment, Community Engagement, Programming and Curatorial Decision-making, Audience Development, Employment and Professional Development). Key findings in each of these areas are discussed with reference to specific publications.

Founder’s Syndrome: How Corporations Suffer — and Can Recover

This online guide addresses founder’s syndrome and dealing with transitions in leadership. It also offers suggestions on actions that can be taken by founders, boards and staff.

Getting on Board: a governance resource guide for arts organisations (Creative New Zealand)

This resource guide was the result of a research project commissioned by the Arts Board of Creative New Zealand to strengthen the governance performance of arts organisations throughout New Zealand. At 82-pages, it is a comprehensive guide covering all areas of board governance from stakeholder relations, to typical governance challenges, to board processes and practices, to strategic risk management. The final section of the guide lists recommended resource books, websites and periodicals for further reading.

Podcast: Successful Transitions With Succession Planning With Paula Manley (NAMAC)

Succession planning is the process of preparing for a change in staff or board leadership with the intent of assuring an organization’s sustainability through such a transition.

Primer for directors of not-for-profit corporations (Rights, Duties and Practices) (Government of Canada)

In response to concerns over director liability in the not-for-profit sector, Industry Canada has prepared a handbook for directors and officers of not-for-profit corporations. This user-friendly document provides valuable information in a convenient format to inform directors and officers of their duties, rights and liabilities.

1 January 2014

Caring for Video Art: Best Practices Guide (Vtape) 3

This guide was developed by Vtape as a tool for organizations to develop best practices that will assist in documentation and inventory, the creation of suitable storage environments, as well as the handling and maintenance of their video art. The techniques and processes discussed in this guide are for video works created and found on magnetic videotape formats such as ½˝ open-reel, ¾˝ Umatic, VHS, Betacam SP, MiniDV and Digital Betacam.
3 October 2017

Contract Templates for Artists (CQAM) 3

The Conseil québécois en arts médiatiques (CQAM), in collaboration with consultant Georges Azzaria and a committee of artists in digital arts, have developed a series of contract templates for use by the media arts community.
1 December 2016

Trousse à outils pour la gestion des ressources humaines (CRHSC) 1

Développez vos connaissances en ressources humaines. Servez-vous du trousse à outils pour la gestion des RH, créée spécifiquement pour le secteur culturel par le Conseil des ressources humaines de secteur culturel. Cette trousse à outils comprend les informations au sujet de recrutement, avantages sociaux, mentorat, succession, meilleures practiques dans le secteur culturel et travailler avec le CA d’un OSBL. Achetez la trousse à outils pour 199.99$ (à 50% de rabais pour les membres CRHSC)