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National Arts in Education Week
Designated by Congress in 2010,
House Resolution 275 names the week beginning with the second Sunday in September as National Arts in Education Week. During this week, the field of arts education and its supporters join together in communities across the country to tell the story of the transformative power of the arts in education.
In 2016, it is a particularly important time to celebrate arts education, as we usher in a new chapter of American educational policy with the new
Every Student Succeeds Act and its many arts-friendly provisions. In the new law, the arts remain a "well-rounded" subject and are empowered to be central to a child's education in our public schools.
During the week, follow the conversation on Twitter with the hashtag #ArtsEdWeek.
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Should You Compensate Board Members?
Qualified and passionate board members are crucial for an
organization's survival, but is it right for your organization to compensate your board members? This article by Gilbert & Associates explains the pros and cons of board member compensation.
Is it OK for Nonprofit Leaders to Make Big Salaries?
In
this article, Joan Garry discusses nonprofit leadership salaries and whether it is appropriate for leaders to be well paid.
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CalNonprofits Convention & Hot Topics
For more information about the Convention,
click here.
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Confluence 2016 September 26 & 27 in Sacramento
If your organization is a grantee under the California Arts Council State-Local Partners, Statewide & Regional Networks and Cultural Pathways programs, it is
required
to send a representative.
An overview of the statewide arts convening, FAQs, and online registration can be found here.
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Arts Reach Conference has Discount for ACSO Members
ACSO members are entitled to a
$130 registration discount
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and
3-for-1
to the
National Arts Marketing, Development and Ticketing Conference
Tuesday, October 18
&
Wednesday, October 19
presented by Arts Reach at the Millennium Biltmore Hotel in Los Angeles.
In addition to receiving the lowest price, when one person from your organization registers by September 14 at a $130 discount, two more people get to go for free. Plus, each additional delegate is just $159. Many team-building workshops have been built into the program, and the tuition prices have been structured so that it will be easy to come as a team.
Early-bird registration ends September 14. Information on conference details, including registration and lodging can be found
here.
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The
Carson City Symphony
is launching an instrumental music scholarship for Carson City students ages 5-17. The annual scholarship was established by a generous gift from Jennifer and John Webley. The
award of $250 to $1,000 is to further a student's music education and can be used for lessons, workshops, summer camp, and master classes. Funds will be paid to the teacher or program, not to the individual applicant.
The Pasadena Symphony has renewed the contracts of music director David Lockington and principal guest conductor Nicholas McGegan through 2019.
The San Diego Symphony and the American Federation of Musicians, Local 325, announce that Symphony musicians have ratified a new agreement that extends through June 2021.
Under the new contract, musicians' wages will increase from just under $70,000 in the first year to $80,000 by contract's end. There is a revamped education and outreach program and changes in health insurance. The agreement also
addresses scheduling flexibility, workload limits, savings for the Symphony on parking costs, and improvements to severance pay.
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Up and Down the Scale
Los Angeles Philharmonic principal concertmaster Martin Chalifour celebrates his 20th season at the Hollywood Bowl on Tuesday, September 6. The recipient of various grants and awards in his native Canada, as well as the recipient of a Certificate of Honor at the Tchaikovsky Competition in Moscow, and a laureate of the Montreal International Competition,
Chalifour began his tenure as principal concertmaster of the Los Angeles Philharmonic in 1995. He has held associate concertmaster positions with the Atlanta Symphony and Cleveland Orchestra, and while in Cleveland, Chalifour taught at the Cleveland Institute of Music and was a founding member of the Cleveland Orchestra Piano Trio.
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More from the 2016 Annual Conference
MVPs and staff at the MVP Awards Ceremony on August 6
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Members of the Peer Forum for Board Members with budgets under $499,999
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The marquee at the Paramount Theatre welcomes ACSO Conference delegates to Oakland
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ACSO Board member
Adrienne Valencia
, director emeritus
Joe Truskot
, and past president
Sandi Sigurdson
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Incoming Board president
Alan Mason with
Katherine Wertheim
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Bette Epstein, Ted Hearne, ACSO Board member
Lacey Huszcza, and
Michael Morgan
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Caroline Firman, Kris Sinclair, Lisa Caretto, & Sarah Jordan
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Thanks Oakland Symphony volunteers! |
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Tim Beswick and Scott Seaton
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Jesse Rosen, John Forsyte & Kris Sinclair |
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| ACSO early-rising delegates walked around Lake Merritt on August 5 |
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Thank You to Our Partners
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Association of California Symphony Orchestras
2755 Cottage Way, Suite 3
Sacramento, CA 95825
(916) 484-6744
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