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Let Us Help with Your Professional New Year's Resolutions
1. Advance Your Orchestra or Individual Career with an ACSO Membership
If your New Year's resolution is to advance your orchestra or your own professional career, ACSO is the place to be! FY17 memberships expired on December 31, 2017. If you haven't renewed, then please renew your membership today.
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Maybe you're looking for a new opportunity or maybe your orchestra is looking to fill an important position. Our
Career Center allows orchestras to post jobs and helps motivated job seekers find new positions.
3. Network with Colleagues and Learn or Share New Skills at the ACSO Conference
Save the Date for the 2018 Annual Conference in Sacramento from August 9-11, hosted by the Sacramento Philharmonic and Opera! The ACSO Annual Conference centers around the field's needs, and professional development topics are focused around orchestra management fundamentals, including marketing, fundraising, governance, planning, and finance, as well as issues facing our communities, like cultural diversity, policy, and advocacy.
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New Year's Resolutions for the Arts Sector
Barry Hessenius, the former director of the California Arts Council and author of WESTAF's
Barry's Blog, shares suggestions for New Year's Resolutions that the arts, as a sector, ought to make in 2018.
I. RESOLVED, the Arts will finally do what is necessary to build real political power.
II. RESOLVED, the arts will deal with the equity in funding issue, by spreading the wealth.
III. RESOLVED, the current arts leadership will work to more fully integrate and involve the future generational leadership in the decision making processes and the full active life of each of our organizations.
Click here to read the full article.
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Eight HR Resolutions for 2018
New Year's resolutions can help bring about positive change, whether in our personal lives or at work. With 2018 approaching, here are some HR resolutions to consider - and suggestions for helping make them stick.
#1: Review your hiring procedures
Review your job advertisements, recruiting practices, application forms, interview questions, and screening and selection procedures to ensure they are effective and comply with all applicable laws.
#2: Create/update job descriptions
Written job descriptions can help you identify essential functions and qualifications needed for a role.
#3: Review worker classifications
Review the status of employees who are classified as exempt from overtime, since these employees must meet very specific salary and duties tests. For workers to be considered bona fide independent contractors, very specific federal and state tests must be satisfied.
#4: Create/update your handbook
If you haven't already done so, create or update your employee handbook for 2018.
#5: Evaluate performance management
Clearly communicate performance goals to all employees, deliver regular feedback, and provide employees with the support and resources they need to meet their objectives.
#6: Evaluate anti-harassment efforts
In some jurisdictions, anti-harassment training is required. Absent a specific requirement, it's a best practice to train all employees on sexual and other forms of harassment, from your top executives down to entry-level employees.
#7: Elicit more employee feedback
To help retain a committed and engaged workforce, consider eliciting feedback from your employees regularly to gain insight into their experience working for you.
#8: Promote your employer brand
The way employees, former employees, and potential employees perceive your company can be critical to attracting, engaging, and retaining top talent and potential clients.
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Governor Brown Appoints Anne Bown-Crawford as Director of the California Arts Council
Anne Bown-Crawford has been named the new Director of the California Arts Council, the state agency announced today. Bown-Crawford was appointed December 22, 2017, by Governor Brown to fill the vacant position.
As lead executive, Bown-Crawford will promote the Arts Council's mission to advance California through the arts and creativity by way of the agency's grant programs, services, and initiatives. She will begin her work at the California Arts Council in January.
With nearly forty years as a teacher at the secondary level, Bown-Crawford is a champion for arts education in California, serving as administrator for numerous exemplary arts programs. Outside the classroom, Bown-Crawford's sphere of influence spans from community-based work, helping to link the creative industry with economic development; to statewide leadership as an arts advocate; to international impact, endorsing creative education in higher education and technology settings.
Bown-Crawford currently serves as the Director of the Arcata Arts Institute and the Innovation Design Institute, both programs within Northern Humboldt Union High School District; as well as the Fine Arts Department Chair at Arcata High School.
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NEA Art Works Grant Program - February 15 Deadline
Art Works is the National Endowment for the Arts' (NEA) principal grants program. Through project-based funding, the NEA supports public engagement with, and access to, various forms of excellent art across the nation, the creation of art that meets the highest standards of excellence, learning in the arts at all stages of life, and the integration of the arts into the fabric of community life.
Organizations of all types and sizes may apply for a variety of music production, presentation, professional development, engagement, and service projects. The NEA is particularly interested in collaborations, innovative presentation strategies, and initiatives that help organizations engage audiences in new and meaningful ways. In addition to projects that focus on the standard repertoire, the NEA encourages the commissioning and performance of new American works.
The deadline to apply for Art Works is February 15, 2018. Click here to learn more about the full guidelines and how to apply. |
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Upcoming Dates and Reminders
January 22
ACSO Board of Directors Meeting - Monterey, CA
March 5
Youth Orchestra Confab - San Francisco, CA
August 9-11
ACSO 2018 Annual Conference - Sacramento, CA |
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