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'Music Director Transition' Tool: Annual Employee Performance Evaluation Guidelines

Chorus America Staff | January 1, 2011

Ten helpful guidelines to help establish a healthy annual performance review process for the music director of your chorus.

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Careers, Conducting, Governance, Strategic Planning, Technique, Tool

'Music Director Transition' Tool: 4 Tips for Building Your Board

Chorus America Staff | January 1, 2011

A founder transition requires strong leadership from the board. Is your board ready?

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Careers, Conducting, Governance, Recruitment, Strategic Planning

Fundraising from Individuals Webinar

Chorus America Staff | December 1, 2010

Chorus America presents data on the current state of philanthropy and provides guidance on building a strong individual donor base. (PowerPoint slides available separately.)

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Fundraising from Individuals

Chorus America Staff | December 1, 2010

Slides from Chorus America's webinar on ways to build your individual donor base. (Webinar available separately.)

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Chorus Operations Survey Report (2010)

Roland Kushner | September 1, 2010

The 2010 survey reports on operations data from the 2008-2009 season. An excellent benchmarking tool.

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Audiences, Finance, Marketing/Communications, Operations, Research/Data, Technique, Tool, Governance

Acknowledging Donors

Saying Thank You Is Just the Beginning
Catherine Dehoney | September 1, 2010

We all know that thanking our donors is more than good manners—it is a critical part of the donor relations process. But it is just the beginning of a longer- term effort to engage donors more deeply in our organizations.

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Fundraising, Governance, Impact/Value, Technique, Tool

Conference Keynote Speech: There Are No Crises

Russell Willis ... | June 1, 2010

A speech by Russell Willis Taylor of National Arts Strategies that addresses ways to turn times of organizational and environmental crisis into growth and creative thinking opportunities. Delivered at the 2010 Conference.

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Audiences, Finance, Fundraising, Governance, Innovation, Leadership, Management

Chorus Governance: Recruitment, Roles, and Responsibilities

David Styers | June 1, 2010

Resources from a presentation given by David Styers of BoardSource at the 2010 Conference.

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The Call to Serve

Todd Estabrook | June 1, 2010

A Chorus America Board chair reflects upon important characteristics to consider when recruiting candidates for your chorus's board.

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Governance, Management, Leadership, Volunteer

Back from the Brink

How One Chorus Grappled with the Perfect Storm of Bad Economic Circumstances
Eric Holtan | March 1, 2010

All of us in the arts feel the pinch in a recession. Here is the story of how the Tucson Chamber Artists weathered the storm of economic bad news during one year, employing adaptive strategies throughout the season to overcome them.

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Finance, Fundraising, Governance

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