Arts Organizations at a Crossroads Toolkit

The National Coalition for Arts Preparedness and Emergency Response (NCAPER) has published The Arts Organizations at a Crossroads Toolkit: Managing Transitions and Preserving Assets, a free, online resource. The Toolkit compiles guidance and material from highly-regarded sources from across the country into a clear, easy-to-navigate web-based resource.

Jan Newcomb, executive director of NCAPER, said “The Arts Organizations at a Crossroads Toolkit: Managing Transitions and Preserving Assets was created to guide arts leaders through three significant transitions they are likely to face during their organization’s life: structural shifts; the loss of key staff/leadership; and recognizing that the artistic and physical assets they’ve created are worthy of protection and preservation.”

Each of these ‘crossroads’ is addressed in a section of the Toolkit.

• Guidance for Making Legal and Structural Choices presents the various options for exploring a different type of structure, dormancy or closure.
• Protecting Your Knowledge Assets focuses on cross-training, and implementing a system for capturing the knowledge of key individuals.
• Managing and Preserving Your Legacy offers tips from professional archivists, and from arts organizations which have taken steps to protect their assets and reputation.

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