Strength in Numbers
Audience development could be the single most important issue facing the performing arts sector. Paul Hamlyn Foundation partnered with Cleveland Foundation to commission a book about…
Feeling Older?
There is no doubt, Canada is getting older. For the first time, the number of persons aged 65 years and older exceeded the number of children aged 0 to 14 years.…
Food For Thought: Outcomes for Impact
"One of the big impediments that charities face is that they are not outcomes-driven. They don’t know what their outcomes are, they don’t know how…
ACCA Announces 2015/16 Board & Committee Members
At ACCA's 8th Annual General Meeting on September 18th, the Nominating Committee presented the following Board slate for 2015/16: Anne Frost, Toronto, ON - Treasurer Paul Gravett,…
Are you a not-for-profit martyr?
JENNY MITCHELL, Chavender | Summer’s almost over! Are you feeling fresh, or frazzled? This video blog is all about ways to avoid not-for-profit burnout. Don’t…
Noun or Verb?
JERRY SMITH, ACCA President | Is PLAN a noun (the name of a thing, person or place), or a verb (an action word, or a state…
ACCA Survey Results
Have you ever wondered who we are, who makes up ACCA, and do we have an impact? The Membership Recruitment and Retention Committee (Angela Birdsell,…
University of British Columbia (UBC) Centre for Cultural Planning and Development
The international University of British Columbia (UBC) Centre for Cultural Planning and Development is offering a new series of online professional development courses and workshops. Designed to meet the…
Insurance Needs for Consultants
JERRY SMITH, Young Associates | Arts Consultants Canada/Consultants canadiens en arts (ACCA) recently surveyed its membership about their level of awareness and understanding over two…
Chicken One Day…Feathers the Next: Managing Your Consulting Career
DEBRA CHANDLER, Chandler Consulting | Job security? Hah! Human interaction, challenge, intellectual exercise, helping people and industry? Yah! Self-reliance and flexibility – most of the…