Imagine the possibilities if the communities in which you work fully believed your organization was indispensable in their lives.

Achieving that goal requires the formation of deep, long-lasting relationships with the groups of people you want to reach. This workshop explores the internal preparation and introduces the processes and skills needed to do so. Arts engagement expert and author Doug Borwick will lead this convening to help broaden your organization’s reach and strengthen its bonds with the community.

Geared to staff of nonprofit arts and cultural organizations, this workshop is targeted across roles, from those in education and community programs, to marketing, development, and management. We encourage multiple staff members to attend so engagement strategies stem from and resonate throughout your organization. Topics covered will include arts missions in the 21st century, the challenges of change, and the processes of building authentic community relationships.

Doors will open at 8:30 for breakfast snacks and coffee, with the program beginning at 9:00. Capacity is limited.

This event is generously hosted by the Seattle Foundation.

About Doug Borwick

One of the country's leading advocates for the arts and community engagement, Doug Borwick is author of Engaging Matters, a blog for ArtsJournal, author/editor of Building Communities, Not Audiences: The Future of the Arts in the U.S. and author of Engage Now! A Guide to Making the Arts Indispensable. Dr. Borwick has served as keynote speaker and workshop presenter at conferences across the U.S. and Canada as well as in Beijing and Singapore. Borwick is past President of the Board of the Association of Arts Administration Educators, and for three decades he served as Director of the Arts Management and Not-for-Profit Management Programs at Salem College in Winston-Salem, NC. Borwick is CEO of Outfitters4, Inc., providing management services for nonprofits and of ArtsEngaged, offering training and consultation services to artists and arts organizations seeking to more effectively engage with their communities.

This event is sponsored by the Boeing Company

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For more information about the event contact Andrew Golden at andrew@artsfund.org or 206-788-3048

Becoming Indispensable: A Community Engagement Workshop with Doug Borwick