ARTS TECHNICAL ASSISTANCE PROVIDERS
& NONPROFIT LOCAL ARTS AGENCIES
The following websites and organizations may provide information that will be of interest to artists and/or arts organizations looking for technical assistance resources. Click on the organization’s web-link to find out more information.
Arts Technical Assistance Providers
The Actors' Fund of America
The Actors' Fund is a human services organization that helps professionals in performing arts and entertainment in times of need, crisis or transition. The Fund's services include social services and financial assistance, health services, housing, and employment and job training.
Alliance
for California Traditional Arts (ACTA)
The Alliance for California Traditional Arts
strives to “ensure California’s future holds California’s
past” by providing model programs and services to support the state’s
diverse living cultural heritage.
Artists Meeting Place and Resource Collective (AMP)
Connect with and learn from AMP's over 2000 members in 61 countries worldwide. The core of AMP is its member community, an international resource collective of artists and those who work in the arts. Through joining and participating in this community, you gain immediate access to a pool of creative knowledge, energy, and wisdom.
Arts for LA
Arts for LA fosters a supportive and healthy environment in which arts and culture may thrive and be accessible to all in Los Angeles County. To do this, Arts for LA brings together a broad spectrum of arts and policy leaders to focus on local, regional, state and federal issues that affect the arts.
Arts & Services for Disabled, Inc.
The primary mission of Arts & Services
for Disabled is to provide unique programming, education and therapy through
the creative arts, to severely disabled individuals who have difficulty
working and living in an unaccommodating world.
Artsmanager.org
Artsmanager.org is an on-line resource for current and future arts managers,
board members, and students who seek real solutions to management challenges
faced by many not-for-profit arts organizations
Artcareer
Network
A complete on-line resource for your living, growing careers at museums,
art galleries, educational institutions, and multi-disciplinary organizations
as well as businesses related to visual arts.
ArtHouse
(A Program of California Lawyers for the Arts)
ArtHouse is a statewide resource for arts
organizations seeking to improve their educational programs, publications,
lawyer referral and alternative dispute resolution services for artists
and arts organizations of all disciplines.
Arts
& Business Council
The Arts & Business Council is devoted
to stimulating partnerships between the arts and business that benefit
both sectors and the communities they serve.
California
Association of Museums (CAM)
The California Association of Museums (CAM)
is a non-profit service organization formed to represent the interests
of California museums.
California
Arts Advocates (CAA)
The mission of California Arts Advocates
is to develop strategies and coordinate advocacy that strengthen arts
and culture in California.
California
Association of Nonprofits (CAN)
The California Association of Nonprofits
(CAN), a statewide membership organization of over 1,740 diverse nonprofits,
is dedicated to protecting, strengthening, and promoting nonprofit organizations
in the state.
California
Lawyers for the Arts
The mission of California Lawyers for the
Arts is to establish a bridge between the arts and legal communities so
that (1) artists and art groups may gain greater competence in handling
legal and business aspects of their creative activities; (2) the legal
profession may become more aware of and involved in issues affecting artists
and the arts community; and (3) the law may be more responsive to the
needs and interests of the arts community.
California
Presenters
California Presenters is a statewide association
of non-profit performing arts presenters and affiliated organizations
committed to advancing professional touring and presenting of the performing
arts.
CARS
Community Arts Resources (CARS) produces
festivals and consults in southern California and across the country on
a wide range of arts related projects. CARS also acts as a networker and
resource for the Los Angeles area, providing a state-of the art-database
of artists, arts organizations, venues and audiences.
Center
for Cultural Innovation
The Center for Cultural Innovation was launched
in 2001 as a next-generation financial and management support center for
self-employed artists, small arts businesses and the non profit arts sector,
focusing on the needs of artists and creative entrepreneurs.
Center
for Nonprofit Management
The Center for Nonprofit Management fosters
healthy neighborhoods and communities by improving the performance of
nonprofit organizations addressing the critical issues and serving underserved
populations.
Community
Partners
Community Partners enables Southern Californians,
especially in underserved communities, to meet and master the challenges
of urban and rural life by creating and strengthening opportunities for
the emergence of community-building ideas, innovations, leaders and social
entrepreneurs.
CompassPoint
CompassPoint Nonprofit Services is a nonprofit
training, consulting and research organization with offices in San Francisco
and Silicon Valley. Although located in San Francisco, the website has
information that can be of value to arts organization in Los Angeles County.
Dance Resource
Center
The mission of the Dance Resource Center
of Greater Los Angeles (DRC) is to advance the visibility of Los Angeles
dance on local, state, and national levels and to promote the growth of
Los Angeles dance choreographers, dancers, dance educators, and students.
Executive
Service Corps
Executive Service Corps of Southern California
is a nonprofit organization devoted to enhancing management skills in
the nonprofit sector through involvement of retired executives volunteer
consulting services.
Flintridge
Foundation
The Flintridge Foundation houses a philanthropy
resource library and provides capacity building services in Pasadena.
Grantsmanship
Center
The Grantsmanship Center offers grantsmanship
training and low-cost publications to nonprofit organizations and government
agencies.
K-Tech
Computer Services
K-Tech Computer Services specializes in providing
nonprofits with the solutions necessary to streamline their operations
and improve their efficiency.
L.A. Shares
L.A. SHARES is a non-profit program that takes tax-deductible donations of reusable goods
and materials (both new and used) from the local business community. L.A. SHARES redistributes these items free of charge to
non-profit agencies and schools throughout Los Angeles.
LA Stage Alliance
LA Stage Alliance (LASA) is a non-profit service organization dedicated to building awareness, appreciation and support for the performing arts of Greater Los Angeles through community building, collaborative marketing, advocacy, audience development, professional development and strengthening operations for members.
Latino
Arts Network
This listserv is designed to strengthen and
promote California’s Latino arts.
Long
Beach Culture.Org
Provides artists with specialized tools to
showcase and promote their works via the web.
Long
Beach Nonprofit Partnership
The mission of the Long Beach Nonprofit Partnership
is to improve the quality of life for the community of Long Beach by enhancing
the effectiveness of the nonprofit sector.
National
Arts Marketing Project (NAMP)
Provides training and resources in arts marketing through affiliates throughout the country. The local NAMP affiliate is LA Stage Alliance. There are also on-line resources available through artsmarketing.org.
Neighborhood
Resource Center
The Neighborhood Resource Center (NRC) was
established in 1995 to assist neighborhood and community organizations
to increase their effectiveness.
NPower
Los Angeles
NPower Los Angeles, a program of the Center for Nonprofit Management,
is an affiliate of the NPower
Network, and assists nonprofits throughout Southern California use
computer technology to expand the reach and impact of their work.
Side Street Projects
Side Street Projects is a visual arts organization whose mission is to give artists of all ages the ability and means to support their creative endeavors. The organization provides support services designed to meet the needs of working artists, serving over 1,000 children and 200 adult artists each year, most of whom go onto produce public exhibitions.
TechSoup
TechSoup is an on-line comprehensive source
of technology information just for nonprofit organizations.
Western
Arts Alliance (WAA)
Western Arts Alliance (WAA) is a membership
organization of touring and performing arts professionals engaged in promoting
and presenting performing arts.
Western States Arts Federation (WESTAF)
WESTAF, the Western States Arts Federation, is a nonprofit arts service organization dedicated to the creative advancement and preservation of the arts. Based in Denver, Colorado, WESTAF fulfills its mission to strengthen the financial, organizational and policy infrastructure of the arts by providing innovative programs and services to artists and arts organizations in the West and nationwide.
Nonprofit Local Arts Agencies:
Arts
Council for Long Beach
The Arts Council for Long Beach acts as a
coordinating and educational organization to foster, promote, encourage
and increase the knowledge, appreciation and practice of the arts in the
City of Long Beach.
Hollywood
Arts Council
The Hollywood Arts Council is dedicated to
contributing to the quality of life in the community of Hollywood by promoting,
nurturing, and supporting the arts. For over 20 years, it has served the
community through advocacy, coalition building, and the presentation of
free public arts events.
Pasadena
Arts Council
The Pasadena Arts Council supports and promotes
the arts in the greater San Gabriel Valley. The mission of the Pasadena
Arts Council shall be achieved by: encouraging the appreciation and participation
in the arts among community members and organizations; facilitating and
coordinating communication among arts organizations and the community
at large; recognizing community members who show outstanding promise or
significant contributions to the arts; advocating for financial support
for the arts from public and private funding sources.