Causes: Arts & Culture, Arts Services, Management & Technical Assistance

Mission: The corporate sector benefits through meaningful volunteer, leadership and outreach opportunities with the arts and artists, improved access to arts resources, business development and networking. The cultural community is strengthened by access to business professionals that leverage their skills to stabilize and strengthen the management capailities of arts executives and boards and by providing an effective catalyst for arts organizations to develop corporate partnerships. Our original and inventive programs enhance the capabilities of arts executives and boards in organizational management and planning, leadership audience development, marketing, financial affairs and legal issues. The arts & business council of miami currently serves more than 500 arts organizations and is one of twenty u. S. Affiliates of the arts & business council, inc. That collectively provide the largest arts service network in the country.

Programs: The arts & business council creates partnerships between the corporate and cultural communities through volunteer programs including the arts connection, volunteer lawyers for the arts; business volunteers for the arts and bravo; boomers & retires arts volunteers. These programs served 500+ arts groups and more than 100 volunteers.

helped arts groups develop new audiences through the miami arts marketing project which provides workshops, roundtable discussions and networking opportunities. The program served 300+ arts groups and arts executives and artists and using the artburst, our online media bureau for arts coverage.

the arts board match program strengthens the governing boards of nonprofit arts groups through customized board retreats, board coaching and the building a better board workshop. Using the arts board match website which is like a dating website but for board matches. The arts & business council also develops leadership opportunities for business professionals through jump on board seminars. The program served more than 100 arts groups, over 500 non-profit board members and over 1,000 business professionals.

to create and nurture profitable partnerhsip between the corporate and cultural communities. The arts & business council hosts forums and networking events including the arts mean business forums, breakfast with the arts & hospitality industry and creative happy hour events. Arts help is a consultancy program to help small and emerging arts groups and artists with grant writing, marketing board development and other consultants.