Content Type: Case Study
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Healing After Service: How to Build Wellness Through Veteran Art Programs
Tips from Healing in Arts on creating community-based art programming that helps veterans heal, connect, and experience renewal.
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Your Brain Loves This: How Art and Nature Rewire Us for Connection
How hands-on creative experiences rooted in nature can reduce stress, spark connection, and support individual and community wellbeing.
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The Messy Art of Asking for Help: Small Arts Orgs and Volunteers
Running a volunteer program isn’t always simple. These three small arts orgs open up about the trust, trial, and creativity it takes to ask for help—and what makes it worth it.
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Stronger Together: Small Nonprofits Making Big Things Happen Through Collaboration
How three small-but-mighty arts organizations are working with partners to expand their impact, support their communities, and build more sustainable ways of working.
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Putting People First: How Small Arts Organizations Are Responding to Burnout
Explore case studies from three small arts organizations who are addressing burnout by rethinking traditional ways of working, centering flexibility, care, and rest.
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Creating and Activating Community Advisory Committees
Explore case studies from three small arts organizations who are embedding community leadership in their everyday work.
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Is Anybody Out There? Tips for Reaching Rural Audiences
Rural areas offer both unique opportunities and challenges when it comes to reaching people. Discover how Detroit Lakes, Minnesota became home to the world’s largest exhibition of Thomas Dambo's trolls by engaging local audiences.
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Navigating Author Contracts for NEA Big Read Grantees
Engaging the author of your NEA Big Read book can transform your programming. Explore tips, success stories, and creative solutions for securing memorable author visits and community involvement.
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How To Implement a Four-Day Work Week at Your Organization
A roadmap for transitioning your organization to a four-day work week, drawing insights from Arts Midwest’s experience implementing this model in 2022.
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Uplifting and Celebrating the Diversity of Rural Communities
The power of stories can be an important tool for building welcoming communities. Read more to learn about the different approaches taken by members of Welcoming America's network.