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    Tax Time for Artists: Let's Make It Less Taxing

    Tax time can be tense for freelance creatives, but starting with a clear plan can save you a lot of headaches. Explore artist-friendly tips for organizing income, expenses, and mileage so tax season doesn’t catch you off guard.

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    The Cloud Ate My Homework: Why Artists and Arts Orgs Need a Digital Archive

    Creating a digital archive can help you preserve your legacy, strengthen your storytelling, and make your work easier to access in the future.

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    How—and Why—to Facilitate a Story Circle

    Story circles, a tool developed by rural grassroots theater makers and organizers, make it possible for people to share their experiences and discover–often to their surprise–how much they actually have in common. Here’s how it’s done.

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    Beginning Evaluation with a Data Justice Lens 

    Plan your evaluation approach using data justice principles, which promote truth and storytelling based on consent.

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    Understanding Team Dynamics and Evolution

    Understanding the distinction between groups and teams can help shape the structure for the individuals working together toward your cause. This article helps identify your team dynamics and provide strategies for helping your team evolve.

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    Building a Resilient Financial Model

    Your nonprofit's financial model is the structure that supports the business entity. Leaders must be prepared to assess its effectiveness and adapt in response to (or anticipation of) change. This article will help you develop resilience.

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    How To Complete a Section 504 Self-Evaluation for Accessibility 

    Need to complete a 504 self-evaluation for your organization? Unsure where to start? This resource intends to help break down the process. We’ll share how we approached our most recent 504 self-evaluation at Arts Midwest and what we learned. 

  • Two young children draw with markers on a standing drywall filled with other illustrations as part of an outdoor community art event at Innoskate 2022 in downtown Sioux Falls, SD.

    Creative Community-Centered Project Planning 

    Creative community-building is a vehicle for addressing social issues, as well as an opportunity to reimagine the way our communities can relate and support each other. This resource offers suggestions and project planning ideas to help you connect to your community priorities and vision.

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    SMART Goals for Arts Organizations

    SMART goals are specific, measurable, achievable, relevant, and time-bound. Organizations that express goals in this way stay aligned with their mission. This article helps you write SMART goals that can be applied across arts organizations.

  • Jean-Pierre Mot talks about his work Pop-Up Remnants at the 4Ground Land Art Biennial Launch Party on June 4, 2022.

    Connecting What and Why

    Changing how you think about your organization will help you change how you talk about it. Focusing on why you do what you do is the key. This article will help you make sure that what you do and how you do it aligns with your overall why.

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