ASSEMBLY 2007 PROCEEDINGS

Briefing Sessions

• Making the Most of your Governor’s Arts Awards: Summary
• Arts & Entertainment Districts: Summary, Presentation, Spotlight
• Engaging Art: Presentation
• Arts & Health Care: Presentation, Symposium Summary, Cultures of Care, Hospital Arts Handbook, Medical Literature Review, Society for the Arts in Health Care
• Revitalizing Arts Education Through Community-Wide Coordination: Presentation
• Qualities of Quality: Excellence in Arts Education and How to Achieve It: Presentation
• Cultural Democracy: Summary and Action Steps
• Getting to Know the Regional Arts Organizations: Summary
• The Cultural Data Project: PA, MD

Workshops

• State Arts Agency Advocacy: Presentation, Summary
• Making Meetings Matter: Key Concepts and Resources
• Introduction to Public Value: Presentation
• The Aikido of Public Value: Presentation
• Louisiana Cultural Economy Initiative: Presentation
• Beyond Grant Making: Presentation, Discussion Notes

Plenary Sessions

• Executive Director’s Report: Reflections on the Past, Present and Future of State Arts Agencies
• The Arts in Democracy: A Conversation with Dana Gioia
• The Arts In Today’s America
• Gary Young Award: David Fraher Remarks
• Distinguished Public Service Award: David “White Thunder” Trottier Remarks

Preconference Materials

What Do the Numbers Tell You?
Learning to Look at Financial Statements

• Course Outline
• Handouts
  • Audit Scavenger Hunt
  • The Missing Link – Financial Report Relationships
  • Cash Flow Affect
  • What’s My Cash Flow?
  • Multi-Year Grant Example
  • Ratio Worksheet
• READING 1: Financial Statements
• READING 2: Cash Flow
• READING 3: Accounting Rules
• READING 4: Interpreting Financial Statements
• READING 5: Assessing Performance
• READING 6: Spinning the Numbers
• READING 7: The Use and Misuse of Ratios

National Standard Training

• National Standard Overview
• Quick and Easy Guide to the National Standard
• NEA Reporting Requirements
• Reporting Reminders

Speaker Bios

Many thanks to all of our participants, speakers, artists and sponsors for making Assembly 2007 a rewarding experience!