Free Three Day Marketing Workshop in Chicago June 16, 17 and 18

If you are a nonprofit arts organization in or around the Chicago area then this intensive marketing workshop is for you.  I'll be teaching the course all 3 days.

Here's the details, please read the whole thing because in this case the details matter . . .

The workshop is called Money + Marketing and it is presented by the SouthSide Arts and Humanities Network. 

NOTE:  You do not need to be arts org based on the South Side to go.  You can be from any where.

This three-day workshop is designed to take the mystery out of the arts marketing process.  In a series of engaging and interactive sessions, you will learn:

1.  How to determine the most effective target audience for your marketing. 

2.  How to select the best marketing tools given your time and budget.

3.  How to create and communicate the right message that will have customers and donors flocking to your organization.

By the end of the workshop, all participants will have a solid marketing plan they can immediate use to earn more money.

The marketing plan can then be used to apply for a grant from the Arts Work fund for Organizational Development. 

On Monday, June 30th you will have the opportunity to meet with Marcia Festen, the Director of the Arts Work fund, who can talk about how to create a strong proposal.

Participants who choose to apply for this grant will have the opportunity to have a professional grant-writer from the University of Chicago review your application to make it stronger. If you receive an Arts Work grant you will be able to use that money to bring your marketing ideas to life.

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Here are the dates and location of the workshops:

Monday, June 16th 5:30-8:30

Tuesday, June 17th 5:30-8:30

Wednesday, June 18th 5:30-8:30

Monday, June 30th 5:30-8:30 (Meeting with Marcia Festen from the Arts Work Fund for Organizational Development)

Location:
Alumni House at the University of Chicago, 5555 S Woodlawn
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Here's how you register for the event:

Registration:
In order to register please send the following information with a $50 check made out to the Civic Knowledge Project.

The check should be mailed to: 

Joanie Friedman

Southside Arts & Humanities Network Coordinator

Civic Knowledge Project

1115 East 58th Street, Walker 009

Chicago, IL. 60637

The $50 check will be returned to you after you (or a representative of your organization) attends all three workshop sessions.  Please note this is a free course, but we require this refundable deposit check in order to reserve your spot in the course. When you mail the check please also send in the following info:

Name
Title
Organization
Address
Phone Number
Email
Website (if applicable)
Budget size
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I want to be clear here, the workshop is free, but you need to send the check anyway to reserve a spot.  If you show up to all three days you get your money back.  If you don't then consider your check a donation to the SouthSide Arts Network.

I think you will find the workshop to be well worth your time and energy.  It's going to be an informative, engaging few days.

If you need more info contact Joanie Friedman at: joaniefriedman@uchicago.edu.

Or me at:  mission.paradox@yahoo.com

One last thing, we want to keep enrollment to less then 20 groups so if you want in, register ASAP.

Comments

[Travis Bedard]

I am sorry I am so far away.

Two things, is there an affiliated group that would be able to do such a thing in Texas (and what the approximate would be the cost to make it happen?)

And will there be materials that you can release for those of us outside the bubble?