We are concerned with figuring out which cities we should present these events in. It would be great if we could put out an RFP and see which communities respond. But we’re determined to present these events by the end of October and don’t have enough time. Instead we’re going to have to do this in a more focused process. Here’s a list of factors that crossed our minds (in no particular order):
- Where are there communities already thinking about leadership development and succession planning for arts organizations?
- Are there cities we think we should be in that we aren’t currently?
- Are there cities we work with a lot that we think should definitely be on the list?
- We need geographic coverage to approximate a national program as much as possible.
- American Express is the sole funder for this program – do we need to think about their target markets?
Our first pass at a list of possible sites:
Chicago
Detroit
Los Angeles
Miami
Minneapolis/ St. Paul
New York
Philadelphia
Phoenix
San Francisco
Seattle
Washington DC
We obviously can’t pursue each of these, since we’re only going to present in about 5 cities. But before we get into paring down the list – are there any cities that you think we should be looking into which aren’t on this list?
Pittsburgh, PA please.
Thanks for that suggestion, MNS. At the moment it still looks like the cities outline in Possible event sites are the most likely. But if we end up adding additional sites or if one of these doesn’t work out, we’ll be sure to keep Pittsburgh in mind.
Richmond, VA has just completed a “Richmond Regional Cultural Action Plan.” The details include taking a good hard look at future leaders in arts & culture. (We add culture to include the history and science museums, children’s museum, etc.)
And we have an outstanding new facility we’d love to show.
Grant -
Thanks for the information about what’s going on in Richmond! Is there any chance you could point me (and our other readers) to a url for the Cultural Action Plan? We also like to include cultural organizations in our work – we’re often impressed by how much/what can be learned by engaging with people across disciplines.