In the second post in Generator’s ‘Charting Waters - Transitions in Arts Organizations’ blog series, board member Brendan McMurtry-Howlett reflects on the launching of a leadership hiring process and discusses the timeline that was created by the committee responsible for creating a smooth transition for Generator.
Read MoreSophie Dow on Values, Feasting, and other Board Business
In the fourth post in our ‘Governance Reimaginings’ series, dance/music artist and board member for Toronto Dance Love-In, Sophie Dow, offers a personal response to a session led by Yvette Nolan.
Read Moredesirée leverenz on Feeling Governance to Heal Governance
In the third post in our ‘Governance Reimaginings’ series, Shakespeare in the Ruff’s former Associate Artistic Director, desirée leverenz, offers a personal response to a session led by Zainab Amadahy.
Read MoreIt's Time to Talk Transition
An introduction to Generator’s ‘Charting Waters - Transitions in Arts Organizations’ blog series, which highlights our ongoing process of organizational growth and leadership transition—featuring a podcast interview with Work.Shouldn’t.Suck.
Read MoreNidhi Khanna on Reframing Governance
In the second post in our ‘Governance Reimaginings’ series, Generator Strategic Advisors Co-Chair Nidhi Khanna responds to a session on Reframing Governance led by Jane Marsland.
Read MoreGovernance Reimaginings (or, There’s Got To Be A Better Way)
Brendan McMurtry-Howlett on the challenges of navigating a board of directors as a young artistic director, and the project Generator has undertaken with Shakespeare in the Ruff and Toronto Dance Community Love-in to look at alternative governance models.
Read MoreReflections on Peer Mentorship
Generator’s partnership with SummerWorks looks a little different each year, and this past summer it took the form of peer mentorship. Read reflections from SummerWorks Assistant Artistic Producers Fatima Adam and Haley Vincent and peer mentors Kitoko Mai and xLq (Maddie Bautista and Jordan Campbell) here.
Read MoreNot-for-profit Law and Governance in the Creative Industries
We’re in a time of unprecedented momentum for reimagining systems of board governance in the performing arts sector. Generator teamed up with ALAS (Artists’ Legal Advice Services) on May 11, 2021, for a webinar and Q+A to help non-profit workers understand legal requirements, and explore what’s possible—watch it here.
Read MoreLearning Pathway: What to Pay People
People are always the most expensive budget line when you're producing—but how do you know what to pay them? This learning pathway tackles Paying People, just in time for the Toronto Arts Council and Ontario Arts Council August project deadlines.
Read MoreLearning Pathway: Accessibility as a Practice
This learning pathway invites you to use a values-based approach to the budgeting, planning, development, and execution of a production, where conscious decisions are being made, at all stages of the process, about who the play is for and how the needs of the audience and artists are being met.
Read MoreLearning Pathway: Digital Communications
Our third ArtistProducerResource.com Learning Pathway looks at social media, analytics, designing communications for accessibility, and newsletters.
Read MoreThe HST Dilemma
You’re in one province, the person who hired you is in another. You’re Zooming sixty unknown faces, and you have no idea which province any of them lives in. How do you know which sales tax rate to charge in the working-from-home era?
Read MoreLearning Pathway: Tax Season
For our second ArtistProducerResource.com Learning Pathway, Financial Literacy Consultant Audrey Quinn offers a step-by-step approach to tackling the most wonderful time of the year…tax season.
Read MoreResource Round-up: Financial Literacy
A collection of our favourite financial resources. Explore categories for artists, producers and non-profit workers, and tax season.
Read MoreBoard Governance: What is it? What is possible?
Reflections on a discussion about what power boards have, what is possible when we look at alternative ways of operating, and what we mean we talk about accountability.
Read MoreLearning Pathway: Personal Organization + Business Management
Announcing Learning Pathways: a new way to experience ArtistProducerResource.com! We’re starting with pages, templates, and further resources to support self-guided learning around Personal Organization and Business Management.
Read MoreA Values-Based Approach to Hiring
Generator in conversation with Shakespeare in the Ruff and the Toronto Dance Community Love-In, two companies in residence with us who have both undergone hiring processes this fall.
Read MoreWe’re going to talk about boards a lot—here are some introductory frameworks to get us started
“I have lost my faith in this model, but what it really comes down to is: the nonprofit/charity model is inherently patriarchal and capitalist and therefore colonial and racist.”
Read MoreFrom CERB to CRB
The CERB program, which has allowed eligible Canadians to collect $500/month since March 15, ends September 27 and is transitioning into two programs.
Read MoreAn Update on CERB
CERB has been extended another eight weeks to August 29 (a change from a 16-week eligibility period to 24). Most of the same requirements apply as with the previous periods, with one notable addition.
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