Arts Leadership and Management Academy
Enhancing St. Louis arts and cultural organizations through a strengths-based approach to capacity building and leadership.
The Arts and Education Council is pleased to announce the second years of the Arts Leadership and Management Academy (ALMA), a program in collaboration with the Nonprofit Services Center and generously funded by Wells Fargo Advisors. The goal of the academy is to enhance St. Louis arts and cultural organizations through participation in a strengths-based approach to capacity building and leadership. The focus is on providing training and support for arts and cultural organizations through a series of affordable management workshops that increase skill level and effectiveness.
Additionally, the Academy is home to the Executive Director’s Roundtable, a professionally-led program targeted to executive directors of arts and cultural organizations. The focus of the roundtable program is to support executive directors with peer exchanges and resource sharing through professionally-facilitated peer learning. Research has proven this “peer learning cluster” is a low-cost method of offering training and technical assistance to nonprofits that could not afford the full services of a capacity building consultant.
ALMA workshops will be held in the Centene Center for Arts and Education. Individual workshops are $30. Click on the workshop titles to the right for more information or to enroll.

2013 ALMA Schedule
Wednesday, June 12, 2013
Grantwriting for the Arts
Wendy Dyer
Wednesday, July 10, 2013
Social Media and Digital Strategy
Nicole Holloway
Wednesday, August 14, 2013
Communications Crash Course
Peggy Lents
Wednesday, November 13, 2013
The Criteria of Leadership
Theresa Mayberry
Wednesday, December 11, 2013
Sustainability for the Arts
Judy Murphy and Amy Altholz
Wednesday, January 8, 2014
Fundraising Fundamentals
Laura Derickson
Wednesday, February 12, 2014
Strategic Planning around Fundraising Goals
Diane Drollinger
Wednesday, March 12, 2014
The Roles and Responsibilities of an Effective Board in a Dynamic Arts Organization
Jane Klieve