4/29 FREE WEBINAR EVENT: Online Fundraising

FREE Educational Webinar Event
"THE BASICS OF ONLINE FUNDRAISING FOR NONPROFITS"

The Basics of Online Fundraising for Nonprofits
Wednesday, April 29
12-1:30 p.m. EDT (1-2:30 p.m. CDT)

CLICK HERE to register online or
RSVP by calling Mandy Majeski tollfree at (877) 447-8941 ext.1049

You cannot afford to miss this free webinar brought to you by Firespring. This session was specifically designed to educate nonprofit professionals on how to get the most from their website.

Here's what you'll learn:

• The advantages of online fundraising versus traditional fundraising
• Ten tips for successful online fundraising
• Recommended online donation tools
• Five attributes of a viable web presence

What other nonprofits have said:
"Firespring's seminars are more than informative. It's like opening a door into an entirely new and more effective way to conduct nonprofit activities that benefit the staff, the constituents, volunteers, board members and the public at large."
-- Halfrid Nelson, Development/PR Director at Central Valley Children's Services Network, Fresno CA

About the Presenter:

Jay Wilkinson

Mr. Wilkinson speaks regularly on the topic of nonprofits and the internet throughout the United States. He has appeared on CNN as well as other programs to discuss how emerging technologies affect nonprofits, and is considered a leading expert on websites.


Learn more about Firespring here

DeVos ArtPrize: Public to Use Social Tech to Vote 'Best Art' Prize Money - $400k

ArtPrize: The Largest Art Competition in the World from ArtPrize on Vimeo.

ArtPrize invites artists of all kinds from all over the world, using all mediums, to participate in an unprecedented competition that will award nearly one-half million dollars to prize winners, including $250,000 to the artist who receives the most public votes. ArtPrize, will run from Sept. 23 through Oct. 10, in Grand Rapids, Mich. ArtPrize will have no formal jury, curator or judge. The public will register to vote and decide who wins the prizes, using mobile devices and the web.

TO READ FULL PRESS RELEASE CLICK HERE

Michigan Youth Arts Festival

Michigan Youth Arts Festival from Michigan Humanities Council.

If Governor Granholm's suggested budget cut is successful, the Michigan Youth Arts Festival is one of the many programs funded by MCACA that will be drastically affected.

To learn more about the Michigan Youth Arts Festival, go to michiganyoutharts.org

4/23 & 4/24: MFEA Annual Spring Educational Seminar

MICHIGAN FESTIVALS & EVENTS ASSOCIATION
ANNUAL SPRING EDUCATIONAL SEMINAR

• April 23, 2009 - Lansing Community College West Campus - Room S147 - Lansing
• April 24, 2009 - EOB Conference Center - Oakland County - Building 41 West - Waterford

Learn more about:

1. Pulling Event Promotions out of Thin Air in an Era of Shrinking Budgets and Media Turmoil
2. Best Sponsorship Practices in Challenging Times
3. Getting Savvy with Social Media to reach Today's Youth and Other Target Groups

CLICK HERE for more information on the Spring Educational Seminar including registration or if you have questions call the MFEA office directly at 989-845-2080.

Call for Michigan-based artists! (May 15th deadline)

Coming September, 15-16, Lansing Michigan will host the 2009 Michigan Downtown Conference, “The Three C’s of Prosperity: Creativity, Collaboration and Competition”. This annual conference brings hundreds of civic and business leaders from across the State and features an award ceremony to recognize excellence in our Michigan downtowns. We are in need of an exceptional, hand-crafted, Michigan-made award to reflect the positive image of our determined downtowns.

Letter of interest deadline, May 15th, 2009 – so write soon! We know our State is chock full of talented artists who like to show off their skills – we can’t wait to hear from you! For more information, please email Jodie Willobee @ willobeej@michigan.gov.

Pure Michigan video promotes Arts & Culture in MI

Keeping the Story Alive from Seeking Michigan on Vimeo.

Michigan art council gets $345,100

The National Endowment for the Arts awarded the Michigan Council for Arts and Cultural Affairs $345,100 in stimulus money Friday, as part of the 2009 Federal Recovery Act. The money, part of nearly $20 million in onetime grants to state and regional arts agencies, is earmarked for re-granting to arts organizations across Michigan and designed to stem job losses in the culture sector.

In July the NEA will announce an additional $30 million in direct grants to nonprofit arts organizations such as symphonies, museums and theaters and local arts agencies. Groups that received NEA money in the past four years were eligible to apply for grants of $25,000 or $50,000.

SEE ORIGINAL FREEP ARTICLE HERE