I Work With Artists - Artists Working in Community Resources

Arts Sector Readiness (this row generally applies to arts serving organizations)

• Community Toolbox | Writing a Grant Application for Funding - Step-by-step instructions on writing a grant application

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Non-Arts Sector Readiness  (this row generally applies to community serving organizations without a history of including artists)

• Americans for the Arts Private Sector Network - Network of businesses interested in partnering with arts organizations.

• Guide for Business Districts to Work with Local Artists by Springboard for the Arts

• Creative Placemaking Toolkit for Business Districts by Springboard for the Arts

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Awareness of Examples of Change

• Createquity | What Makes Arts Organizations Civically Engaged?

Professional Development

• Nonprofit Quarterly | How Nonprofits Use Social Media to Engage with Communities - Using social media to assess the needs of your community.

• Springboard for the Arts – Artists Working in Community Toolkit

Collaboration

• Handbook for Artists Working in Community by Springboard for the Arts

• Arts & Planning Toolkit - Toolkit for community development workers through projects that engage arts, culture, and the creative community.

• Toolkit: Engaging Your Community

• Americans for the Arts Private Sector Network - Network of businesses interested in partnering with arts organizations.

• Urban Institute | Arts & Culture: Community Connections - An Urban Institute report on the benefits of engaging communities with art.

• Federal Reserve Bank of San Francisco.  Nov. 2019 Lessons on Collaborative Practice between Artists and Community Developers  https://www.frbsf.org/community-development/publications/community-development-investment-review/2019/november/lessons-on-collaborative-practice-between-artists-and-community-developers/ 

• Pittsburgh Artists Working In Community: A Case Study of Aesthetic Perspectives in Action

• Bringing artists and local government together for lasting change - How can artists, local government, and civic organizations collaborate effectively? Art-Train brings them together and offers ongoing support for proven models of artist-led change.

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