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<div style="color: rgb(0, 0, 0); font-family: Helvetica; font-size: 12px; font-style: normal; font-variant-caps: normal; font-weight: normal; letter-spacing: normal; orphans: auto; text-align: start; text-indent: 0px; text-transform: none; white-space: normal; widows: auto; word-spacing: 0px; -webkit-text-stroke-width: 0px;" class=""><div style="word-wrap: break-word; -webkit-nbsp-mode: space; -webkit-line-break: after-white-space;" class=""><div style="word-wrap: break-word; -webkit-nbsp-mode: space; -webkit-line-break: after-white-space;" class=""><div class=""><div class="" style="text-align: center;"><img apple-inline="yes" id="CB731B49-F94F-4534-973E-0C457C7F9275" height="337" width="744" apple-width="yes" apple-height="yes" src="cid:0C24B192-A46B-4E57-AFB0-9AEEA0D70DBD" class=""></div><div class="" style="text-align: center;"><br class=""></div><div class="" style="text-align: center;"><br class=""></div><div class="" style="text-align: center;"><br class=""></div><div class="" style="text-align: center;"><span class=""><font size="5" class=""> BC Alliance presents four in-demand education programs</font></span></div><div class="" style="text-align: center;"><span class="" style="font-size: 36px;"><br class=""></span></div><div class="" style="text-align: center;"><font face="Lucida Grande" class=""><img apple-inline="yes" id="2AF27455-B6E5-44B3-A72E-A9771B6062FB" height="259" width="288" apple-width="yes" apple-height="yes" src="cid:47B0E730-25F3-415D-9685-F54EBAAD0363" class=""></font></div><div class=""><font face="Lucida Grande" class=""><br class=""></font></div><div class=""><div class="" style="text-align: center;"><font face="Lucida Grande" class="" style="font-size: 14px;"><b class="">Grants 101: An Information Session</b></font></div><div class="" style="text-align: center;"><font face="Lucida Grande" class=""><br class=""></font></div><div class="" style="text-align: center;"><font face="Lucida Grande" class="">WHEN: Thursday, February 1, 2018; 9:30 a.m. - 12:00 p.m.</font></div><div class="" style="text-align: center;"><span class="" style="font-family: 'Lucida Grande';">COST: Free</span></div><div class=""><font face="Lucida Grande" class=""> </font></div><div class=""><span class="" style="font-family: 'Lucida Grande';">Join <b class="">Douglas Durand</b>, part of the grant team at Vancouver Cultural Services, and <b class="">Walter Quan</b>, a program officer at the British Columbia Arts Council, </span><span class="" style="font-family: 'Lucida Grande';">for an information session about applying for grants. Between them, they have more than a half a century of experience in writing submissions, </span><span class="" style="font-family: 'Lucida Grande';">assisting applicants, adjudicating grants, and sending out results (good and ‘bad’). Learn tips and pitfalls and hear some ‘war stories’ as well. Register soon; this free session is filling up quickly.</span></div><div class=""><span class="" style="font-family: 'Lucida Grande';"><br class=""></span></div><div class=""><span class="" style="font-family: 'Lucida Grande';"><br class=""></span></div><div class="" style="text-align: center;"><img apple-inline="yes" id="F4FA04CB-CC7F-40F5-A18D-83497C6400E5" height="173" width="361" apple-width="yes" apple-height="yes" src="cid:83B82705-347A-450A-A3A7-5F82B0A5710B" class=""></div><div class="" style="text-align: center;"><div class=""><font face="Lucida Grande" class="" style="font-size: 14px;"><b class=""><br class=""></b></font></div><div class=""><font face="Lucida Grande" class="" style="font-size: 14px;"><b class="">Principles of Digital Marketing for Arts</b></font></div><div class=""><span class="" style="font-family: 'Lucida Grande';"><br class=""></span></div><div class=""><span class="" style="font-family: 'Lucida Grande';">WHEN: Wednesday, March 14, 2018; 9:30 a.m. - 12:00 p.m.</span></div><div class=""><span class="" style="font-family: 'Lucida Grande';"> COST: $45 members | $85 non-members | $25.00 livestream</span></div><div class=""><br class=""></div><div class="" style="text-align: left;"><font face="Lucida Grande" class="">In this introductory workshop, digital arts marketer Brian Paterson, of </font><span class="" style="font-family: 'Lucida Grande';">Murray Paterson Marketing Group (MPMG),</span><span class="" style="font-family: 'Lucida Grande';"> demystifies the diverse world of online marketing. Taking a highly practical approach, he will outline the tools that offer arts and culture organizations the highest returns; explore case studies that highlight best practices and sound strategies; and equip participants with working knowledge to start planning their own campaigns. Platforms covered will include Search Advertising via Google Grants, Google Display Network, and Facebook Advertising.</span></div><div class="" style="text-align: left;"><font face="Lucida Grande" class=""><br class=""></font></div><div class="" style="text-align: left;"><font face="Lucida Grande" class="">At MPMG, Paterson provides digital marketing expertise to organizations including Bard on the Beach, PuSh International Festival for the Performing Arts, Eastside Culture Crawl, and Vancouver Folk Music Festival, among other</font>s.</div></div><div class=""><span class="" style="font-family: 'Lucida Grande';"><br class=""></span></div><div class=""><span class="" style="font-family: 'Lucida Grande';"><br class=""></span></div><div class="" style="text-align: center;"><img apple-inline="yes" id="0909047F-AF84-4195-9FE9-21E3FD849F2C" height="217" width="288" apple-width="yes" apple-height="yes" src="cid:4D1D0821-264F-4AF3-BC36-DF4FA2D9253B" class=""></div><div class=""><font face="Lucida Grande" class=""><br class=""></font></div><div class="" style="text-align: center;"><font face="Lucida Grande" class="" style="font-size: 14px;"><b class="">Diversity, Equity and Inclusion: Arts Leading The Way</b></font></div><div class="" style="text-align: center;"><font face="Lucida Grande" class=""><br class=""></font></div><div class="" style="text-align: center;"><font face="Lucida Grande" class="">WHEN: Wednesday, February 21, 2018; 9:30 a.m. - 12:00 p.m.</font></div><div class="" style="text-align: center;"><span class="" style="font-family: 'Lucida Grande';">COST: $45 members | $85 non-members | $25 livestream</span></div><div class=""><font face="Lucida Grande" class=""><br class=""></font></div><div class=""><span class="" style="font-family: 'Lucida Grande';">What can we do to ensure that diverse voices and perspectives are authentically included and expressed in the arts? How can we work within our sector to become leaders on the road to justice and equality?</span></div><div class=""><span class="" style="font-family: 'Lucida Grande';">Workshop participants will deconstruct cultural biases, critically examine systemic barriers, and gain a more empathetic understanding of issues faced by people of underrepresented identities. Participants will discuss strategies to implement culturally competent and inclusive practices within the arts sector. </span></div><div class=""><font face="Lucida Grande" class=""><br class=""></font></div><div class=""><font face="Lucida Grande" class="">A musician and activist </font><span class="" style="font-family: 'Lucida Grande';">of Afro-Caribbean and European descent</span><font face="Lucida Grande" class="">, facilitator <b class="">Naomi </b></font><span class="" style="font-family: 'Lucida Grande';"><b class="">Cromwell</b></span><span class="" style="font-family: 'Lucida Grande';"> has developed and lead initiatives with organizations such as The National Music Centre, UNITY Charity, Selkirk College and BC Touring Council. </span></div><div class=""><span class="" style="font-family: 'Lucida Grande';"><br class=""></span></div><div class="" style="text-align: center;"><img apple-inline="yes" id="06DE2A02-2E17-43FF-9488-CC1A74FCAC7C" height="200" width="310" apple-width="yes" apple-height="yes" src="cid:4F17EBF7-9783-4AF0-A557-F8EFE9E2756B" class=""></div><div class="" style="text-align: center;"><br class=""></div><div class="" style="text-align: center;"><font face="Lucida Grande" class="" style="font-size: 14px;"><b class="">Digital Records Management in Three Steps: A Guide for Small Organizations</b> </font></div><div class="" style="text-align: center;"><font face="Lucida Grande" class=""><br class=""></font></div><div class="" style="text-align: center;"><font face="Lucida Grande" class="">WHEN: Wednesday, March 28, 2018; 9:30 a.m. - 12:00 p.m.</font></div><div class="" style="text-align: center;"><div class=""><span class="" style="font-family: 'Lucida Grande';"> COST: $45 members | $85 non-members | $25.00 </span><font face="Lucida Grande" class="">livestream</font><span class="" style="font-family: 'Lucida Grande'; text-align: left;"> </span></div><div class="" style="text-align: right;"><br class=""></div></div><div class=""><font face="Lucida Grande" class="">How many times has your organization had to deal with the loss of time, money and energy dealing with inconsistent filing systems on a shared server? </font><span class="" style="font-family: 'Lucida Grande';">Are you unsure of your existing records policies or wondering if you should write one? You’re not alone.</span><span class="" style="font-family: 'Lucida Grande';"> This workshop will introduce the concepts of records management that can be most easily implemented at your organization. Delivered through a condensed curriculum developed with the support of the University of British Columbia’s Records Department, participants will learn the three key practices for managing a content system that, when implemented, stays organized, even through staff turnover. </span></div><div class=""><span class="" style="font-family: 'Lucida Grande';"><br class=""></span></div><div class=""><span class="" style="font-family: 'Lucida Grande';">Facilitator Rhiannon Herbert has engaged with various collections and archives at the University of Saskatchewan, McGill University, the Art and Heritage Centre of McGill's Centre de Sante, the Canadian Centre for Architecture, VIVO Media Arts Centre, the Vancouver Police Museum, and others. She currently works as the outreach and database coordinator for the BC Alliance for Arts + Culture.</span></div><div class=""><font face="Lucida Grande" class=""><br class="" style="word-wrap: break-word; color: rgb(43, 43, 43);"><div class="" style="text-align: center;"><strong class="" style="word-wrap: break-word;"><font color="#ff2600" class="">All workshops take place at the BC Alliance for Arts + Culture, located at 100-938 Howe St., Vancouver. </font></strong></div></font></div><div class="" style="text-align: center;"><font face="Lucida Grande" class="" color="#ff2600"><strong class="" style="word-wrap: break-word;">For more information on our Winter Workshops, and to register for a session, visit <a target="_blank" href="http://allianceforarts.us5.list-manage.com/track/click?u=495e623bb87f8734e49e51807&id=7c2de76db1&e=c3e35217a1" class="" style="text-decoration: none; word-wrap: break-word;">the Workshops page of the BC Alliance website</a>.</strong></font></div><div class=""><font face="Lucida Grande" class="" color="#ff2600"><strong class="" style="word-wrap: break-word;"><br class=""></strong></font></div></div>Nancy Lanthier</div><div class="">Communications Director</div><div class=""><b class="">BC Alliance for Arts + Culture</b></div><div class=""><a href="mailto:nancy@allianceforarts.com" class="">nancy@allianceforarts.com</a></div><div class="">604-681-3535 ext 212</div><div class=""><br class=""></div></div><i style="color: rgb(136, 136, 136);" class="">We at BC Alliance for Arts + Culture</i></div><div style="word-wrap: break-word; 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