2015-16 California Presenters Next Gen
All California Leadership Diversity Program
Does your group or organization put on performances, concerts, festivals or performing arts events featuring
professional artists other than your own? If so, you are a presenter! Are you new to the presenting field, feel
isolated in your community or just want to learn more about booking, marketing, development, strategic
planning and getting audiences in the door? We are here to help! California Presenters is a statewide
coalition of presenters throughout California whose members have many years of experience and want to
share it with the next generation!
California Presenters (CP) is offering a year-long, intensive one-on-one Next Gen All California Leadership Diversity
Program designed to develop the professional capacity of emerging leaders in the presenting field who are working in
underserved communities and/or ethnically-specific presenting organizations. This program assists the next
generation of arts presenters in developing skills necessary to succeed as leaders in the field, pairing promising
applicants with well-respected, senior California Presenters members who have demonstrated a personal commitment
to advancing the professional development of new and emerging arts leaders. Deadline to apply is April 10, 2015.
NOTE: The Next Gen All California Leadership Diversity Program is open to applicants who are NOT
current California Presenters members. CP Members are invited to apply to the CP Mentorship Program.
Applicant Criteria:
Applicants must be under 35 years of age, working in underserved California communities and/or ethnically-specific
organizations that do at least some presenting of professional performers. You must be employed by or be a volunteer
for an organization that is not currently a member of California Presenters.
A presenting organization is defined as a civic, non-profit or community-based organization whose primary mission is
the public presentation of creative, cultural and performing arts events featuring artists other than its own. This may
include: non-profit organizations, College and University-based presenters, City and County presenting organizations,
cultural centers, museums, festivals, independent venues and performing arts centers. There is no minimum on the
number of years the applicant has been employed as a professional or served as a volunteer in non-profit arts
management or with a community-based presenter.
Past organizations accepted into the Program include the Filipino American Arts & Culture Festival, The World
Stage and the Indio Performing Arts Center.
Program Benefits and Commitments Include:
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Hand-selected pairing with mentors who are leaders in the field of presenting and skilled in specific areas of
interest
Scholarship* to attend two CP Annual Membership Conferences and Pre-Conference Sessions
Monthly phone call with mentor
“Shadow Day” one-day site visit to mentor’s organization
Next Gen webinars and conference calls for entire cohort
Participation in additional CP Professional Development webinars
Organizational Consultation for program participants
Access to the CP Listserv and other resources
Participation on a California Presenters committee following your mentorship year
One year free CP membership for applicant’s organization. For more information on CP membership
benefits, visit: www.calpresenters.org/membership.
Program Requirements:
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Attendance at the 2015 & 2016 California Presenters Annual Membership Conferences*
Participation in at least one phone call per month with mentor and 3-4 conference calls or
webinars a year
Travel to mentor site for one-day, “Shadow Day” to occur prior to May 15, 2016
*Acceptance into the California Presenters Next Gen A l l C a l i f o r n i a L e a d e r s h i p D i v e r s i t y Program
includes a scholarship covering a preconference session, conference registration, hotel and transportation
stipend to the 2015 Annual Membership Conference in San Jose (May 27 –29) and same for 2016
conference in Southern California (June 1-3). Scholarship recipients may be asked to work up to two
hours during the conference and may be asked to share a hotel room with another scholarship recipient of
the same sex.
California Presenters Next Gen
All California Leadership Diversity Program Application
Applications must be received VIA THE ONLINE APPLICATION FORM no later than 5:00p.m. April
10, 2015. Applicants will be notified of their selection status via email no later than April 22, 2015.
You will receive a confirmation from California Presenters when your application is received. If you do not
receive one within 24 hours, please contact us at admincoordinator@calpresenters.org or (916) 716-2349.
Personal Information:
Name:
Title:
Organization:
Age:
Years of Presenting Experience:
Mailing Address:
City:
State:
Work Phone:
Zip:
Alt. Phone:
Email:
Org Website:
Direct Supervisor at your organization:
Name:
Title:
Email:
Phone:
County:
Professional / Community Reference:
Name:
Title:
Relationship to applicant:
Organization:
Mailing Address:
City:
State:
Email:
Zip:
County:
Phone:
Please answer the following five questions: (not to exceed 150 words for each question):
1) What do you hope to gain by participating in this program?
2)
What are your professional goals for the next 3-5 years?
3) Please list any areas of expertise or skills you feel contribute to your potential to serve as a
leader in the presenting field.
4) Please describe the community in which you work and how you will more effectively serve it if
accepted into the program.
5) What is your vision for the next generation of California’s presenting field?
To better enable us to match you with the most appropriate mentor, please rank your top three priority areas for
growth (use 1 to designate your highest priority):
Development:
Finance:
Youth Arts Education:
Marketing:
Programming:
Strategic Planning:
Other (Please Specify):
Have You Participated in any CP programs in the past? Yes: ☐ No: ☐
Upload your current resume here: ____________
☐ By submitting this application, I commit to attending the 2015 California Presenters Annual
Membership Conference in San Jose and the 2016 conference in Southern California if accepted into
the California Presenters Next Gen All California Leadership Diversity Program.
Funded in part by the NextGen Organizational Grant Program of the Center for Cultural Innovation.