The Oregon Arts Leadership Exchange, a program of the Oregon Arts Commission, facilitated by Rural Development Initiatives, is an opportunity to build your organization's capacity and form close, lasting connections with similar art organizations - for free, in your own backyard.

The goal of the Leadership Exchange is to bring together staff and board members of art organizations at a regional level for peer-sharing and exchange to create lasting resource networks of fellow arts leaders. Each of the four day-long sessions will look at a particular topic in depth, including Non-profit Governance, Financial Management and Strategic Budgeting, Evaluating Programs and Operations, and Leadership Succession.

Four day-long sessions will be held between November and April. Cohorts are forming in The Central Willamette Valley, Southern Oregon, Central Oregon, and Eastern Oregon.

NOTE: Extended application deadline is October 28, 2011.

For questions or registration help, contact Laurel MacMillan at Laurel@LaurelMacMillan.com or (503) 803-8260.

Links to online applications:
Willamette Valley: http://oale.wufoo.com/forms/oale-willamette-valley/
Southern Oregon: http://oale.wufoo.com/forms/oale-southern-oregon/
Central Oregon: http://oale.wufoo.com/forms/oale-central-oregon/
Eastern Oregon: http://oale.wufoo.com/forms/oale-eastern-oregon/