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CDP Arts Service Convening - July 29
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Posted Thu Jul 15, 2010 5:10 pm (PDT)

Greetings Colleagues,

The Los Angeles County Arts Commission invites individuals from arts
service organizations, management support organizations and consultants
from the arts sector to the CALIFORNIA CULTURAL DATA PROJECT ARTS
SERVICE CONVENING on July 29, 2010.

This meeting will bring together organizations and individuals from the
arts sector for a day of conversation and idea sharing. It will include
the opportunity to learn about the Cultural Data Project (CDP), an
online management tool for arts organizations which has become a
national standard for data collection in the arts and cultural sector.

The meeting will focus on how arts service professionals can utilize the
CDP for the benefit of their clients and their own professional
practices. Topics will include:

How arts organizations and arts funders are utilizing the CDP to
strengthen themselves and the sector;

* How organizations can track their own financial and programmatic
performance over time and benchmark themselves against comparable
organizations in specific disciplines, geographic regions and budget
sizes; * What kind of data is reflected in the California CDP from
the 2,700 organizations who have completed profiles; and * The
CDP's role in research and analysis, including information about the
James Irvine Foundation's statewide research project utilizing
California CDP data.

The meeting will take place from 9:30 a.m. to 3:00 p.m. at the
California Endowment's Center for Healthy Communities, which is
convenient to public transportation. Lunch and free parking will be
provided.

Please click on the following link to RSVP by Tuesday, July 20:
http://cdpartsserviceconvening.eventbrite.com/
<http://cdpartsserviceconvening.eventbrite.com/>

If you have any questions about the meeting, or would like to receive a
copy of the agenda, please contact us at This e-mail address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it
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Thank you,

Lindsey L. Delahanty, Grants Manager and

Emiko Ono, Director of Grants and Professional Development

Los Angeles County Arts Commission