• Partnering with Culture Funders to Advance Equity in Evaluation

    The Cultural Research Network and American Evaluation Association are hosting a 3-part webinar series entitled Equitable Evaluation Practice in Cultural Organizations. Alison has been invited to share how funder/evaluator partnerships can advance (or inhibit) equity in evaluation.

  • Coaching and Giving & Receiving Feedback

    Alison has been invited back for the 3rd year in a row to speak with the graduate students enrolled in Sherburne Laughlin's American University's arts management class. Alison will conduct an interactive class about the effective frameworks used to deliver and receive quality feedback. Students will engage in dialogue and role play to apply concepts[...]

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  • Reimagining Performing Arts Organizations in the 21st Century

    Alison McNeil was invited to serve on a panel alongside Nigel Campbel, Dr. Antonio Cuyler, Ruby Lopez Harper, and Donna Walker-Kuhne during Dr. Durrell Cooper's graduate level course entitled Reimagining Performing Arts Organizations in the 21st Century. Alison was asked to share her thoughts from her experience as an executive recruiter and evaluator in the[...]

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  • Joys & Pitfalls of Conducting Program Evaluations in the Arts & Culture Sector

    Program evaluation is a multidisciplinary, rapidly expanding, global field. Guest speakers from a variety of disciplines have been invited to the University of North Carolina, Wilmington (UNCW) to host events that will broaden student understanding of how evaluation is applied in diverse, real-world contexts. Alison has been invited to speak with graduate students enrolled in[...]

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  • A Conversation About Careers in the Arts: Artist Expose

    Alison has been invited by the Zeta Chi Omega chapter of Alpha Kappa Alpha Sorority, Inc. to speak about her career in the arts. As part of the sorority's national initiative, Alpha Kappa Alpha chapters around the world are hosting events that expose students to arts enrichment and culture by focusing on visual and performing[...]

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  • Exploring Executive Search

    Alison McNeil was invited to serve on a panel alongside David Mallet (Management Consultants) and Geoff Chang (Arts Consulting Group) during Linda Shelton's graduate level Governance and Trusteeship in Performing Arts Organizations class. Alison will share her philosophy and approach on conducting human-centered executive searches and finding quality talent to help shape the future of[...]

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  • FamILI Dinner: ILI’s COVID Relief Impact w/Alison McNeil

    In the midst of the global pandemic, arts leaders around the United States quickly rallied to design processes that could facilitate a swift dissemination of emergency funding to artists and arts organizations. While many of the standard application procedures and fund administration efforts for these funding programs weren’t as stringent as standard philanthropic practices, the[...]

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  • Pirate Tank

    The Kapex Foundation is hosting Pirate Tank in conjunction with the Hampton University School of Business. Pirate Tank will consist of a panel discussion on entrepreneurship and a pitch contest. Alison was invited to be a panelist and a judge for this event. Modeled after Shark Tank, Pirate Tank creates the space for Hampton University[...]

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  • BAAB Culture- Live Podcast

    Big news! Alison's stepping up to the mic for her first-ever live podcast, and we'd love for you to attend! She’ll be in conversation with fearless arts leader Quanice G. Floyd, Ed.D. on her podcast BAAB Culture podcast talking all things arts, Alison's journey in the industry, the current landscape, and so much more. Expect[...]

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  • The eXposure Speaker Symposium

    Alison was a featured speaker at the eXposure Speaker Symposium, a signature program of The Napoleon Complex Project that provides HBCU students with access to leaders in the multimedia industry. She spoke with students about creative entrepreneurship, her journey as an arts leader, and strategies for building a meaningful career in today’s evolving creative landscape.