BEGIN:VCALENDAR VERSION:2.0 PRODID:-//McNeil Creative Enterprises, LLC - ECPv6.16.5//NONSGML v1.0//EN CALSCALE:GREGORIAN METHOD:PUBLISH X-WR-CALNAME:McNeil Creative Enterprises, LLC X-ORIGINAL-URL:https://mcearts.com X-WR-CALDESC:Events for McNeil Creative Enterprises, LLC REFRESH-INTERVAL;VALUE=DURATION:PT1H X-Robots-Tag:noindex X-PUBLISHED-TTL:PT1H BEGIN:VTIMEZONE TZID:UTC BEGIN:STANDARD TZOFFSETFROM:+0000 TZOFFSETTO:+0000 TZNAME:UTC DTSTART:20160101T000000 END:STANDARD END:VTIMEZONE BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=UTC:20210405T173000 DTEND;TZID=UTC:20210405T173000 DTSTAMP:20251114T010951Z CREATED:20251113T220921Z LAST-MODIFIED:20251114T010951Z UID:4426-1617643800-1617643800@mcearts.com SUMMARY:Exploring Executive Search DESCRIPTION:Alison McNeil was invited to serve on a panel alongside Douglas Clayton\, Senior Vice President at Arts Consulting Group during Linda Shelton‘s\n graduate level Governance and Trusteeship in Performing Arts Organizations class. Alison shared her philosophy and approach on conducting just executive searches and finding quality talent to help shape the future of the arts &\n culture sector. URL:https://mcearts.com/event/exploring-executive-search-2/ END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=UTC:20210326T173000 DTEND;TZID=UTC:20210326T173000 DTSTAMP:20251114T010951Z CREATED:20251113T220935Z LAST-MODIFIED:20251114T010951Z UID:4427-1616779800-1616779800@mcearts.com SUMMARY:Coaching and Giving & Receiving Feedback DESCRIPTION:Alison was invited to speak with the graduate students enrolled in Sherburne Laughlin’s Seminar in Arts Management class. Alison\n conducted an interactive class about the effective frameworks used to deliver and receive quality feedback. Students engaged in dialogue and role play to apply concepts taught during the class. URL:https://mcearts.com/event/coaching-and-giving-receiving-feedback-2/ END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=UTC:20201211T130000 DTEND;TZID=UTC:20201211T130000 DTSTAMP:20251114T010951Z CREATED:20251113T220935Z LAST-MODIFIED:20251114T010951Z UID:4428-1607691600-1607691600@mcearts.com SUMMARY:Careers in the Arts DESCRIPTION:Alison McNeil was invited to deliver a guest lecture to Gregory King’s class. She discussed her career as a performing artist\, her entrepreneurial\n journey\, and her commitment to equity and justice in the arts & culture sector. URL:https://mcearts.com/event/careers-in-the-arts/ END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=UTC:20201123T150000 DTEND;TZID=UTC:20201123T150000 DTSTAMP:20251114T010951Z CREATED:20251113T220935Z LAST-MODIFIED:20251114T010951Z UID:4429-1606143600-1606143600@mcearts.com SUMMARY:Trust Black Women: How Black Female Artists\, Arts Workers\, and Cultural Leaders are Conspiring to Reshape the World DESCRIPTION:Alison is pleased to be on this conference panel during the 2020 Grantmakers in the Arts Conference. \nSession Details: \nThis diverse group of Black women will share a brief history of their collaborative work on the Advancing Black Arts in Pittsburgh Initiative\, a 30+ year shared funding program of The Pittsburgh Foundation and The Heinz Endowments aimed at supporting\n Black artists and arts organizations. Panel attendees will learn about the program’s history and how the recent on-boarding of Black women radically changed the course of the work and its outcomes. \nAs a tribe within a tribe\, these Black women hold their own Black womanhood as a valid identity to fight within the philanthropic sphere and in life. Each presenter will share the principles that guide their local and national endeavors which\n center inclusion based on existing skill-sets\, strategies for evaluating impact with and in Black communities\, and their intergenerational approach to philanthropy that uplifts Black people\, especially Black women\, in every step of the process. \nThrough social\, intellectual\, and financial capital these women cosponsor systems\, policies and logistics in an effort to leverage networks\, increase program visibility and envision experimental funding strategies thereby creating more opportunities\n for Black female artists\, arts workers and cultural leaders across the field\, both now and in the future. \nPanelists: \n\nShaunda McDill\, Program Officer\, Arts & Culture\, The Heinz Endowments\nAlison McNeil\, Founder and Chief Creative Officer\, McNeil Creative Enterprises\nJessica Moss\, Philanthropic Fellow\, Arts & Culture\, The Pittsburgh Foundation\nCeleste Smith\, Program Officer for Arts & Culture\, The Pittsburgh Foundation\nLisa Yancey\, President\, Yancey Consulting\, LLC\n\n  URL:https://mcearts.com/event/trust-black-women-how-black-female-artists-arts-workers-and-cultural-leaders-are-conspiring-to-reshape-the-world/ END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=UTC:20201107T163000 DTEND;TZID=UTC:20201107T163000 DTSTAMP:20251114T010951Z CREATED:20251113T220936Z LAST-MODIFIED:20251114T010951Z UID:4430-1604766600-1604766600@mcearts.com SUMMARY:Data is the New Black DESCRIPTION:Alison is excited to be serving on a panel during the 2020 Arts Administrators of Color Network Annual Convening. \nSession Details: \nDo you experience fear when using data for organizational decision making? Are you using the appropriate performance measures to demonstrate your organizational success? Can you identify data’s value throughout your organization’s operations?\n Do you find difficulty with tying your mission to your evaluation plans? If you answered yes to any of these questions\, this session is for you! \nPanelists: \n\nAntonio C. Cuyler\, Director of the MA Program & Associate Professor of Arts Administration\, Florida State University\nAlison McNeil\, Founder and Chief Creative Officer\, McNeil Creative Enterprises\nAndrea Thompson\, Director of Development\, Afro Latin Jazz Alliance URL:https://mcearts.com/event/data-is-the-new-black/ END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=UTC:20201019T143000 DTEND;TZID=UTC:20201019T143000 DTSTAMP:20251114T010952Z CREATED:20251113T220936Z LAST-MODIFIED:20251114T010952Z UID:4431-1603117800-1603117800@mcearts.com SUMMARY:10 Things to Know Before Launching Your Arts Organization DESCRIPTION:Alison McNeil was invited to deliver a guest lecture to Dr. Antonio Cuyler‘s undergraduate level Performing Arts Management class. His students\n were expected to design their own arts organization as a part of their coursework. To complement their preparation for this assignment\, Alison was invited to reflect on her experiences and lessons learned as an entrepreneur in the arts and\n culture sector. She offered insights and sparked dialogue informed by her entrepreneurial journey\, including what led her to launch an arts service organization\, an arts consulting firm and a philanthropic fund that invests in artists. URL:https://mcearts.com/event/10-things-to-know-before-launching-your-arts-organization/ END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=UTC:20201014T100000 DTEND;TZID=UTC:20201014T100000 DTSTAMP:20251114T011127Z CREATED:20251113T220950Z LAST-MODIFIED:20251114T011127Z UID:4432-1602669600-1602669600@mcearts.com SUMMARY:Art\, Education\, & Racial Justice DESCRIPTION:The HU Ideas Symposium presents a national conference hosted by the Office of the Provost. The “From Protest to Policy National Conference” will amplify the important social and racial justice work that already happens every\n day at Howard University in classrooms\, in laboratories and research centers\, in libraries and archives\, and in meetings (both formal and informal) of visionary\, historically aware\, and culturally conscious minds across the campus. The conference\n promises to bring together thinkers from a variety of academic and professional backgrounds – humanists\, political scientists\, economists\, historians\, medical experts\, community organizers and many more – to harness the tremendous potential\n of our collective knowledge and expertise. \nThis conference panel session acknowledges that artists\, educators\, and cultural workers have long been among those at the forefront of the United States’s social and racial justice efforts. This panel will discuss the important roles of education and the arts in imagining and creating a more just future. \nPanelists: \n\nElka Stevens\, Associate Professor & Fashion Program Coordinator- Department of Art\, Howard University \nAkili Ron Anderson\, Associate Professor-Department of Art\, Howard University \nAlison McNeil\, Founder and Chief Creative Officer\, McNeil Creative Enterprises \nCori Bush\, Congresswoman MO-01\n\n  \nModerator: \n\nGwendolyn Everett\, Associate Professor\, Art History\, Howard University\n\n  URL:https://mcearts.com/event/art-education-racial-justice/ END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=UTC:20200830T120000 DTEND;TZID=UTC:20200830T120000 DTSTAMP:20251114T010952Z CREATED:20251113T220950Z LAST-MODIFIED:20251114T010952Z UID:4433-1598788800-1598788800@mcearts.com SUMMARY:The Power of Giving: A National Roundtable Discussion DESCRIPTION:The Black Funders of St. Louis hosted a lunch & learn webinar series to celebrate Black Philanthropy Month.\n These roundtable discussions and educational seminars focused on social justice\, racial equity\, nonprofit growth\, civic engagement\, and black charitable giving. Series panelists included the brightest Black nonprofit professionals\, activists\,\n elected officials & subject matter experts. \nAlison was honored to be invited to speak on a national roundtable discussion about her efforts related to launching the Maynor Biggers Artist Fund (MBAF). Alison co-founded\n MBAF in 2014 with Nefertari Kirkman-Bey Pross. The Maynor Biggers Artist Fund (MBAF) is a giving circle of Hampton University alumni that pools its resources together to invest in artists and artist companies who use their art as a vehicle\n for social change. MBAF recipients exemplify a true commitment to shifting the narrative\, raising awareness\, enhancing consciousness around societal ills in communities. \nPanelists: \n\nAkira Barclay\, Southside Giving Circle – Chicago\, IL\nCiara Coleman\, Purposeful Project – New Orleans\, LA\nValaida Fullwood\, New Generation of African American Philanthropists – Charlotte\, NC\nAlison McNeil\, Maynor Biggers Artist Fund – National\nTracey Webb\, Black Benefactors – Washington\, DC\n\n  \nModerator \n\nMaranda Witherspoon-Richardson\, Black Funders of St. Louis – St. Louis\n\n  URL:https://mcearts.com/event/the-power-of-giving-a-national-roundtable-discussion/ END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=UTC:20200823T150000 DTEND;TZID=UTC:20200823T150000 DTSTAMP:20251114T010952Z CREATED:20251113T220950Z LAST-MODIFIED:20251114T010952Z UID:4434-1598194800-1598194800@mcearts.com SUMMARY:Decolonizing Dance and Shifting the Rubric DESCRIPTION:The Sole Defined Live! programming series is the brainchild of Dance Place‘s 2018 Artist in Residence\, Sole Defined. The series is intended to convene dance professionals to discuss topics impacting the dance world. \nAlison was honored to be invited as a panelist in the session that discussed the realities of being a dance professional in 2020. Topics included philanthropic patterns in the dance community\, ways to increase equity across dance genres\, and\n ways to secure funding via the traditional grant making process. \nPanelists: \n\nNicole Chantal de Weever\, Founder & President\, Art Saves Lives Foundation\nConrhonda Baker\, Program Associate – Howard Gilman Foundation & Founder- The Best Saka\nJane Rabinovitz\, Co-Director of Dance Programming\, The John F. Kennedy Center for the Performing Arts\nAlison McNeil\, Founder & Chief Creative Officer\, McNeil Creative Enterprises\n\n  \nModerator: \n\nTerina Alladin\, Managing Director\, International Performing Arts for Youth URL:https://mcearts.com/event/decolonizing-dance-and-shifting-the-rubric/ END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=UTC:20200531T180000 DTEND;TZID=UTC:20200531T180000 DTSTAMP:20251114T010952Z CREATED:20251113T220951Z LAST-MODIFIED:20251114T010952Z UID:4435-1590948000-1590948000@mcearts.com SUMMARY:Black Artists Matter Too DESCRIPTION:Alison was featured on “The Counter Narrative Show” with other art archivists\,\n curators\, art administrators\, and collectors. Together they discussed their your unique perspective\, challenges\, and lived-experiences trying to produce\, promote and amplify Black art. \nFeatured Panelists: \n\nAlisha Patterson\, Managing Director\, Afro House\nAnika Kwinana\, Program Manager\, John F. Kennedy Center for the Performing Arts\nThomas James\, Visual Arts Curator\, Creative Baltimore Alliance\nAngela N. Caroll\, Writer and Cultural Critic\nAlison McNeil\, Founder and Chief Creative Officer\, McNeil Creative Enterprises\n\n  \nModerator: \nS. Rasheem\, Host\, The Counter Narrative Show URL:https://mcearts.com/event/black-artists-matter-too/ END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=UTC:20200318T173000 DTEND;TZID=UTC:20200318T173000 DTSTAMP:20251114T010952Z CREATED:20251113T220951Z LAST-MODIFIED:20251114T010952Z UID:4436-1584552600-1584552600@mcearts.com SUMMARY:Coaching and Giving & Receiving Feedback DESCRIPTION:Alison has been invited to speak with graduate students enrolled in American University’s arts management program about values alignment\n and giving feedback. URL:https://mcearts.com/event/coaching-and-giving-receiving-feedback-3/ END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=UTC:20200127T000000 DTEND;TZID=UTC:20200128T000000 DTSTAMP:20251114T010952Z CREATED:20251113T221008Z LAST-MODIFIED:20251114T010952Z UID:4437-1580083200-1580169600@mcearts.com SUMMARY:Joys & Pitfalls of Conducting Program Evaluations in the Arts & Culture Sector DESCRIPTION:Program evaluation is a multidisciplinary\, rapidly expanding\, global field. As such\, 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\n understanding of how evaluation is applied in diverse\, real-world contexts. \nAlison has been invited to host two events at UNCW. During these events she will explore the critical elements for sound program evaluation in the arts and culture sector. By describing lessons learned along the way\, Alison will highlight the\n importance of diversity of thought\, inclusion\, community engagement\, and a holistic look at programs to inform future planning\, advocate for needs\, and create policy change. The intended audience is undergraduate and graduate students across\n Watson College of Education departments (1) Department of Early Childhood\, Elementary\, Middle\, Literacy\, & Special Education (2) Instructional Technology\, Foundations\n and Secondary Education\, and (3) Educational Leadership. Additional attendees may include UNCW students from various academic departments across campus (e.g.\, arts\, public administration)\, including students minoring in Leadership studies. URL:https://mcearts.com/event/joys-pitfalls-of-conducting-program-evaluations-in-the-arts-culture-sector-2/ END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=UTC:20191110T140000 DTEND;TZID=UTC:20191110T153000 DTSTAMP:20251114T010952Z CREATED:20251113T221009Z LAST-MODIFIED:20251114T010952Z UID:4438-1573394400-1573399800@mcearts.com SUMMARY:Collecting and Interpreting Data to Learn from Your Past\, Plan for Your Future\, and Tell Your Story DESCRIPTION:Alison is excited to be leading a workshop during the 2019 Arts Administrators of Color Network Annual Convening. \nSession Details: \nPreparing for change within an organization requires a bit of planning. In an ideal environment\, we are able to collect and interpret data on our current experiences and use that insight to inform our future planning and decisions-making. But\n how do we know if we are asking the right questions? How do you use the information you’ve collected to make change within your organization? What are the best techniques to leverage the data you’ve collected? How can you use the data and\n insights collected to tell your story to your community and funders? This course/workshop/class presentation will provide guidance on how data can support understanding\, mitigate risks\, address equity disparities\, plan for future success\,\n and document impact. URL:https://mcearts.com/event/collecting-and-interpreting-data-to-learn-from-your-past-plan-for-your-future-and-tell-your-story/ END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=UTC:20191014T153000 DTEND;TZID=UTC:20191014T153000 DTSTAMP:20251114T010952Z CREATED:20251113T221010Z LAST-MODIFIED:20251114T010952Z UID:4439-1571067000-1571067000@mcearts.com SUMMARY:Creatively Exploring Health Equity DESCRIPTION:In 2017\, Richmond Memorial Health Foundation (RMHF) began exploring notions of health and equity as understood by Richmonders by funding eight artists and artist\n collectives to consider the following questions in tandem with their creative works. (1) What does it mean to be well? (2) How do aspects of identity\, such as race\, ethnicity\, gender\, age\, migrant status and socioeconomic status\, relate to\n health outcomes? (3) What structural barriers exist to achieving states of physical\, mental\, and social well-being? The artists\, through creative expression\, unearthed experiences of the past\, realities of the present\, and possibilities for\n the future. \nIn 2019\, RMHF doubled its original investment from 2017 to continue the creative exploration of health equity more expansively by funding nonprofit organizations that hire artists to engage diverse communities in participatory sessions in order\n to lift up their voice and perspective in fostering solutions for achieving equity. We call this EQUITY IN ACTION! \nRMHF also committed capacity building funds for each nonprofit grantee to measure the impact of their programs. \nThis session will compare the evolution of RMHF’s exploration of the intersection of art and health as it relates to equity and the impact that creativity plays in healing. \nPanelists: \n\nKendra Jones\, Director for Arts & Equity\, Richmond Memorial Health Foundation (Funder)\nAlison McNeil\, Founder and Chief Creative Officer\, McNeil Creative Enterprises (Program Evaluator)\nAlfonso Perez\, Artist (Former Grantee & Partnered with Grantee Organization)\nGigi Amateau\, Writer\, (Grantee Organization)\n\n  URL:https://mcearts.com/event/creatively-exploring-health-equity/ END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=UTC:20190723T143000 DTEND;TZID=UTC:20190723T143000 DTSTAMP:20251114T010952Z CREATED:20251113T221010Z LAST-MODIFIED:20251114T010952Z UID:4440-1563892200-1563892200@mcearts.com SUMMARY:Consulting in the Creative Economy DESCRIPTION:The DC Department of Employment Services hosted its inaugural Young Women in the Workforce Intensive to allow young women (ages 19-24 years old) in Washington DC to gain\n exposure\, resources\, and other tools needed to confidently pursue their ambitions in the workforce. Attendees included young women from Washington DC enrolled in the Summer Youth Employment Program. \nAlison was honored to speak about her experiences as a consultant in creative spaces. She shared how she got started as an entrepreneur\, her greatest lessons\, and how she defined success for herself. \nPanelists: \n\nAlison McNeil\, Founder and Chief Creative Officer\, McNeil Creative Enterprises\nSehat Walker\, Creative Consultant\, The General Store Inc.\nJovette Gadson\, Public Affairs Specialist\, U.S. Department of Housing & Urban Development\n\n  \nModerator: \nGoldie Patrick\, Executive Director\, FRESHH Theatre Company URL:https://mcearts.com/event/consulting-in-the-creative-economy/ END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=UTC:20190615T104500 DTEND;TZID=UTC:20190615T120000 DTSTAMP:20251114T010953Z CREATED:20251113T221011Z LAST-MODIFIED:20251114T010953Z UID:4441-1560595500-1560600000@mcearts.com SUMMARY:How Do I Measure and Track the Impact of My Art When Standard Evaluation Methods Feel Limiting? DESCRIPTION:Each year over 500 individuals associated with the professional dance field join Dance/USA for the Annual Conference. Attendees include independent artists\, dance presenters\, agents and artist representatives\, education and service providers\, executive directors\, artistic directors\, company managers\, fundraisers\, presenters\,\n development and marketing staff\, and more from across the country and around the world. \nSession Description: \nDuring this conference session\, we invite session attendees to consider the multiple ways of examining and tracking the impact of art. \nIt takes a certain level of transparency on both the grantee and grantmaker’s part to recognize that the existing evaluation and performance measurement models are not only limiting but can be dismissive of artistic intentions and desired outcomes.\n We will explore new ways to think about documenting and measuring impact. Through interactive dialogue\, improvisation tested frameworks\, and reading materials\, we will begin the process of articulating new ways to identify and track our impact\n and efforts. \nThis session was informed by the reflections of lived and shared experiences of artists\, arts administrators\, and grantmakers gathered during the 2018 Urban Bush Women Summer Leadership Institute. \nChanon Judson\, Associate Artistic Director & Associate BOLD Coordinator\, Urban Bush Women \nStephanie McKee\, Executive Artistic Director\, Junebug Productions \nAlison McNeil\, Founder & Chief Creative Officer\, McNeil Creative Enterprises URL:https://mcearts.com/event/how-do-i-measure-and-track-the-impact-of-my-art-when-standard-evaluation-methods-feel-limiting/ END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=UTC:20190415T180000 DTEND;TZID=UTC:20190415T180000 DTSTAMP:20251114T011127Z CREATED:20251113T221020Z LAST-MODIFIED:20251114T011127Z UID:4442-1555351200-1555351200@mcearts.com SUMMARY:Inspired Women are Empowered Women DESCRIPTION:George Mason University’s (GMU) Office of University Life hosts its Pizza & Perspectives series to create a space for students and the surrounding community to discuss topics that relate to personal and professional growth. Alison has been\n invited to share her journey to leadership\, the adversity she faced along the way\, and the support she received from unlikely spaces and places. She will sit on a panel with incredibly dynamic leaders each carving out their own path along\n the way. \nModerator:\nRebecca Keatinge\, GASPA President and GMU Graduate Student \nPanelists:\nLinda Mathes\, CEO National Capital Region\, American Red Cross \nAlison T. McNeil\, Founder & Chief Creative Officer\, McNeil Creative Enterprises \nLiz Nohra\, Chief of External Relations\, Leadership Center of Excellence URL:https://mcearts.com/event/inspired-women-are-empowered-women/ END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=UTC:20190403T190000 DTEND;TZID=UTC:20190403T190000 DTSTAMP:20251114T011127Z CREATED:20251113T221021Z LAST-MODIFIED:20251114T011127Z UID:4443-1554318000-1554318000@mcearts.com SUMMARY:Telling My Story & Securing Funding for My Art DESCRIPTION:FRESHH Inc. is a nonprofit grassroots theatre company and incubator committed to celebrating and cultivating the voices of Black Women and girls in theatre. Through\n its varied programming\, FRESHH creates space and opportunities for Black women and girls to thrive in theatre. Alison has been invited to conduct a workshop for the members of FRESHH’s Vanguard Women’s Ensemble. During the workshop\, participants will explore what it means to tell your story\, identify ideal funders\, and secure funding and grant opportunities. \n  \n  URL:https://mcearts.com/event/telling-my-story-securing-funding-for-my-art/ END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=UTC:20190118T090000 DTEND;TZID=UTC:20190118T090000 DTSTAMP:20251114T011127Z CREATED:20251113T221021Z LAST-MODIFIED:20251114T011127Z UID:4444-1547802000-1547802000@mcearts.com SUMMARY:Strategic Thinking & Planning DESCRIPTION:Alison will be participating as a faculty member for the 2019 Chorus Management Institute (CMI). CMI is a three-day intensive workshop hosted by Chorus America that gives participants tools\, strategies\, and a professional network they can put to immediate use back at their arts organizations. URL:https://mcearts.com/event/strategic-thinking-planning/ END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=UTC:20190108T183000 DTEND;TZID=UTC:20190108T183000 DTSTAMP:20251114T011127Z CREATED:20251113T221021Z LAST-MODIFIED:20251114T011127Z UID:4445-1546972200-1546972200@mcearts.com SUMMARY:Managing Change and Innovation DESCRIPTION:The Downtown Brooklyn Arts Management Fellowship is a paid 6-month opportunity for a cohort\n of young people to gain experience and skills for careers in arts management. The program aims to increase the diversity of staff in cultural organizations\, by creating a route into arts management without unpaid internships or master’s degrees.\n It is sponsored by four organizations in the Brooklyn Cultural District: BRIC\, Mark Morris Dance Group\, Theatre for a New Audience\, and the Museum of Contemporary African Diasporan Arts. This program is supported by generous funding from the\n Theater Subdistrict Council\, LDC. \nAlison was pleased to chat with the Fellows about preparing for and managing change within arts & culture organizations. URL:https://mcearts.com/event/managing-change-and-innovation/ END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=UTC:20181213T190000 DTEND;TZID=UTC:20181213T190000 DTSTAMP:20251114T011127Z CREATED:20251113T221021Z LAST-MODIFIED:20251114T011127Z UID:4446-1544727600-1544727600@mcearts.com SUMMARY:FRESHH 2019 Season Launch and Awards Ceremony DESCRIPTION:FRESHH Inc. is a nonprofit grassroots theatre company and incubator committed to celebrating and cultivating the voices of Black Women and girls in theatre. FRESHH\n centers it’s work on four pillars: Bold\, Powerful\, Brilliant and Resilient. Alison received FRESHH’s Resilient award. She was recognized for her “relentless support and contributions” in support of Black women & girls and the arts. URL:https://mcearts.com/event/freshh-2019-season-launch-and-awards-ceremony/ END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=UTC:20181206T000000 DTEND;TZID=UTC:20181208T000000 DTSTAMP:20251114T011127Z CREATED:20251113T221035Z LAST-MODIFIED:20251114T011127Z UID:4447-1544054400-1544227200@mcearts.com SUMMARY:Implementing Racial Equity Principles in Your Arts & Culture Organizations DESCRIPTION:National Arts Strategies convened 50 arts & culture leaders from across their alumni networks to work together to explore how biases affect organizational\n culture\, how to lead through adversity to create lasting change\, and ways to implement racial equity principles in arts and culture organizations. \nAlison was pleased to be invited to facilitate the dialogue for advancing racial equity in arts and culture organizations. URL:https://mcearts.com/event/implementing-racial-equity-principles-in-your-arts-culture-organizations/ END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=UTC:20180929T150000 DTEND;TZID=UTC:20180929T150000 DTSTAMP:20251114T011127Z CREATED:20251113T221035Z LAST-MODIFIED:20251114T011127Z UID:4448-1538233200-1538233200@mcearts.com SUMMARY:Paving the Way: Entrepreneurship in the Arts DESCRIPTION:Arts Administrators of Color-DMV (AAC-DMV) is committed to empowering artists and arts administrators in the Washington\, DC metropolitan area by advocating for access\,\n diversity\, inclusion\, and equity in the arts. On September 29\, 2018\, AAC-DMV will host is annual convening bringing together artists and arts professionals across the Washington\, DC metropolitan area. Alison McNeil will serve on a panel about\n entrepreneurship in the arts. The convening will be held in Baltimore\, MD at The Motor House. URL:https://mcearts.com/event/paving-the-way-entrepreneurship-in-the-arts/ END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=UTC:20180918T160000 DTEND;TZID=UTC:20180918T160000 DTSTAMP:20251114T011128Z CREATED:20251113T221036Z LAST-MODIFIED:20251114T011128Z UID:4449-1537286400-1537286400@mcearts.com SUMMARY:10 Things to Know Before Launching Your Arts Organization DESCRIPTION:Alison McNeil was invited to deliver a guest lecture to Dr. Antonio Cuyler‘s graduate level Leading the Arts Organization class. His students\n were expected to design their own arts organization as a part of their coursework. To complement their preparation for this assignment\, Alison was invited to reflect on her experiences and lessons learned as an entrepreneur in the arts and\n culture sector. She offered insights and sparked dialogue informed by her entrepreneurial journey\, including what led her to launch an arts service organization\, an arts consulting firm and a philanthropic fund that invests in artists. URL:https://mcearts.com/event/10-things-to-know-before-launching-your-arts-organization-2/ END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=UTC:20180709T130000 DTEND;TZID=UTC:20180709T130000 DTSTAMP:20251114T011128Z CREATED:20251113T221036Z LAST-MODIFIED:20251114T011128Z UID:4450-1531141200-1531141200@mcearts.com SUMMARY:Program Evaluation: What Is It and How Do I Do It? DESCRIPTION:Words Beats and Life is a DC based nonprofit organization that creates arts based educational experiences rooted in hip hop that equips youth\, arts managers\, teaching\n artists and scholars to move from theory to practice. In June 2018\, they launched the inaugural Arts Management Institute. Fifteen young people enrolled in Washington\, DC’s Summer Youth Employment Program will participate in this Institute. The Institute will include lectures\, guest speakers\, creative community tours\, arts workshops and hands on management skill training for all participants.\n Alison has been invited to design and facilitate a workshop on program evaluation. What an incredible opportunity for the young people of DC! URL:https://mcearts.com/event/program-evaluation-what-is-it-and-how-do-i-do-it/ END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=UTC:20180502T133000 DTEND;TZID=UTC:20180502T133000 DTSTAMP:20251114T011128Z CREATED:20251113T221036Z LAST-MODIFIED:20251114T011128Z UID:4451-1525267800-1525267800@mcearts.com SUMMARY:Using Data for Systemic Change DESCRIPTION:This session will explore the following questions: (1) How does an arts service organization utilize a “systems-change” mindset when evaluating their offerings? (2) What are the challenges in translating the core values of a project to the core\n values of an organization? (3) What are the barriers in thinking about systemic change? \nDuring this session\, the panelists will reflect on their experiences unpacking the aforementioned questions through a project meant to accurately represent the operations of under-resourced and under-represented arts & culture organizations. \n\nKatie Ingersoll\, Education Manager\, DataArts\nMichelle Higgins\, Community Engagement Manager\, DataArts\nAlison McNeil\, Co-Founder & Partner\, Third Eye Cultural Collaborative URL:https://mcearts.com/event/using-data-for-systemic-change/ END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=UTC:20180418T183000 DTEND;TZID=UTC:20180418T183000 DTSTAMP:20251114T011128Z CREATED:20251113T221050Z LAST-MODIFIED:20251114T011128Z UID:4452-1524076200-1524076200@mcearts.com SUMMARY:ArtTable Presents Consulting & Freelancing: Making the Leap DESCRIPTION:  \nArtTable was founded in 1980 by a group of professional women in the visual arts to foster greater support\, recognition\, and opportunities among their peers. \nJoin ArtTable DC for the first program in a series of professional development programs this Spring! For details about how to RSVP click here. \nHave you considered leaving your organization to try your hand at consulting? Does the appeal of flexible hours and choice of projects sound appealing? What are the risks with striking out on one’s own? What are the benefits? This panel brings\n together four women who have successfully transitioned into consulting and freelance work\, each with different reasons and trajectories. One panelist carefully planned the transition for several years (Alison‘s\n story)\, another turned to consulting suddenly when full-time employment ended. One panelist will talk about consulting as a gradual step towards retirement\, and another will talk about why she returned to an organization after years as a freelancer.\n If you are considering striking out on your own\, you won’t want to miss this event! \nPanelists: \n\nAlison McNeil\, Founder and Chief Creative Officer\, McNeil Creative Enterprises\nCarlyn Madden\, Principal\, Carlyn Madden Consulting Services\nEdith Graves\, Director of Communications\, Anthony Wilder Design/Build and Studio E Partners\nMarsha Semmel\, Principal\, Marsha Semmel Consulting\, formerly Director\, Institute of Museum and Library Services\n\nModerator: \n\nClaire Huschle\, Director\, Scaffold URL:https://mcearts.com/event/arttable-presents-consulting-freelancing-making-the-leap/ END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=UTC:20180125T080000 DTEND;TZID=UTC:20180125T080000 DTSTAMP:20251114T011128Z CREATED:20251113T221050Z LAST-MODIFIED:20251114T011128Z UID:4453-1516867200-1516867200@mcearts.com SUMMARY:The Black Report: The State of the Union for Blacks in Dance - Preliminary Results DESCRIPTION:  \nThe International Association of Blacks in Dance (IABD) is part of the Comprehensive Organizational Health Initiative (COHI)\n funded by the Andrew W. Mellon Foundation. COHI builds organizational resiliency within the national arts ecosystem by broadening access to resources in underserved regions\, creating more equitable systems of support for artists and cultural\n organizations\, and strengthening community participation. While participating in COHI\, IABD launched an effort to document the stories of blacks in dance as informed by a representative sample of IABD member organizations in a report called\n The Black Report: The State of the Union for Blacks in Dance. MCE is a contributor to this report. \nIABD and MCE presented the preliminary results from The Black Report during the 2018 IABD conference in Los Angeles\, CA. URL:https://mcearts.com/event/the-black-report-the-state-of-the-union-for-blacks-in-dance-preliminary-results/ END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=UTC:20171130T113000 DTEND;TZID=UTC:20171130T113000 DTSTAMP:20251114T011128Z CREATED:20251113T221050Z LAST-MODIFIED:20251114T011128Z UID:4454-1512041400-1512041400@mcearts.com SUMMARY:Leadership Center for Excellence's 40 Under 40 Awards Luncheon DESCRIPTION:  \nFor the last several years the Leadership Center for Excellence has identified 40 leaders under the age of 40 that live in the DC metro area and are actively committed to creating change in their community and/or profession. These leaders are\n doing incredibly impactful work in health\, education\, the arts\, technology\, environment\, and the law. Alison was recognized as one of 40 individuals doing work to change the world. Alison was recognized for efforts to create equitable systems\n in the arts and culture sector. What an honor! \n  \n  \n  \n  URL:https://mcearts.com/event/leadership-center-for-excellences-40-under-40-awards-luncheon/ END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=UTC:20171115T173000 DTEND;TZID=UTC:20171115T173000 DTSTAMP:20251114T011128Z CREATED:20251113T221051Z LAST-MODIFIED:20251114T011128Z UID:4455-1510767000-1510767000@mcearts.com SUMMARY:Expansion Arts Program: Grant Writing Workshop DESCRIPTION:Supported by a collaboration between the Rhode Island Foundation\, the Rhode Island State Council on the Arts\, and the Rhode Island Council for the Humanities\, the Expansion Arts Program (EAP) offers funding and organizational assistance to community-based\,\n culturally diverse arts and cultural organizations. To support the capacity building efforts of the EAP grantees\, Alison co-designed and presented a 3-hour workshop with her Third Eye Cultural Collaborative colleagues to help grantees better\n understand the grant making process. Participants discussed ways to navigate the traditional grantmaking system\, learned how grantmakers are working to reduce funding gaps and disparities to address the cultural equity issues in philanthropy\,\n investigated creative models that are emerging to support artists and organizations and went through the process of looking at their organization’s traits and systems and developed a practical plan to begin to work with grantmakers. \n  \n  URL:https://mcearts.com/event/expansion-arts-program-grant-writing-workshop/ END:VEVENT END:VCALENDAR