Junior Committee
Four Resolutions for Healthy Dance Advocacy in the New Year
Happy New Year, readers! As we all know, these first few weeks of January are high time for New Year’s Resolutions and goal-setting, and I’ve been thinking a lot about the dance advocate I’d like to become in 2016. What does my community need, and how can I best contribute to the betterment of our field? Are there problems that I can help solve? Reflecting on these questions, I’ve come up with…
Halfway Through the Year, Thoughts from a First-Time Member
It was like the first day of school: that disorienting mix of terror and excitement, a looming anticipation of newness, the feeling of starting something new with a group of people you may not know, but already are inclined to love. Without getting too overly sentimental, I truly had not felt that in a while. I was hopeful and intrigued and curious-- definitely curious-- when I showed up for my…
Professional Development: Sustainable Fundraising
Happy December to everyone out there & Happy Giving Tuesday! Today is a great day to support some of your favorite dancers out there doing their thing!…
And on that note-…
JComm recently had a professional development session on sustainable fundraising models with guests JJ Lind, a Brooklyn-based artist and arts manager and Artistic Director of Immediate Medium, and Rebecca Cardwell of Dunch Arts. This lively discussion pointed out some practical tips and things to think about when fundraising for projects and long-term sustainability, especially for young, emerging artists. Here are some takeaways from the discussion, and for more, take a look at our Twitter page!…
Hi! From the 2015/2016 Dance/NYC Junior Committee
Greetings from the 2015/2016 Dance/NYC Junior Committee! This is Ashley Richard, the Junior Committee blog editor for this year. We are looking forward to sharing our advocacy, outreach, projects and research with you readers and the NYC dance community at large. Who is the Dance/NYC Junior Committee, you ask? The Dance/NYC Junior Committee is a professional development organization comprised of…
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Introducing The Dancer’s Empowerment Project
Session 1: Fundraising for Dancers with Fractured Atlas November 7th, 5-7pm Gibney Dance Center, 280 Broadway Location RSVP here. Facebook event. Session 2: How to Survive as a Dancer in NYC with The Field November 20th, 5:30-7:30pm Gibney Dance Center, 280 Broadway Location The Dancer’s Empowerment Project was born out of a deeply held belief that dancers should be properly compensated…
What Dancers Need to Know About the New Health Insurance Exchanges
Originally published on October 14, 2013 On October 1st, in spite of the government shutdown, the most significant aspect of the Affordable Care Act (affectionately or disdainfully referred to as Obamacare depending on whether you support it or are against it) went into effect: the health insurance online market exchanges. These are online marketplaces where Americans can now shop for health insurance…
Photo Recap of JComm 2013-2014
Our year started out in true JComm style, with a hello/goodbye party! We welcomed our new members and said goodbye to those leaving. And then we jumped feet first into planning our year with two summer work sessions. We gave our new members an orientation, created four think tanks (Advcoacy, Business Briefcase, Diversity, and Self-Advocacy), and identified healthcare as an additional focus for…
