Financial & Governance Issues for Arts Organizations

August, 2014
City of Bloomington, IN

Join Elaine Grogan Luttrull for a financial and governance check-up hosted by the City of Bloomington on August 9, 2014.

During the session, The Business of Art: Financial and Governance Issues for Arts Organizations, Elaine will cover best practices an organization may (realistically) adopt to develop strong and effective governance and financial policies. Key topics to be covered include budgeting, managing cash flow, taxes, governance and internal controls.

Elaine is the author of Arts & Numbers: A Financial Guide for Artists, Writers, Performers, and Other Members of the Creative Class. She’s also a CPA and the founder of Minerva Financial Arts, a company devoted to bridging the gap between business and the arts. She teaches at the Columbus College of Art and Design and in the Department of Art at The Ohio State University, and her presentations have been featured nationally by Americans for the Arts, the Foundation Center, and the DeVos Institute of Arts Management at the Kennedy Center. Her presentations are renowned for their accessibility and relevance, particularly for arts organizations and leaders.

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Arts & Numbers

You don’t have to do this alone. Arts & Numbers is a comprehensive financial guide for creative individuals… and anyone else with a passion for something other than accounting and finance. This book aims to provide basic information on finance and financial matters for creative entrepreneurs to take ownership of their financial situations, thus ensuring their long-term success, creative and otherwise.

Written in short story form with fictional anecdotes supporting the financial advice, Arts & Numbers promises to be an easy and useful read for creative entrepreneurs at any stage.

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