Legal Structures of Arts and Cultural Organizations
This type of organization reinvests all surplus revenue into its mission rather than distributing profits.
What is a non-profit organization?
This statement describes the long-term future the organization hopes to create.
What is a vision statement?
This groups provides oversight, policy direction, and accountability for a non-profit.
What is the board of directors?
This process involves recruitment, selection, and hiring of employees, orientation and supervision, appraising performance, and managing the possible termination of employees.
What is Human Resource Management?
This type of funding is provided by government agencies like the Canada Council for the Arts (CCA.)
What are grants?
These two documents define a non-profit's purpose and internal rules.
What is a mission statement and bylaws?
This analysis identifies internal strengths and weaknesses and external opportunities and threats.
What is a SWOT analysis?
This board role is responsible for chairing meetings and ensuring effective governance.
What is a Board Chair or President?
This document outlines the tasks, responsibilities, and qualifications for a staff or volunteer role.
What is a job Description?
Revenue from Ticket sales, workshops, or merchandise is known as this
What is earned revenue?
In Alberta, most non-profits register under this provincial legislation
What is the Societies Act?
These objectives must be Specific, Measurable, Achievable, Relevant and Time-bound
What are SMART objectives?
This structure is typically seen in a start-up. It eliminates multiple layers of management, promoting direct interaction between employees.
What is a flat structure?
These two documents are a mandatory statement of principle or rule that guides decision-making and aligns with organizational goals AND A step-by-step, actionable instruction manual that explains how to conduct specific tasks, ensuring consistent outcomes when following a the first document.
What is policy and procedures?
This fundraising method invloves asking individuals or buisnesses for financial support.
What is donors?
This status allows for non-profit organizations to provide tax receipts.
What is Charitable status
This analysis identifies groups who influence or are impacted by the organization
What is a stakeholder analysis?
This organization structure groups the tasks that people perform in like categories.
What is Functional structure?
This policy ensures that all staff, volunteers, and artists are treated fairly and respectfully, regardless of identity or background.
What is an EDIA Policy?
This type of partnership involves financial support in exchange for visibility or benefits.
What is sponsorship?
This term means the business is registered under the name of the owner.
What is a sole proprietor?
These high-level priorities guide the organization's direction over several years.
What are strategic goals?
This term describes the mix of skills, identities, and experiences needed on a strong board.
What is Board Diversity?
It is good practice to include this at the bottom of policies and procedures when the document is approved and implemented in the organization.
What is the date?
This term means that the funding entity has a relationship with government, but is not technically government.
What is arms-length?