General Director Resources
OPERA America provides extensive services of interest to General Directors, including customized consulting through Field Services and field-wide research.
NEW SERIES ANNOUNCED
Salon Series: Exploring American Voices
OPERA America's new
Salon Series: Exploring American Voices features live performances of American opera and songs in the intimate setting of the OPERA America office. Presented in collaboration with our publisher members, the
Salon Series showcases the diverse and unique voices of today's most distinguished composers.
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Consulting/Field Services *
OPERA America's Field Services Program offers U.S. member opera companies with annual budgets up to $3 million one- or two-day on-site consultations on a wide range of organizational, governance, and presentational issues.
National Opera Trustee Recognition Program
OPERA America announces the second annual National Opera Trustee Recognition Program. The purpose of the program is to honor opera company trustees for exemplary leadership, support, and audience building efforts on behalf of their respective opera companies within their communities across the U.S.
The deadline to submit a nomination is Monday, October 27, 2008.
Professional Opera Company Survey
Perhaps the single most important resource available to OPERA America members, the Professional Opera Survey is distributed annually to participating companies. Accurate, comprehensive, and current, the Professional Opera Company Survey is a total operational overview of the entire field. You simply can’t find this level of detail on a 990.
Benchmarking Studies
In addition to the Professional Opera Survey, OPERA America conducts surveys of the field and prepares benchmarking studies to provide companies with a means to evaluate their administrative capabilities through comparison with their peers.
The Electronic Media Forum *
OPERA America's service to members interested in increasing their use of new media to enrich the opera experience for current and prospective audiences.
Performing Arts Research Coalition
The Performing Arts Research Coalition (PARC) is a groundbreaking collaborative project created to improve and coordinate the way performing arts organizations gather information on our sector, so that we can offer a more unified and factually based voice on issues of common concern, and aid the performing arts in developing a national model for arts research collaboration.
Schedule of Performances
Search to see which companies have recently performed an opera or which
singers have performed roles. Also submit your season schedule.
The Opera Fund
The Opera Fund, which provides technical and financial support to OPERA America Professional Company Members and others.
The Opera Fund is run in conjunction with Opera.ca's
Canadian Opera Creation Fund as part of a North American effort to enhance the quality, quantity and creativity of new opera and music-theater.
Advocacy
OPERA America represents the interests of the opera community before Congress, the White House, and federal agencies. As a founding member of the American Arts Alliance, OPERA America works with the performing arts field to advocate for the development of national policies that recognize and strengthen the contributions that the arts make to America.
Visa issues *
OPERA America's Artistic Services and Government Affairs departments support the opera field with issues related to the visa application process for international guest artists.
Job Listings
Recent job openings in the opera field are posted in this online database.
Conferences & Conventions
OPERA America’s annual conference is the largest gathering of opera professionals in North America. Also included is a link to the National Performing Arts Convention, held every four years.
Listservs *
General and Executive Directors at member opera companies can subscribe to this listserv, connecting them with colleagues around the country to ask questions and share information and resources.
Publications
OPERA America provides an array of publications for opera artists, administrators and enthusiasts including field surveys, directories and career guidance.
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Can't find the information you need here? OPERA America members can contact Marc A. Scorca
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MScorca@operaamerica.org), President and CEO, for assistance.
Links
Boardnet USA.org
BoardnetUSA offers individuals seeking board roles and nonprofits seeking board members to connect by viewing each others' profiles. This site is for NYC, but provides links to affiliated sites in several cities.
Board Source
BoardSource, formerly the National Center for Nonprofit Boards, "is the premier resource for practical information, tools and best practices, training, and leadership development for board members of nonprofit organizations worldwide." They publish many inexpensive pamphlets on a wide range of topics relating to boards and nonprofits.
CompassPoint's Board Café™
"Short enough to read over a cup of coffee.™" This free newsletter covers many issues such as "How much should we pay our executive director?" and "What to do when you really disagree with a board decision."
Governance Matters
Formerly called the Alliance for Nonprofit Governance, Governance Matters is dedicated to promoting good governance for nonprofit organizations. Governance Matters offers a resource directory and a series of helpful short articles, such as myths and realities about nonprofit boards, and Internet resource links. A special feature is the Nonprofit Governance Indicator Guide, a governance assessment tool.
How to read the IRS Form 990
And find out what it means.
Leader to Leader Institute
Many articles on leadership produced by the Peter Drucker Foundation.
Sample List of Personnel Policies
A sample outline of major topics covered in most personnel policies from Carter McNamara, PhD, Authenticity Consulting.