SUSTAINABLE NATIVE COMMUNITIES COLLABORATIVE
Focused on community development and capacity building within tribal, especially developing that capacity through an indigenous creative placemaking lens- and how the arts, community, and place influences how we work in the community development space. Training is offered in New Mexico, Arizona, Washington, South Dakota, North Dakota, Maine, New York, Massachusetts, California, Oregon. This free and fee-based training is customizable and offered in person and remotely.

U.S. DEPARTMENT OF ARTS & CULTURE
The USDAC – not a government agency, is all about synergy. Grassroots organizing engages local communities in their own conscious cultural development. A national vision of truly democratic cultural policy and intervention inspires thought and action. Want to know more about cultural issues and actions? Learn and interact in live video calls or watch recordings anytime. Free training is also offered by Zoom.

SUCCESS MEASURES MEASUREMENT TOOLS
Success Measures offers a comprehensive suite of more than 350 data collection instruments that can be used to measure a wide range of contextual, perceived and observable changes in individuals and communities. Success Measures' newest set of tools measure the health-related outcomes of community development work.

ARTS + SOCIAL IMPACT EXPLORER - AMERICAN'S FOR THE ARTS

CREATIVE PEOPLE POWER
Springboard for the Arts and Helicon Collaborative share their 'Creative People Power,' a report and framework for combining creativity-centered and people-centered development to build strong, healthy, and resilient communities.

WORKING THROUGH GROWING PAINS IN ARTIST/COMMUNITY DEVELOPER COLLABORATION
At their roots, both the arts and community development amplify a people’s voice. And while this connection makes sense on paper, it can look a lot different in practice. Shelterforce shares three insights from our work together that speak to the promise, and peril, of such collaboration.

PRIMER COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT AND THE ARTS
For arts practitioners looking to understand community development, arts-based community development, civic engagement, and creative peacemaking by utilizing existing neighborhood resources when working to develop a community.

STORY SHIFT PRINCIPLES
This co-created framework is intended as a starting point for artists, media makers, storytellers, journalists, and cultural producers to be accountable to the people and communities featured in their work.
 

FORECAST
Forecast packaged our over 40 years of knowledge and experience to bring you learning and professional development opportunities both in-person and online. We customize trainings and workshops for artists, community leaders and allied professionals. We provide key knowledge about managing public art projects, facilitate sessions to help take ideas from formation to implementation, and train community members on how to envision creative places and work with artists.

DIGITAL STORYTELLING FOR SOCIAL IMPACT