PLAN F SOLUTIONS
Assisting with the real estate development process for arts-based economic development as well as permanent creative placemaking activities. This fee-based training is customizable, open to communities across the U.S and is offered in person and remotely.

SPRINGBOARD FOR THE ARTS
Springboard offers free toolkits, consulting services, workshops and trainings, working directly with over 35,000 artists and community members in the region each year with 80 communities nationwide replicating their programs. Find artist-led community development programs and practices, with programs specifically for artists, and programs designed for non-arts professionals. All training is customizable and offered in person and remotely.

PROJECT FOR PUBLIC SPACES
From ‘what is placemaking to how to implement projects, manage public spaces, engage community members, work with stakeholders. Topics also include transportation, public market design planning and operations, gentrification impacts, how to measure outcomes and evaluate impacts. Based in New York City and offering customizable training and technical assistance all over the world in person and remotely.

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.

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.

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.