Wednesday, 11 May, 2022 - 08:00
COVID fatigue hits arts players
The first months of 2022 felt like the start of the pandemic all over again for the arts sector, but with more fatigue and less financial support, according to Jenny Simpson.
Jenny Simpson joined AWESOME Arts Australia in 2007, bringing to the role extensive experience as a business manager, festival director, performer and teacher.
Ms Simpson had held several board positions including as treasurer of Canberra Arts Marketing; and president of KULCHA, Multicultural Arts of WA,
She is also the musical director of Mosman Park-based choir, the Mighty Camelot.
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The first months of 2022 felt like the start of the pandemic all over again for the arts sector, but with more fatigue and less financial support, according to Jenny Simpson.
Barking Gecko Theatre Company and AWESOME Arts have announced a merger to become Barking Gecko Arts, with a rebrand to launch September 30.
In a first for the Not For Profit sector, a dedicated content portal is launching this week via the Business News digital offering.
As the ongoing COVID pandemic caused havoc around the world – and continues to do so two years on – the not for profit sector was particularly badly affected.
The recently announced rise in interest rates threatens to push those already facing a bleak future to the edge of despair – but NFPs remain committed to assist wherever possible.
There have been many converging factors affecting workforce recruitment and retention in the Not For Profits sector, made perhaps especially acute thanks to the arrival of COVID on our shores in 2020.
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On August 4, ATSI Children’s Day’s theme for 2022 is ‘My Dreaming, My Future’. Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander children are born into stories of their family, culture and Country, carrying with them the songlines of their ancestors and culture, passed down through the generations. ÂÂ
During AWESOME Arts week, creativity and the Not For Profit sector fall into the spotlight and how in particular it can change lives.
The vastness of Western Australia poses many challenges for not-for-profit organisations attempting to deliver essential services to regional and remote communities.
Filling staff shortages in Perth is one thing but achieving the same result for a not-for-profit group in a remote outpost hoping to deliver crucial services to those most in need is entirely another.
With vast distances and increasing costs to deliver essential services to those most in need far from Perth, not-for-profit groups are turning to innovative solutions to keep their clients housed, fed and safe.Bridging the distance through technology
Western Australia’s not-for-profit groups must think increasingly creatively – and with a long-term strategy – to work with corporates.
Some of WA's leading NFPs share the secrets behind perfecting the pitch and building corporate relationships that last.
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