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For the most comprehensive guide and directory of art services and professionals for Philadelphian Artists, we recommend the "Artists' Resource Guide", produced by the Pew Center for Arts and Heritage.

Healthcare & Insurance
An Artist's Guide to Accessing Health Care in the Philadelphia Area
Artists Health Insurance Resource Center
BecauseArtIsDangerous.com -- A Philly health insurance program from Fractured Atlas.
City of Philadelphia Department of Public Health-- The official website of the Philadelphia Department of Health.
DeWitt Stern -- Insurance for dance companies.
Free or Low-Cost Medical Care in Philadelphia-- a directory of City Health Centers & Community Health Centers, published by the City of Philadelphia.
Freelancers Union-- Resource for benefits, advocacy, and other information.
PA Workers’ Compensation Insurance FAQs
National Artist Health Insurance Initiative, LINC -- Makes understanding and navigating the health care and insurance systems easier.
PA Fair Care: New Insurance Program for Uninsured

Management & Finance
100 Online Giving Marketplaces --online giving marketplaces developed by a Coro Foundation Fellow working on behalf of the Hewlett Foundation.
ArtsinCrisis.org --Planning assistance and consulting for struggling arts organizations.
ArtsManager.org --Solutions to management challenges.
Bank of America Philanthropic Management -- Overview of the Philanthropic Management group at Bank of America.
Business Privilege License -- Are you in compliance?
Chronicle of Philanthropy -- News for nonprofit organizations on grant seeking, foundations, fund raising, managing nonprofit groups, technology, and nonprofit jobs.
Citizen Media Law Project -- Information on forming a nonprofit in Pennsylvania.
Cultural Data Project (CDP) Reference Guide -- The CDP helps manage and track trends and progress, create reports and empowers researchers and advocates
Easy Office --Provides affordable finance, accounting and bookkeeping services exclusively for the needs of nonprofits
Great Dance -- Internet marketing and social media strategies for dancers and dance companies.
Interim Executive Director Program -- A pool of interim executives to function on a short-term basis (4-12 months). A program of The Nonprofit Center.
Legal Zoom -- Assists in incorporating a non-profit.
Money Money Money: Fundraising Resource Guide compiled by Jaamil Olawale Kosako
The Nonprofit Center -- at La Salle University's School of Business
Operating Reserve Policy Toolkit – First Edition-- a technical reference for nonprofit board and staff policy committees, as well as their financial consultants and professionals.
PA Workers’ Compensation Insurance FAQs
Suzy Orman -- Sound advice for personal finance.
Artists From Abroad-- Up to date information on Visas and Taxes for international guest artists.

News
Arts, Culture and Creative Economy -- Periodic musings on arts, culture and creative economy issues from the Chief Cultural Officer of the City of Philadelphia.
Arts Journal -- Daily arts news from more than 100 newspapers, magazines and e-publications.
Dance Insider -- The online source of next-day reviews of dance performances.
Dance Magazine -- Online version of the magazine known for its Young Dancer section, reviews, dance news, and features on Dancers, Choreographers, & Dance Companies.
Danciti -- NYC dance blog.
Mancc.org--provides a unique glimpse into the creative process of over 60 prominent and emerging contemporary choreographers.
Philly.com -- Maintains a comprehensive event listing in addition to articles, reviews, and other news items.
Playbill -- News, features, performance listings for Broadway and Off-Broadway.
thINKingDANCE -- Reviews and articles on dance in Philadelphia.
Voice of Dance -- Reviews, features, columns, calendar and audition listings.

Tracking Tools -- Free online tools that allow you to easily track discussion of your arts organization in social media.
Addict-o-mantic
BlogPulse
Google Alerts
HootSuite
IceRocket -- Blog search
SocialMention
Twazzup -- Real-time news filter
TweetDeck

Contract Samples--as found through The Mid-Atlantic Arts Foundation: Mid Atlantic Arts Foundation is pleased to offer these links as a service to our users. Mid Atlantic Arts Foundation takes no responsibility for any misinformation contained on the listed sites, and strongly suggests contacting someone with legal expertise before entering into any binding agreement.
Lehman Strobel-- offers a variety of contracts and agreements for artists and organizations.
Music Contracts 101-- offers a template for those in the recording fields. It's fairly involved, but should give you a fairly good idea of what to look for in a contract.

Other
Archiving Video -- Best practices for preserving performance documentation.
ArtsEdge.org -- For teachers to incorporate arts into their curriculum.
Cultural Crossroads -- A discussion group hosted by the U.S. Dept. of State to share announcements about international cultural exchange and to connect touring US artists with US embassies.
Dance Europe Magazine -- Listing of dance festivals.
ArtPlaces-- performance, rehearsal venues around the world.
Dance Magazine -- An extensive list of national opportunities for choreographers wanting to participate in workshops, showcases, festivals, residencies, fellowships and more.
Dance Minute -- Under 1 minute dance videos.
Dance.net -- Job, audition listings, and directory.
FamousTapDancers.com -- A collection of great tap performances.
Fourth Wall Arts Salon-- A place where International and Philadelphia artists gain exposure through salon performance.
Goodsearch.com -- Register your non-profit to receive donations through internet search engine.
Goodshop.com -- Register your non-profit to receive donations through online shopping.
Impulstanz -- Vienna International Dance Festival. Contemporary dance performances, research projects and workshops.
Indiegogo -- A collaborative way to fund ideas.
Kickstarter -- matches investors with creative projects.
The Lost Notebook -- Advocacy writing and link to e-newsletter with training opportunities, submission calls, advocacy alerts, and events.
NYC Dance Spaces -- Search for a rehearsal or performance space in NYC.
NewMusicPhiladelphia.com -- 24/7 webcasts of Philadelphia composers.
On-the-move.org -- the Performing Arts Traveler’s Toolkit.
Pew Fellowships in the Arts Resource Guide
Stage Jobs-- To view current Stage Jobs jobs and opportunities
Stage Jobs-- If you are looking for a theatre professional to fill a job vacancy
The Philadelphia Composers & Choreographers Network -- Sparking collaborations between choreographers & composers
Philadelphia Theatrical Supply -- Theatrical supplies.
Philly Flamenco -- Information about flamenco teachers, workshops, performances, supplies and more in the Philadelphia and New Jersey region.
The Place, London -- Premier centre for contemporary dance and one of the world's leading conservatoires.
See Chicago Dance -- Information on Chicago's professional dance scene.
Techsoup.org --Donated and discounted technology products.
Ted -- Full of great presentations (some only 15 min long) on “big ideas” in the fields of technology, arts, design, entertainment, etc.
TicketLeap.com -- an online ticketing service
The Winger -- A collaborative website where professionals, students, and pioneers in the dance world share their experiences and insights.
Vegas Auditions -- All Las Vegas show auditions.
Webstart for Women -- Education in web programming for women