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The Arts & Business Council of Greater Boston (A&BC/Boston) links the strengths of arts and business, promoting community growth and vitality through the arts. A&BC/Boston does this through the following programs:

• Business Volunteers for the Arts (BVA)
• National Arts Marketing Project (NAMP) sponsored by American Express
• The Board Center for the Arts (BCA) is comprised of two complementary programs. Board Development, a program for arts organizations, includes five sessions of in-depth training and dialogue on board recruitment, management and governance for small to mid-sized arts organizations and their board members. Topics selected for discussion are based on the needs of the art organizations participating. Business on Board is a comprehensive training program for business professionals on all facets of board membership, focusing on business professionals with limited or no previous board experience. Workshops, panels, interactive group discussions and case studies led by arts and business leaders give them an understanding of the local cultural community and the critical role of boards. The program concludes with placement on the board of directors of a nonprofit arts organization.
• MetLife Foundation National Arts Forums are designed to present topics of interest to both the business and arts communities.
• A&BC/Boston also presents an annual awards dinner celebrating the region's leading cultural champions.

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Arts & Business Council-Chicago supports hundreds of non-profit arts groups by strengthening the management of their organizations through educational programs and business services, and by helping them build dynamic partnerships with the for-profit sector. From workshops and forums to one-on-one coaching, A&BC offers multiple ways to gain mastery in the business of the arts.

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The Houston Arts Alliance (HAA) is a 501C3 non-profit arts organization.  The mission is to support and promote artistic life in the Houston region through programs, initiatives and alliances.  Advancing the nonprofit arts industry in Greater Houston improves the region’s quality of life, ensures a competitive economy, and creates an appealing tourist destination. As one of the country’s fastest growing cities and the world’s energy capital, Houston is now a center for art of extraordinary caliber and diversity.  However, as a comparatively new city, Houston has not yet achieved national recognition as a cultural destination. Through alliances with business, education, tourism and arts leadership, HAA is charged with elevating the visibility of the arts in Houston, increasing audiences, and promoting regional cultural tourism. HAA is also charged with promoting Houston as an arts capital, thereby increasing tourism to Houston and affirming Houston’s growing reputation for quality of life.

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LA Stage Alliance has its origins in two separate organizations: The Los Angeles Theatre Alliance, a service organization founded in 1975, and The League of Producers and Theatres of Greater Los Angeles, a trade association founded in1983. Since 1988, the two companies functioned as a single organization, sharing staff and office space. In 1993, the League formally dissolved and donated its assets to the Alliance (renamed Theatre LA, then LA Stage Alliance in 2003).

LA Stage Alliance is a 501 (c) (3) non profit organization dedicated to building awareness, appreciation, and support for the performing arts in Greater LA. With over 230 organizational members, LA Stage Alliance accomplishes its mission through community building, collaborative marketing, advocacy, audience development, professional development and strengthening operations for members. LA Stage Alliance serves Organizational Members in the counties of Los Angeles, Orange, Riverside, San Bernardino and Ventura.

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The Arts & Business Council is a unique organization that is making a difference in South Florida by providing the catalyst for building working partnerships between the corporate and cultural communities.  Since the inception of the Arts & Business Council, in 1985, volunteer consultants and staff have provided services have strengthened the arts with services and donations valued at over eight million dollars. We currently assist over 500 arts groups through volunteer programs, leadership training, customized board retreats, educational workshops, collaborations, and networking events. We continued to develop and implement innovative programs to support South Florida artists, address cultural diversity and respond to the needs of the groups we assist.  Some of our highlight programs include:

• Arts Board Miami, recruitment initiative to train and match business people with arts boards.
• South Florida Arts Database is a collective database for the arts with access to over 300,000 arts patrons.
• National Arts Marketing Project Miami, an important national program, funded by American Express, to provide high quality professional training to help arts groups develop sophisticated marketing strategies that build new audiences. Each year through NAMP we host 5 workshops, roundtable discussions and Breakfast with the Arts & Hospitality Industries.
• Arts Connection, a direct service volunteer program for business people to participate in the arts.  In 2008 we will e-mail our monthly volunteer newsletter sent to over 1,500 volunteers and to the employees of 25 companies.  Our volunteer participants are diverse with more than 50% defining themselves as minorities.
• Business Volunteers for the ArtsTM, the premiere volunteer program for business executives to share their skills with the arts in a meaningful and productive program.
• Volunteer Lawyers for the Arts is an ABC program that serves artists throughout the state of Florida with phone in legal clinics, publication of legal booklets on issues important to artists and legal workshops.

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The Arts & Business Council of New York (ABC/NY) is committed to joining the resources and reducing the distinction between arts and business.  It serves both the arts and the business communities of New York, with programming in volunteerism, professional development, leadership development, and economic impact.  The arts offer creativity, both onstage/in exhibition and in problem-solving.  They change lives: delighting the general public, celebrating and communicating cultural diversity, engaging audiences and artists in life-long enrichment.  Business offers financial and in-kind support, through strategic philanthropy that advances corporate missions and through sponsorships that enhance marketing efforts. More important are the resources of intellectual capital: volunteers eager to make a difference through sharing their expertise in planning, organization, marketing, PR, communications, financial analysis, technology, human resources, mentoring, and real estate.

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Arts & Business Council of Greater Phoenix was launched by the Phoenix Arts Commission in 1989, forming a partnership to provide technical and management assistance to the arts community. It is the goal of A&BC of Greater Phoenix to expand the scope and variety of services offered to all arts and cultural organizations throughout the State of Arizona. In 1998, A&BC of Greater Phoenix became a NAMP affiliate. NAMP workshops, seminars and advanced training opportunities provide priceless tools which enhance and stabilize arts and cultural organizations in the Phoenix Metropolitan area and other cities statewide. The quality of NAMP offerings has gained respect throughout the community and are enjoyed by large and small nonprofit organizations alike.

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Serving Tampa, St. Petersburg, and Clearwater, the Pinellas County Cultural Affairs is a department of Pinellas County government working within the bureau of Culture, Education and Leisure. Cultural Affairs is a partner, catalyst and liaison between community and cultural organizations, government and the private sector in encouraging and promoting a variety of artistic opportunities and growth in Pinellas County. Cultural Affairs reviews and recommends cultural programs, in addition to distributing government and private resources for the visual, performing and literary arts, museums and festivals in all of the County's 24 municipalities. Cultural Affairs offers technical assistance, workshops, consultancies for cultural organizations, institutions and artists, and grants these constituents competitive funds to produce programs of excellence and to promote education initiatives and cultural tourism.

The Department of Cultural Affairs is supported by the Pinellas County Board of County Commissioners, Florida Department of State/Division of Cultural Affairs, the Florida Arts Council, the Arts & Business Council, National Endowment for the Arts, and the Pinellas County Cultural Council.

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The Cultural Alliance of Greater Washington [CAGW] is an organization dedicated to sustaining and increasing regional leadership, appreciation, support and resources for arts and culture. We build and nurture a regional network by enhancing the connection, collaboration, and conversation within the arts and cultural community and among business and other interest groups. The Cultural Alliance pursues four institutional strategies in order to progress its mission: Research, Convene, Advocate, and Serve.

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