A health insurance resource for artists and people in the entertainment industry. It identifies coverage options and helps members of the visual and performing arts community enroll in them.

The Artists Archives of the Western Reserve preserves the art and artistic legacies of premiere Ohio artists. We store their art, have exhibitions for both community and member/archived artists, conduct oral histories, create publications of art, publicize/promote shows and accomplishments of member artists, provide networking opportunities. There are also educational opportunities available through workshops and forums.

Address: 1834 East 123rd Street, Cleveland, Ohio
Phone: (216) 721-9020
Email: info@ArtistsArchives.org

Classes offered are for children, teens and adults. They are visual-art based and include ceramics, watercolor, oil painting, jewelry, encaustic, graphic design, photography and more. 

BVU links businesses and nonprofits to foster excellence in the nonprofit sector. BVU engages businesses, employers and members of the community-at-large in productive and rewarding leadership and volunteer activities. By leveraging their involvement, BVU strengthens the leadership and expands the capacity of hundreds of nonprofits, while enabling businesses and employers to build strategic, powerful and enduring relationships with the community. Additionally, BVU provides leading-edge board and management consulting services to strengthen nonprofit organizations.

Address: 1300 East 9th St., Ste. 1805, Cleveland, OH 44114
Phone: (216) 736-7711
Email: bvu@bvuvolunteers.org

Connects nonprofits with volunteer professionals. Requires a one-year membership fee.

We are the hub of the commissioned art economy. We connect all members of the industry, matching creative talent with creative opportunities, and providing digital tools that streamline the commission workflow process.

Explore programs for toddlers through seniors. Classes, workshops, music lessons, lectures, camps, speakers series, special events and performances are all offered in a welcoming, friendly environment.
It’s a fun place to learn and to feel inspired. It’s a place to create friendships – for kids and adults. It’s value for time and money. It’s a real community asset that brings people together.
Learn more at this link: https://www.fairmountcenter.org/about-mission/

FirstGiving is dedicated to one purpose: empowering passionate nonprofit supporters to raise more money than they ever thought possible for the causes they care about. They partner with nonprofit organizations to allow them to plan, execute, and measure successful online fundraising campaigns and charity fundraising events with fundraising software.

Phone: (877) 365-2949
Email: sales@firstgiving.com

A national organization offering classes and other tools to assist individuals and nonprofits in finding funding.

Address: 1422 Euclid Avenue, Suite 1600 Cleveland, OH 44115
Phone: (216) 861-1933

The Library provides easy-to-access, clutter-free, comprehensive resources regarding the leadership and management of yourself, other individuals, groups and organizations.

Professional software designed to help artists get organized.

LaPlaca Cohen has an interesting resource called Culture Track that is the largest national study focused exclusively on the ever-changing attitudes and behaviors of U.S. cultural consumers.

MicroMentor is a free business mentor service for entrepreneurs and a rewarding volunteer opportunity for business professionals. Our mission is to help small businesses grow faster, generate more revenue, and employ more people. We make it easy to find a mentor, be a mentor, and build a business. Entrepreneurs build competitive businesses that catalyze innovation, job creation, and fuels thriving local economies - presenting sustainable solutions to the challenges of poverty and unemployment. Unfortunately, many small business owners lack access to information and resources needed for business success.

A provider of legal information for consumers and small businesses offering books, forms and software for a variety of legal issues.

Address: 950 Parker Street, Berkeley CA 94710-2524
Phone: (800) 728-3555

A program of Carnegie Mellon, this site serves as a connection between the arts community, collaborative discussion and learning. It provides the arts community with resources to better understand and benefit from the intersection of arts and technology in order to make more informed management decisions in an increasingly technological society.

Free and open to all, to use think[box], start by viewing an Orientation Presentation, which explains general lab policies as well as how to get started using machines at the lab.  If you would like to bring a group or class to think[box], please read the Information for Groups and Classes.

 

An information clearninghouse including forms, news and publications regarding copyright issues.

Address: 101 Independence Ave. S.E. Washington, D.C. 20559-6000
Phone: (202) 707-3000

This site includes current news, frequently asked questions, guides, glossary of terms and information on a variety of intellectual property issues.

Phone: (800) 786-9199

National agency to aid, counsel, assist and protect the interests of small business concerns.

Address: 1350 Euclid Avenue, Suite 211 Cleveland, OH 44115
Phone: (216) 522-4180

A committee of the Cleveland Metropolitan Bar Association; a pro bono program providing legal services to income-eligible artists and arts organizations in all disciplines, develops public law-related education programs for artists and arts organizations, and collaborates with area galleries to bring rotating art exhibits to the Cleveland Metropolitan Bar Center.

Address: c/o Cleveland Bar Association, 1301 East 9th St., 3rd Level Cleveland, OH 44114
Phone: (216) 696-3525
Staff Contact: Jessica Paine: jpaine@clemetrobar.org