Preparing for Tax Day
Preparing for Tax DayAn interview with Davalois Fearon In preparation for Tax Day, we talked with Davalois Fearon about her experience working with Pentacle, and how it has helped her with her taxes and gain overall financial health, especially through Fiscal...
Planning A Fundraising Event
Planning A Fundraising EventEvent fundraising can be a great way to raise funds There are a number of ways to fundraise money for an organization or cause. One of the most collaborative ways to fundraise is by hosting an event. There are many steps to consider when...
Development & Fundraising for Artists
Development & Fundraising for Artists How to Obtain Individual and Institutional Donations Development & fundraising through individual and institutional donations. Everyone needs money, and if you are an artist, nonprofit, or dance organization, a good chunk...
Top 5 Quickbooks Set-Up Tips
Top 5 Quickbooks Set-Up TipsManaging your organization’s finances can be overwhelming and time consuming. At Pentacle, we use Quickbooks, an accounting software that helps you manage your financial transactions, both internally as well as with our artists...
Understanding A Cash Flow Statement
Understanding A Cash Flow Statement What is a Cash Flow Statement? A Cash Flow Statement is a financial statement that tracks the movement of a company’s cash over a selected period of time. This is an all-inclusive statement because it includes the inflow and outflow...
Understanding A Balance Sheet
Understanding a Balance SheetWhat is a Balance Sheet? A Balance Sheet is a financial statement that summarizes the company’s assets, liabilities, and equity at a specific point in time. The Balance Sheet is an essential tool used by organizational leaders, Board of...
Understanding A Profit and Loss Statement?
Understanding A Profit and Loss StatementWhat is a Profit and Loss Statement? A Profit and Loss Statement (P&L) is a financial statement that measures the revenues, costs, and expenses incurred over a specific accounting period. P&Ls reflect an organization’s...
Understanding Music Copyright for Dance
Understanding Music Copyright for DanceIt’s critical to understand how music copyright works for dance organizations. All popular music is protected by one of two performance rights organizations–Broadcast Music, Inc. (BMI) or American Society of Composers, Authors,...
Is Your Performance Tour Ready?
Is Your Performance Tour Ready? Getting your performance ready for a post-pandemic tour. What does it take to get your dance company or dance project “Tour Ready?” For many dance companies, dance managers, dance agents and dance presenters, the challenges in...
Dance/NYC Rehearsal Space Subsidy Program
Dance/NYC Rehearsal Space Subsidy Program Interested in a Dance/NYC rehearsal space subsidy? Pentacle is proud to partner with Dance/NYC to promote their New York City Dance Rehearsal Space Subsidy Program and share this grant opportunity with you! Dance/NYC is...
Sharing Space with Arts in Sacred Places (AiSP)
Sharing Space with Arts in Sacred Places (AiSP) Sharing Space Resources with Sacred Places that Share your Mission & Values Why Share Space with a Sacred Place? In our pre-COVID-19 world, creating your artistic work meant lots of planning and searching for...
How to Know You’re Showcase Ready
How to Know You're Showcase ReadyWhat is a showcase, and how are they run? Participating in a showcase is an opportunity to share your latest work available for touring/booking by presenting organizations. One of the larger, more well-known opportunities in the...