by Pentacle-nextSteps | Dec 16, 2021 | 501(c)3, Virtual Performances
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...
by Pentacle-nextSteps | Oct 7, 2021 | 501(c)3
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...
by Pentacle-nextSteps | Sep 28, 2021 | 501(c)3, Virtual Performances
How to Know You’re Showcase Ready What 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...
by Pentacle-nextSteps | Sep 3, 2021 | 501(c)3, Accounting, Financial Resources
How to create your own bookkeeping system for arts businesses Managing your organization’s finances can tend to be overwhelming. Who gave us funds for what? Who is getting paid for their services? How do I show a final report to stay compliant with the grant I...
by Pentacle-nextSteps | Aug 27, 2021 | 501(c)3, Financial Resources
Should My Dancers Be on Payroll? Benefits of Paying Your Dancers on Payroll A common question smaller dance companies pose themselves is whether or not to put their dancers on payroll or pay them as independent contractors. We hope to lay out some benefits that your...
by Pentacle-nextSteps | Jan 23, 2021 | 501(c)3, Accounting
New York City Fiscal Sponsors List of Fiscal Sponsors in New York City Organizations that act as fiscal sponsors provide a vital service in the cultivation of new projects and entities. Any project or entity can be sponsored by a nonprofit fiscal sponsor if both...