The National Arts Marketing Project (NAMP), developed by the Arts & Business Council of Americans for the Arts, is a group of workshops sponsored nationally by American Express to help arts organizations devise and implement marketing strategies to build attendance, diversify audiences, and increase earned revenue. More than 340 different arts organizations have attended these workshops in the past three years. For more information about the national program and other cities that participate in NAMP, please visit the Americans for the Arts website. For more information about arts marketing, or for information about customized training, visit ArtsMarketing.org. All of the marketing workshops are specifically designed for executive directors, marketing managers, and development professionals at small to midsized organizations, as well as more junior staff at larger institutions. Upcoming Workshops October 08 The Art (Business) Of Collaboration October 29 Staff, Boards & Volunteers As Advocates November 12 Market Research November 17 Marketing Plan Workshop Location: American Express Headquarters 3 World Financial Center New York, NY 10285 Workshop Time: 9:00 a.m.–9:30 a.m. Networking Breakfast 9:30 a.m.–12:30 p.m. Program Registration Fees: ABC/NY Members: $45 per workshop Non-members: $75 per workshop Visit www.artsandbusiness-ny.org to register.

This training is open to any Chester Historical Society member wishing to learn about these topics and get involved in the project. Contact Clifton Patrick (chester_historical@mac.com) if you'd like to sign on. If you'd like to help, but are not interested in traveling for the training, we have lots of documents that need to be transcribed. The Chester Historical Society 47 Main Street Chester, NY 10918 direct phone/fax 845-469-7645 1915 Erie Station 845-469-2591 (9 am - 1 pm Saturdays, May - Oct.) CHS Office 845-469-2388 (10-11:30 am Tuesdays) url: www.ChesterHistoricalSociety.com Hudson River Valley Heritage (www.HRVH.org) contributor.

Open to non-profit performing arts organizations. Provides counsel in the areas of fundraising, building effective Boards, budgeting, marketing, technology, and other areas pertinent to maintaining a vital organization during a troubled economy.