The TAPA Trade Series features a series of ongoing professional development sessions and networking opportunities featuring a broad range of topics that have been created specifically for TAPA members.

Upcoming 2012/13 Workshops

Understanding the New Accessibility for Ontarians with Disabilities Act (AODA) Standards, Part of the 2012/2013 TAPA Trade Series

The Accessibility for Ontarians with Disabilities Act, 2005 (AODA) became law on June 13, 2005. Under this landmark legislation, the government of Ontario is developing mandatory accessibility standards that will identify, remove and prevent barriers for people with disabilities in key areas of daily living. The standards will apply to private, public sector and nonprofits organizations across Ontario.

To help all TAPA Members better understand and adhere to the new AODA standards we have partnered with Accessibility Ontario to offer two new workshops in late April and early May listed below.

If you would like to attend both workshops Accessibility Ontario is pleased to offer a $20.00 discount.

Customer Service Staff Training – Delivering Quality Service to Everyone

PLEASE NOTE: This workshop has been postponed

This two-hour experiential workshop will meet your organization’s training requirement under the Accessible Customer Service Standard of the AODA. It is ideal for front line staff, department heads, board members and other volunteers. This workshop includes an overview of the legislation and its requirements, disability terms and definitions, and tips on ways to provide accessible customer service to people with various disabilities. Interactive learning experiences will help your staff and volunteers to identify and remove barriers in the workplace.

TAPA Members: $45.20 includes HST
Non-Members: $79.10 includes HST
Date: Tuesday April 30, 2013
Time: 1:00pm – 3:00pm
Location: Le Théâtre français de Toronto – Studio, 610-21 College Street
Deadline to register for this session is Thursday April 25, 2013.
Please RSVP to Alexis Da Silva-Powell, Corporate Partnerships and Membership Manager at alexisdsp@tapa.ca

Customer Service Standard: Train the Trainer – Ready to Go!

PLEASE NOTE: This workshop has been postponed

Please note: This workshop has a maximum of 5 participants

This intensive half-day workshop will be of interest to clients with a large employee base who want to lead internal training efforts themselves. One of your own staff will be trained to train new staff, volunteers, or contractors on the Accessible Customer Service Standard requirements. Workshop participants will learn the customer service legislation, disability types, effective customer service, and compliance requirements around policies, procedures and training.

Participants must have an understanding of the AODA, knowledge of disability issues, and have prior experience leading training sessions.

This workshop includes a Training Binder with activities, checklists, copies of the legislation and regulations, program materials for a 2-hour staff training session, and a certificate. A completed certificate will enable participants to train staff, volunteers, and contractors at their facilities only.

This workshop 
includes one hour of free follow up telephone coaching.

TAPA Members: $446.35 includes HST
Non-Members: $672.35 includes HST
Date: Thursday May 2, 2013
Time: 1:00pm – 4:30pm
Location: TAPA Board Room, 401 Richmond Street West, Suite 350
Deadline to register for this session is Thursday April 25, 2013.
Please RSVP to Alexis Da Silva-Powell, Corporate Partnerships and Membership Manager at alexisdsp@tapa.ca

About your Instructor, Constance Exley
Accessibility Ontario’s lead facilitator is Constance Exley and she has led sold-­‐out workshops and webinars to over 1,200 organizations. In a partnership between ONN and the Ministry of Community and Social Service, Constance designed, coordinated and delivered the EnAbling Nonprofits Ontario (ENO) project. ENO was a two-year provincial
education and outreach initiative focused on nonprofits and their obligations under the
Accessible Customer Service Standard of the AODA.

Constance has more than 25 years experience in the nonprofit sector in Ontario, Quebec, British Columbia, and overseas. She has worked in a variety of sub-­‐sectors including social services, international development, housing, environment, arts and culture, sports and recreation.

Constance holds a teaching degree from McGill University and a Masters of Environmental Studies and Urban Planning from York University.

Working in Schools and Communities: Making Cross-Curricular Connections

PLEASE NOTE: This workshop has been postponed

This workshop is offered in partnership with Prologue to the Performing Arts as part of their Artist Exchange Program

As artists and companies explore multi-disciplinary work and integrate new forms and styles into their work, so too is the work for young audiences changing. Educators and schools are looking for work for young audiences that can dynamically excite them about many subjects and disciplines. What is this notion of “cross-curricular focus” and how does it effect, inspire and inform the creation and implementation of work for young audiences?

If your work is targeted for young audiences and/or you are interested in working in schools, join us for an informal discussion that will provide insights into working in schools and communities.

Panelists:

• Christine Jackson, Program Coordinator, The Arts, Toronto District School Board
• Mike Ford – Prologue artist – Singer, song-writer and creator of performances that invite young people to share his passion for Canadian history.

TAPA Members: Free!
Date: Wednesday, May 1, 2013
Time: 6:30 – 8:30 pm
Location: Neville Nook Studio – Toronto Fringe – 720 Bathurst St., #401, 4th Floor
Light refreshments will be served

For more information or to RSVP please contact Patty Jarvis at patty@prologue.org or 416-591-9092 ext. 223

Past 2012/13 Workshops

Understanding the New Accessibility for Ontarians with Disabilities Act (AODA) Standards, Part of the 2012/2013 TAPA Trade Series

The Accessibility for Ontarians with Disabilities Act, 2005 (AODA) became law on June 13, 2005. Under this landmark legislation, the government of Ontario is developing mandatory accessibility standards that will identify, remove and prevent barriers for people with disabilities in key areas of daily living. The standards will apply to private, public sector and nonprofits organizations across Ontario.

To help all TAPA Members better understand and adhere to the new AODA standards we have partnered with Accessibility Ontario to offer two workshops:

Workshop #1 – The AODA and Customer Service Staff
This training workshop is for all staff and volunteers responsible for implementing the AODA and Customer Service Standard in
their organization. The workshop includes an overview of the legislation and its requirements, reporting and training requirements, as well as interactive learning experiences to help participants to identify and remove barriers in their workplace.

Workshop #2 – The Integrated Accessibility Standards Regulation
The Integrated Accessibility Standards Regulation (IASR) sets out the requirements for three new standards:

• Information and Communications
• Employment
• Transportation

This regulation includes many specific requirements as well as general ones for the creation of accessibility policies/plans and training of staff and volunteers. Participants will come away with a good understanding of the IASR, what their organizations needs to do to be compliant, information on their upcoming compliance deadlines, and next steps for organizational readiness.

TAPA Members: $22.60 includes HST per workshop
Non-Members: $56.50 includes HST per workshop
Date: Thursday March 14, 2013
Time Workshop #1: 9:30am-10:30am
Time Workshop #2 11:00am-12:00pm
Location: TAPA Board Room, 401 Richmond Street West, Suite 350
Deadline to register for this session is Monday March 11, 2013.
Please RSVP to Alexis Da Silva-Powell, Corporate Partnerships and Membership Manager at alexisdsp@tapa.ca

About your Instructor, Constance Exley
Accessibility Ontario’s lead facilitator is Constance Exley and she has led sold-­‐out workshops and webinars to over 1,200 organizations. In a partnership between ONN and the Ministry of Community and Social Service, Constance designed, coordinated and delivered the EnAbling Nonprofits Ontario (ENO) project. ENO was a two-year provincial
education and outreach initiative focused on nonprofits and their obligations under the
Accessible Customer Service Standard of the AODA.

Constance has more than 25 years experience in the nonprofit sector in Ontario, Quebec, British Columbia, and overseas. She has worked in a variety of sub-­‐sectors including social services, international development, housing, environment, arts and culture, sports and recreation.

Constance holds a teaching degree from McGill University and a Masters of Environmental Studies and Urban Planning from York University.

Incorporation and Charitable Status Workshop

A step by step workshop with Slade Lander on incorporation and becoming a charity as well as the benefits, drawbacks and responsibilities of both. This session covered a variety of topics including:

• What is a corporation/charity?
• Should I incorporate?
• Differences between for profit, not-for-profit and charities
• Steps to incorporation and applying for charitable status
• How does incorporation change the way business is done?
• What is a Board of Directors and how do I get one?
• Overview of fundraising issues

TAPA Members: $22.60 includes HST
Non-Members: $56.50 includes HST
Date: Tuesday February 12, 2013
Time: 9:30am-12:30pm
Location: TAPA Board Room, 401 Richmond Street West, Suite 350

Deadline to register for this session is Thursday February 7, 2013.
Please RSVP to Alexis Da Silva-Powell, Corporate Partnerships and Membership Manager at alexisdsp@tapa.ca

About your Instructor, Slade Lander
Slade Lander is the Arts Manager for Public Recordings Project and has been in that position since 2007.

Mr. Lander was an Arts Manager at Dance Umbrella of Ontario from June, 2006 to April, 2012. He worked with between seven and ten clients at a time, performing strategic planning, grant application preparation, financial planning, and financial management. He also liaised with funding councils’ officers. The clients spanned a wide range of dance and organizational forms. In 2012, his clients were Anandam Dancetheatre Productions, Tom Brouillette, Allison Cummings, Little Pear Garden Collective, Lucy Rupert, Public Recordings Performance Projects, Zata Omm Dance Projects.

Mr. Lander also assisted organizations in incorporating as a not-for-profit and registering as a charity. He has taught workshops on the topic for the Toronto Alliance for the Performing Arts.

Let’s Talk Traffic!

Adam Green from Maple North Internet Marketing will present some of the many ways you can leverage web properties like Google, Twitter, Facebook, Pintrest and more to drive traffic to your website. Learn the secrets of keyword analysis to optimize your web pages for organic search traffic. Discover methods for identifying influencers in social media to build relationships with and have them promote your brand. Educate yourself on running highly effective paid search and banner ad campaigns and how to tie everything together with effective analysis of your web analytics reports.

What to Bring:

• Something to take notes on/with
• Laptop is recommended but not essential.

TAPA Members: $56.50 includes HST
Non-Members: $84.75 includes HST
Date: Thursday January 31, 2013 NEW DATE!!!
Time: 1:00-4:00pm
Location: Centre for Social Innovation, 215 Spadina Avenue, 4th Floor Alterna Boardroom

Deadline to register for this session is Wednesday January 30, 2013.
Please RSVP to Alexis Da Silva-Powell, Corporate Partnerships and Membership Manager at alexisdsp@tapa.ca

About your Instructor, Adam Green
With almost 10 years of internet marketing experience, Adam is considered a veteran in the space. As the owner of Maple North Internet Marketing, he and his team manage marketing programs for clients across North America of all sizes. Using Google Analytics combined with a blended traffic generation approach of organic search, paid search, social media and content marketing, Maple North drives increases in traffic for its clients every month. When Adam isn’t glued to his computer he can be found in or around a kitchen experimenting with food, flavour and what to call his new Smoked Tomato Salsa (suggestions welcome).

Intro To Photoshop

Photoshop is a very powerful piece of software, and we’ll cover the basics in this introductory class. You’ll learn all about layers – the core concept of Photoshop. We’ll explore exactly what resolution is, the difference between image file types, best practices for resizing photos, and how to save images for print or web. We’ll also cover adding text to your images, and combining different images together to make a simple photo collage.

This is a bring-your-own laptop workshop. You must have Photoshop, or Photoshop Elements installed on your computer. You can download a free 30 day trial version of Photoshop for the workshop HERE

TAPA Members: $56.50 includes HST
Non-Members: $84.75 includes HST
Date: Thursday January 24, 2013 NEW DATE!!!
Time: 1:00 – 4:00pm
Location: Centre for Social Innovation, 215 Spadina Avenue, Suite 120

Deadline to register for this session is Tuesday January 22, 2013.
Please RSVP to Alexis Da Silva-Powell, Corporate Partnerships and Membership Manager at alexisdsp@tapa.ca

About your Instructor, Avery Swartz
Avery Swartz is a Toronto-based award-winning web designer and tech skills instructor. A self-described design geek, she helps to demystify the web for small business owners, charities, and arts organizations. Avery believes that getting your business online should be an enjoyable experience for everyone involved, and not a chore. She offers a friendly, casual approach and promises to use as little technical mumbo-jumbo as possible. You can view Avery’s portfolio online at www.averyswartz.com. You can also see a list of upcoming tech skills classes available through Camp Tech, founded by Avery.

Intro to Email Marketing

Do you want to make attractive, professional email newsletters (eBlasts), but don’t know where to start? Don’t worry – we’ll go over it together, using the popular (and free) eBlast service Mail Chimp. Learn how to create targeted email lists, how to put a signup form on your website, and how to build simple, attractive email campaigns, with your own logo and images.

Laptops are optional at this class

TAPA Members: $56.50 includes HST
Non-Members: $84.75 includes HST
Date: Thursday January 17, 2013
Time: 1:00-4:00pm
Location: Centre for Social Innovation, 215 Spadina Avenue, 4th Floor Alterna Boardroom

Deadline to register for this session is Wednesday January 16, 2013.
Please RSVP to Alexis Da Silva-Powell, Corporate Partnerships and Membership Manager at alexisdsp@tapa.ca

About your Instructor, Avery Swartz
Avery Swartz is a Toronto-based award-winning web designer and tech skills instructor. A self-described design geek, she helps to demystify the web for small business owners, charities, and arts organizations. Avery believes that getting your business online should be an enjoyable experience for everyone involved, and not a chore. She offers a friendly, casual approach and promises to use as little technical mumbo-jumbo as possible. You can view Avery’s portfolio online at www.averyswartz.com. You can also see a list of upcoming tech skills classes available through Camp Tech, founded by Avery.

Granting 101: The Basics

This workshop is offered in partnership with the Ontario Arts Council and the Toronto Arts Council

Pat Bradley, Theatre Officer at the Ontario Arts Council, will share information, perspective, and tips about project grants, particularly the OAC’s three professional theatre project programs – Theatre Projects, Playwright Residency, and Theatre Creators’ Reserve.

Michael Du Maresq, Associate Theatre Officer at the Toronto Arts Council, will talk about various projects the TAC Theatre Program funds, eligibility, grant-writing tips, writing project descriptions, effective support material, and creating budgets.

There will be time for Q&A.

TAPA Members: FREE!
Non-Members: $56.50 includes HST
Date: Tuesday, November 27, 2012
Time: 9:30am – 12:00pm
Location: TAPA Board Room, 215 Spadina Avenue, Suite 210 (press 2R on the elevator)

Deadline to register for this session is Thursday November 22, 2012.
Please RSVP to Alexis Da Silva-Powell, Corporate Partnerships and Membership Manager at alexisdsp@tapa.ca

Defining Engagement for Young Audiences (Q&As, workshops and much more)

This workshop is offered in partnership with Prologue to the Performing Arts

There are many ways that artists working in schools and with young audiences offer deeper engagement beyond the performance. Prologue to the Performing Arts invites you to an insightful exploration of levels of engagement with special guest Nasreen Khan, Arts Education Officer, Ontario Arts Council. Discussion will touch on how schools and communities “engage” as well as an opportunity to “role play” some student question and answer period scenarios.

TAPA Members: Free!
Date: Tuesday, November 20, 2012
Time: 6:30p.m. – 8:30p.m.
Location: Neville Austin Studio (Toronto Fringe) – 720 Bathurst St.

Deadline to register for this session is Thursday November 15, 2012.
Please RSVP to Patty Jarvis, Executive Director, Prologue to the Performing Arts at patty@prologue.org

Board Basics

This workshop is offered in partnership with WorkInCulture

You know you need your Board but you aren’t quite sure how to make the most out of the relationship. This workshop will explore various kinds of Boards; Board responsibilities (the ‘must do’s’ and the ‘optional’); the difference between Board and staff roles; best practices in terms of structure, officers, committees and task forces; acquiring and motivating volunteer board members; and more. There will be an opportunity for Q&A following the presentation.

Presenter: Diane Davy is the Executive Director of WorkInCulture, a non-profit arts service organization that focuses on business skills training and lifelong career development for people working in the arts and culture sector. Davy also has her own consulting firm, Castledale Inc. that specializes in the business of culture. Throughout her career she has reported to Boards, served as a volunteer Board member and consulted on Board governance for not-for-profits.

TAPA Members: $22.60 includes HST
Non-Members: $56.50 includes HST
Date: Wednesday October 31, 2012
Time: 9:30a.m. to 12:00p.m.
Location: Alterna Savings Meeting Room, CSI Spadina, 215 Spadina Avenue, 4th Floor

Deadline to register for this session is Monday October 29, 2012.
Please RSVP to Alexis Da Silva-Powell, Corporate Partnerships and Membership Manager at alexisdsp@tapa.ca

Board Evolution

This workshop is offered in partnership with PACT – Professional Association of Canadian Theatres

Having a strong Board of Directors is a very necessary element in the equation of a healthy, functioning arts organization. Boards and staff often struggle through their respective roles and responsibilities and too often the relationship becomes more negative than positive. Learn what you can do to mitigate challenges and turn this potential adversary into your greatest ally.

This workshop is facilitated by professional facilitator and trainer, Cheryl Ewing. Depending upon participant needs this session may touch upon defining roles and responsibilities, Board development, recruitment and retention, creating an arts-friendly board with members of your business community, and will provide the opportunity to share best practices, challenges and opportunities with your professional peers.

TAPA Members: $22.60 includes HST
Non-Members: $56.50 includes HST
Date: Wednesday October 31, 2012
Time: 1:00p.m. to 5:00p.m.
Location: Alterna Savings Meeting Room, CSI Spadina, 215 Spadina Avenue, 4th Floor

Deadline to register for this session is Monday October 29, 2012.
Please RSVP to Alexis Da Silva-Powell, Corporate Partnerships and Membership Manager at alexisdsp@tapa.ca

Introduction to the New ArtsBuild Facilities Portal

This workshop is offered in partnership with ArtsBuild Ontario

Join us for an informative afternoon discovering the “rich and robust” opportunities that this interactive facilities portal will provide the arts community. The “richness” of the ArtsBuild Facilities Portal is an online collaboration of information, resources and support to assist our members in managing, improving and developing facilities.

The “robustness” of the Portal is determined by the degree of your participation and interaction. With your involvement, the Portal will be our community’s resource to advocate for adequate, safe and green facilities.

By registering with the Portal, you will be able to:

• Input and update your STAGES information in one easy step
• Find resources and information needed around facilities – such as plans, reports, and studies
• Search for organizations that are like yours, so that you may build capacity of your organization by connecting with other arts organizations
• Find rentable venues all around Ontario — and include your own rentable venue to be found by others who want to rent space!
• Make use of the FREE cloud storage space which is available to each registered user

With or without a facility your information is important to understanding the state of arts facilities in Ontario.

Please join us to learn more about this tool and why your information is so important to the state of arts facilities in Ontario.

TAPA Members: Free!
Date: Tuesday October 16, 2012
Time: 1:00pm to 3:00pm
Location: Connector Room, CSI Spadina, 215 Spadina Avenue, 4th Floor

Deadline to register for this session is Monday October 15, 2012.
Please RSVP to Alexis Da Silva-Powell, Corporate Partnerships and Membership Manager at alexisdsp@tapa.ca

Emergency First Aid with CPR/AED

We are pleased to offer the Emergency First Aid Workshop again! This workshop has been especially popular with companies who operate venues and who employ Front of house and Box Office staff. This workshop ensures your staff are properly trained for a variety of possible workplace emergency situations.

This informative all day session will cover a variety of topics including:

• Adult CPR
• Breathing and Bleeding Emergencies
• Severe Allergic Reactions
• AED (defibrillation certification)

Certification is valid for 3 years and is equivalent to WSIB , Heart & Stroke and St. John’s Ambulance.

TAPA Members: $101.70 includes HST and all materials
Non-Members: $169.50 includes HST and all materials
Date: Tuesday September 18, 2012
Time: 9:30a.m. to 4:30p.m.
Location: Factory Theatre, 125 Bathurst Street

Deadline to register for this session is Thursday September 13, 2012.
Please RSVP to Alexis Da Silva-Powell, Corporate Partnerships and Membership Manager at alexisdsp@tapa.ca

ERT-Emergency Response Training offers on-site workplace training in Red cross Certification Courses and Workshops. ERT instructors are Certified Red Cross Instructors and many have Paramedic & First Responder backgrounds and training.

The 2012/13 TAPA Trade Series is generously sponsored by