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Business On Board
Business On Board provides training to business professionals and arts managers on nonprofit board governance issues and places business professionals on boards and committees of arts and cultural organizations.
Since 1996, training and community relations departments from throughout the Greater Philadelphia Region have relied on Business On Board to enhance their foremost employees' talents and opportunities, encourage cross-industry networking and position their companies in the cultural landscape.
As with many “Philadelphia firsts," our 4-month board training program has been replicated in Boston, Chicago, Cincinnati and Phoenix.
Benefits Of involvement
- Arts managers receive training in recruiting, managing and engaging board members and gain access to business professionals.
- Business professionals have opportunities to demonstrate leadership in the community and develop professional skills while providing expertise to arts and cultural organizations.
- Together, board members and arts managers create a strong governance foundation important to any organization's stability and long-term success.
Program Impact
- Since launching the program in 1996, we have trained more than 350 business executives and placed them on boards and board committees of more than 100 arts and culture organizations in the region. These graduates have contributed more than 32,000 hours of service to their organizations—an estimated value of more than $5.2 million.