In this edition of At The Mic, we bring you Heather Young of Young Associates in conversation with the ACCA’s Jane Needles. Heather is an expert in Financial Management for the Arts and has just published two books on the subject which are something that should be on every consultant’s bookshelf and in every Arts Administration teacher’s required reading lists for their students.

ACCA recognizes the generous support of Unity Design Studio for sponsoring this podcast! — Unity Design Studio (https://www.unitydesignstudio.ca) is a high-ranked B Corp architecture firm with over 50 years experience designing many arts and culture venues, including the new Canadian Canoe Museum which you heard about in our last podcast!

Chapters:

• 00:00 - Introduction and Welcome
• 00:18 - Guest Introduction: Heather Young
• 01:05 - Heather's Expertise and Background
• 01:44 - Discussion on Heather's Books
• 03:17 - Impact of the Pandemic on the Arts
• 05:24 - Regional and Organizational Differences
• 10:30 - New Financial Models and Community Engagement
• 19:07 - Challenges in Arts Administration
• 26:29 - Conclusion and Farewell

Useful links from this episode:

• Purchase “Finance for the Arts in Canada”: https://www.youngassociates.ca/finance-for-the-arts-in-canada
• Young Associates' free glossary: https://www.youngassociates.ca/glossary/
• Scale Collaborative: https://scalecollaborative.ca/programs-and-initiatives/
• Thriving Nonprofits (one of Scale's programs): https://www.thrivingnonprofits.ca/
• Mass Culture - https://massculture.ca/
• Alex Sarian, “The Audacity of Relevance”: https://ecwpress.com/products/the-audacity-of-relevance/
• Max Wyman, “The Compassionate Imagination”: https://www.cormorantbooks.com/the-compassionate-imagination/
• David Maggs, “Art and the World After This”: https://metcalffoundation.com/publication/art-and-the-world-after-this/

Heather Clara Young, CPB (Principal, Young Associates) founded her company in Toronto in 1993 to provide bookkeeping, payroll, training, consulting and data management services to not-for-profits and charities, specializing in the arts and culture sector. Heather teaches accounting and financial management i...