{"id":4088,"date":"2015-05-04T10:04:12","date_gmt":"2015-05-04T14:04:12","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.artsjournal.com\/engage\/?page_id=4088"},"modified":"2020-02-08T08:38:01","modified_gmt":"2020-02-08T13:38:01","slug":"books","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/www.artsjournal.com\/engage\/books\/","title":{"rendered":"Community Engagement: Why and How"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\"><figure class=\"aligncenter size-large is-resized\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.artsjournal.com\/engage\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/01\/BookBannerAdNoURL-500x62.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-5857\" width=\"650\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.artsjournal.com\/engage\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/01\/BookBannerAdNoURL-500x62.jpg 500w, https:\/\/www.artsjournal.com\/engage\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/01\/BookBannerAdNoURL-300x37.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.artsjournal.com\/engage\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/01\/BookBannerAdNoURL-768x95.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.artsjournal.com\/engage\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/01\/BookBannerAdNoURL-1536x190.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/www.artsjournal.com\/engage\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/01\/BookBannerAdNoURL.jpg 2022w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 500px) 100vw, 500px\" \/><\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-text-align-left\"><a rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" href=\"https:\/\/www.artsengaged.com\/books#bcna\" target=\"_blank\"><em>Building Communities, Not Audiences: The Future of the Arts in the United States<\/em><\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-text-align-left\"><em><a href=\"https:\/\/www.artsengaged.com\/books#engage\">Engage Now! <\/a><\/em><a href=\"https:\/\/www.artsengaged.com\/books#engage\"><em>A Guide to Making the <\/em><\/a><em><a href=\"https:\/\/www.artsengaged.com\/books#engage\">Arts<\/a><\/em><a href=\"https:\/\/www.artsengaged.com\/books#engage\"><em> Indispensable<\/em><\/a><br>[Purchase info below]<\/p>\n\n\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><em><a title=\"Building Communities, Not Audiences\" href=\"https:\/\/www.artsengaged.com\/books#bcna\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignleft size-full wp-image-1927\" src=\"https:\/\/www.artsjournal.com\/engage\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/08\/BCNA_Cover-e1429286275309.jpg\" alt=\"BCNA_Cover\" width=\"200\" height=\"300\"><\/a><\/em><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><em>I have to be honest, I haven\u2019t finished it yet <\/em><em>because <strong>I\u2019m constantly having to digest <\/strong><\/em><em><strong>the \u2018YES\u2019 and \u2018AMEN\u2019 moments<\/strong> I get from each section.<br><\/em>Beth Philemon, ChoirBaton Podcast<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><em>The first time I read Doug Borwick\u2019s <u>Building Communities, Not Audiences<\/u> I could not stop smiling. <\/em><em>Borwick . . . hammers home the lesson that for \u201cpractical and moral reasons, arts institutions need to be more deeply and sincerely connected to their communities.\u201d <\/em><strong><em>I strongly encourage everyone involved in the arts, <\/em><em>elected officials, and funders to read Borwick\u2019s book!<br><\/em><\/strong>John Shipman, former Executive Director of The Delaware Contemporary<\/p>\n\n\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator\"\/>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\"><figure class=\"alignright\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.artsjournal.com\/engage\/engage-now\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"200\" height=\"300\" src=\"https:\/\/www.artsjournal.com\/engage\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/04\/EngageNowCoverFinal-e1429285807202.jpg\" alt=\"EngageNowCoverFinal\" class=\"wp-image-4084\"\/><\/a><\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-text-align-center\"><em><strong>[A]n expert, comprehensive resource <\/strong><\/em><br><em><strong>as well as a guiding light for the future of the nonprofit arts.<\/strong><\/em><br>Josephine Ramirez, Former Arts Program Director, James Irvine Foundation<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-text-align-center\"><em>Doug Borwick . . . <strong>provides<\/strong> leading <strong>action steps to building a stronger, more sustainable connection with the people that arts organizations serve.<\/strong><\/em> <br>Robert Lynch, President &amp; CEO, Americans for the Arts<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-text-align-justify\"><em><strong>Borwick<\/strong> masterfully reconstructs community engagement beyond \u201cpolicyspeak\u201d&nbsp;. . . proving why he <strong>is <\/strong><\/em><strong><em><span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\">the<\/span><\/em><\/strong><em><strong> authority on community engagement work.<\/strong><\/em><br>Alan Salzenstein, Former President, Association of Arts Administration Educators<br>Professor of Performing Arts Management\/Arts Leadership, DePaul University<\/p>\n\n\n\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator\"\/>\n\n\n\n<p>Individual Copies (paperback\/ebook): <br><a href=\"https:\/\/www.amazon.com\/Building-Communities-Not-Audiences-Future\/dp\/0972780416\/\">Building Communities, Not Audiences<\/a> <br><a href=\"https:\/\/www.amazon.com\/Engage-Now-Guide-Making-Indispensable\/dp\/0972780432\/\">Engage Now!<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>For bulk orders: <a href=\"http:\/\/mkt.com\/artsengaged\">Order Here<\/a> or email <a href=\"mailto:books@artsengaged.com\">books@artsengaged.com<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator\"\/>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"has-text-align-center wp-block-heading\"><strong>Other Resources from ArtsEngaged<\/strong><\/h2>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\"><li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/groups\/668362663522307\/\">Community Engagement Network<\/a>: A Facebook group for community engagement advocates and practitioners<\/li><li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.artsengaged.com\/engagement-essentials\">Engagement Essentials<\/a>: A large collection of outlines, tools, and writings to support community engagement work:<ul><li>Community Engagement: What You Need to Know (The bare-boned essentials)<\/li><li>Embarking on Community Engagement (Know before you go, including:)<ul><li>Initial Steps: Simple and Slow<\/li><li>Initial Means of Connecting<\/li><li>Mainstreaming Engagement<\/li><\/ul><\/li><li>The Engagement Process (A process outline of Planning, Preparing, and Partnering)<\/li><li>Evaluating Community Engagement (Process and Outcomes)\u00a0<\/li><li>Excellence and Community Engagement (Addressing issues regarding \u201cquality\u201d in community engagement)<ul><li>The Question of Excellence<\/li><li>Equity and Respect<\/li><\/ul><\/li><li>Articulating the Benefits of the Arts (Bridging the gap between practical and ineffable)<\/li><li>Definitions<\/li><li>Other Resources<ul><li>Tools<\/li><li>Writings<\/li><\/ul><\/li><\/ul><ul><li>Community Engagement Training Resources<\/li><\/ul><\/li><\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p><br><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Building Communities, Not Audiences: The Future of the Arts in the United States Engage Now! 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