Craft Organization Development Association

2011 CODA Leadership Conference

A GREAT SUCCESS!

Connecting the Dots…collaborating...fundraising...telling your story…

How many times have you returned from a conference unable to communicate what you learned? This was not one of them. This June, CODA produced its best conference yet. A witty keynote delivered by Andy Goodman, LA-based communications guru, and feel-good closing address by Maine’s own EepyBird, were thought-provoking book ends to the otherwise craft-related content.

Goodman’s and EepyBird’s message did not directly relate to craft organizations. This is exactly what made their ideas stick and matter. Attendees were asked to connect the dots between the ideas presented to their organization. Craft professionals intimately know the challenges of presenting, displaying and selling craft. This material gave them pause to consider how craft organizations need to contextualize their day to day activities into a larger, outward-looking communications agenda. forex broker IQ Option

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CODA Review 2011: Craft Artists, Income and the US Economy

This report shows the significant economic impact of craft artists and the importance of supporting makers as part of efforts to enrich cultural lives and grow the economy. Unlike many job classifications, craft artists are mainly part-time workers and their economic activity is not often tracked by government statistics.

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