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We hope that the following resources and links will help you find funding resources, jobs, spread the word about your business or find one.  If you have any additions you would like to suggest please let us know.

On Campus

Alumni Association: www.umassalumni.com

Alumni Magazine: www.umassmag.com

Arts Extension: www.umass.edu/aes

Athletics: http://umassathletics.cstv.com

Campus Center Hotel: www.aux.umass.edu/hotel

Continuing Education: www.umassulearn.net

Events Calendar: http://umass.edu/umhome/events

Fine Arts Center: www.umass.edu/fac

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UMass Amherst Foundation: www.umass.edu/give

Continuing Education

University of Massachusetts Amherst Arts Extension Service: www.umass.edu/aes

The University of Massachusetts Arts Extension provides workshops, courses, conferences and consulting to help teach artists, community and state arts leaders how to manage the arts.

University of Massachusetts Continuing and Professional Education: www.umassulearn.net

Provides access to graduate, undergraduate and online classes at the University of Massachusetts Amherst, for and not-for-credit, throughout the academic year and during the summer.  Programs include a part-time online MBA, certificate in arts management, Masters of Music Program in Music Education, Graduate Certificate in the Teaching of Writing, and a variety of classes in the College of Humanities and Fine Arts.

ArtsMarketing.org: www.artsmarketing.org

Artsmarketing.org is a project of the Arts and Business Council for Americans for the Arts.  It offers workshops and trainings, case studies, and a step-by-step guide to marketing and resources for artists.

Funding

Massachusetts Cultural Council: www.massculturalcouncil.org

Massachusetts Cultural Council provides grants, and technical assistance. Local Cultural Councils in each Massachusetts community also award grants to artists, schools, and community organizations on behalf of the state agency.

The Foundation Center: http://foundationcenter.org

The Foundation Center has directories of foundations and advice to fundraisers.

National Endowment for the Arts: http://arts.endow.gov

National Endowment for the Arts information on federal grants and links to other resources.

Americans for the Arts: http://www.cof.org

National Endowment for the Arts information on federal grants and links to other resources.

Associated Grantmakers of Massachusetts: www.agmconnect.org

Association of Grantsmakers offers a Massachusetts Grantmakers Directory and a grants library.

New England Foundation for the Arts: www.nefa.org

Provides grants and educational resources for artists in New England and research on the creative economy.

Chronicle of Philanthropy: http://philanthropy.com

The newspaper of the non-profit world, published bi-weekly.  It has information on grants, trends in the industry and helpful advice for managing non-profits.

National Endowment for the Humanities: www.neh.gov

The National Endowment for the Humanities is an independent grant-making agency of the United States government dedicated to supporting research, education, preservation, and public programs in the humanities.

Getting Noticed

Matchbook: www.matchbook.org

Matchbook is an online cultural marketplace that brings together New England's performing artists and the people and organizations who present them. This free website features an easy-to-search directory of artists, performance spaces and presenting organizations, designed to match artists with presenters that book them to perform.  It also features advice for artists on marketing their work and a classified section that allows artists to find live and work spaces and much more.

Massachusetts Office of Women and Minority Owned Businesses: www.somwba.state.ma.us

Provides certification of minority and women owned businesses and publishes a searchable directory of them online.

Compass (Massachusetts): www.comm-pass.com

Expand your market base by selling your products or services to the Commonwealth of Massachusetts. Bidding on state contracts is now easier for all business owners through the Commonwealth's Procurement Access and Solicitation System. Visit this site and see new solicitations that you can compete for, and, possibly form partnerships with other businesses.

Massachusetts Performers and Programs Directory: www.semls.org/performer

A directory maintained by the Massachusetts Regional Library Systems.  The directory includes both performance information and information about the artists/performers and is intended to assist Librarians in developing programs for their libraries for patrons of all ages.  The directory includes listings of authors, artists, musicians, dancers, theatre programs, and more.

University of Massachusetts Alumni Business Exchange Directory: www.alumniconnections.com/ olc/pub/UMS/yp.html

The University of Massachusetts Alumni Association launched their Business Exchange Directory in May of 2008.  The free directory helps connect alumni with goods and services that are offered by fellow alumni.  The service is only available to post and search by members of the University of Massachusetts Amherst Alumni Association.

Western Massachusetts Arts Alliance: www.wmassarts.org

The Western Massachusetts Arts Alliance helps connect artists with opportunities; from trainings, networking opportunities and resources.

Jobs

Hire Culture: www.hireculture.org

Provides a free searchable database of jobs cultural employment opportunities in Massachusetts, managed by the Massachusetts Cultural Council.  The database includes both non-profit and commercial opportunities.

Nonprofit Jobs Cooperative/New England Jobs: www.nonprofitjobscoop.org

Nonprofit Jobs Cooperative/New England Jobs provides a free one-stop source for nonprofit jobs from coast to coast. Individuals can search by geographic region, job title, category, organization name, or salary to find their ideal position.

Jobs In Massachusetts: www.jobsinma.com

A free searchable database of jobs in the non-profit and for-profit sector based in Massachusetts. 

Business Resources

Economic Development Council of Western Massachusetts: www.westernmassedc.com

The EDC of Western Massachusetts is a private, non-profit corporation that provides resources and information to businesses operating in or entering the region by aiding in expansion, relocation and networking.

Massachusetts Office of Business Development:

The Massachusetts Office of Business Development (MOBD) assists companies who want to locate, expand, grow, or maintain a presence in Massachusetts. The office works with companies and municipalities to help them take advantage of available economic incentive programs, and navigating and accessing the technical, human, financial, training, educational and site-finding resources necessary to expand or locate in Massachusetts.

Massachusetts Office of Minority and Women Business Assistance: www.somwba.state.ma.us

Helps certify minority and women owned businesses and provide them resources to help grow their businesses or organizations. 

Mass Alliance: www.massalliance.com

Provides small businesses needing technical, financial, and other business development services to compete and grow.  Mass Alliance offers a range of education, training, and capacity-building expertise.

Massachusetts Small Business Development Center Network: www.msbdc.org

The Massachusetts Small Business Development Center Network provides one-to-one free comprehensive and confidential services focusing on, business growth and strategies, financing and loan assistance as well as strategic, marketing and operational analysis. In addition, low cost educational training programs are offered across the state targeted to the needs of small business.

U.S. Small Business Administration: www.sbaonline.sba.gov

The U.S. Small Business Administration provides resources to help people start, build and grow small businesses.