CCCO facilitates the sharing of HR and career development information among Ontario's cultural community. The following publications are produced by the organizations noted, and many can be ordered through their websites.
If your organization has produced HR and career development materials that would be useful for others in the cultural community, please contact us at info@workinculture.ca.
- Volunteer Manual: Best Practices and Planning. Hot Docs. 2003.
Hot Docs' manual on culture-specific tools for volunteer management is one of the few available on this valuable resource. Provides best practices, planning steps, forms and templates adaptable to any cultural program or discipline. Originally supported by CCCO. - Ontario Ministry of Economic Development and Trade, E-Business Toolkit...this toolkit is comprised of an introductory handbook, booklets on advanced e-learning topics, e-business success stories and e-business sectoral studies. To download the toolkit, go to www.ontario.ca/ebusiness and follow the links.
- Human Resources in the Canadian Theatre: A Guide to Hiring, Contracts, Positions, Compensation, Benefits and Policies, 2nd edition. PACT.
Best practices for hiring and contracts, policies to protect staff, salaries, benefits and other topics from the Professional Association of Canadian Theatres. - Information for Artists: A Practical Guide for Visual Artists, 3rd Edition. Edited by CARFAC Ontario, 2005.
Practical information on basic business practices and legislation affecting creators, for new and established artists. Includes juries, packaging works of art, censorship, income tax and insurance. - Artists Contracts: Agreements for Visual and Media Artists. Paul Sanderson and Ronald N. Hier. CARFAC Ontario. 2006.
Comprehensive resource on contracts. Defines legal terms and provides advice on negotiating. Adaptable to other disciplines. Originally supported by CCCO. - For Immediate Release: A Step-by-Step Guide for Theatre Publicists. Theatre Ontario.
Guide to effective publicity campaigns. Practical tips on scheduling, media coverage, contacts, etc. This project was originally supported by CCCO. Free download. - Stage Managing the Arts in Canada. Winston Morgan. S.M.Arts, 2000.
Canadian resource with lists, ideas, essays, checklists, resources for stage managing theatre productions, touring shows, musicals or operas. This project was originally supported by CCCO. - Roughing in the Market: A Survival Toolkit for the Savvy Writer - Periodical Writers Association of Canada
Practical tools and wisdom from Canadian freelance writers: how much to charge, checklists for estimates, sample letters and contracts, advice on negotiating. - Art of Managing Your Career - Cultural Human Resources Council
Tips, info, resources, skillls profiles, for career management and self-assessment developed by self-employed artists and cultural workers. Available in print, CD-ROM and online. - Step by Step: Art of Running a Dance Business - Dance Umbrella of Ontario
A web workbook by leading Ontario arts professionals. Topics related to operating a dance business including: budgeting, publicity, and applying for arts grants.
