Grow a Satellite Collective in my Town

When you join The Creativity Collective ® family, you’ll get a proven roadmap for generating the creative and cultural arts in your town. You’ll receive the support from those who came before you, proven systems, advertising processes, high-end intellectual property that provides name recognition, and ready-made projects/exhibits. We offer field support, education, and training to help you lead a team of aggressive artists with a community focus. Additionally, you will get:

• The rights to use our trade name, logos, website, poster templates, etc.
• Assistance with real-estate search and acquisition.
• Resources for equipment and skilled labor
• Operating manuals, business plan, marketing plan
• Initiatives and member perks to sustain morale
• Process for conducting a grand opening
• Methods for tracking the mission to profit balance

It is important to provide consistency and a positive image in the community. The Creativity Collective provides guidelines to ensure the success of our directors.

How to get started

• Read through our website
• Submit a resume with membership application
• We will research your recommended area
• If possible, we will make a site visit
• Director begins orientation (6 days)
• Contact their Chamber of Commerce
• Tailor a proposal to address area
• Set date for visit 3 with info session
• Make posters and promo for session
• Send press release to the paper
• Site visit for info session & members signup
• Website buildout
• Site visit for ad sales, photos, 2nd info session

Reasons to be a director

• The improvement of your community
• Education and Training
• Own your own business
• Proven operations
• Travel opportunities
• Earning potential (estimated between 6-18 months)

It is very hard to build an arts organization from scratch. It took us years to develop our business systems. It is for this reason we require a confidentiality agreement. Click here for our agreement form.

Questions to ask yourself

• Can you see our mission resonating with your community?
• Will the Creativity Collective improve the environment for your community members?
• Is your town moved by the accomplishments of The Creativity Collective?

An ideal director will

• Be knowledgible in non-profit management
• Have a passion for the arts
• Like where they live
• Have leadership skills
• Have the heart of an entrepreneur
• Have commitment to the mission and process
• Enjoy working with people of all types
• Have a positive attitude
• Be a lifelong learner and a student of vision
• Possess dogged determination
• Be motivated. It’s contagious!

Orientation for new directors

• First Day: GOVERNANCE
• Second Day: CREATIVITY COLLECTIVE INFRASTRUCTURE
• Third Day: PROGRAMS and PROJECTS
• Fourth Day: INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY
• Fifth Day: COMMITTEE and STAFF DEVELOPMENT
• Sixth Day: ADVERTISING and PR