Back on Board
“My initial motivation was to try to help make the city a place people wanted to be be and not leave,” says Tyson Betts, Design Vice President–Right Brain to the Business, Global Family Care + P&G Ventures at The Procter & Gamble Co. “Arts work was an ideal way for me to do that,”
Get Involved
An information session for prospective applicants and employers will be held on May 25 at 4 p.m. via livestream. Interested participants are encouraged to sign up now.
Boardway Bound applications are due June 15. Applicants from all backgrounds and career stages are welcome. ArtsWave encourages diverse candidateas at all career levels, with the goal of ensuring that the programs and practices of the region’s arts and cultural organizations are reflective of our entire community.
Visit artswave.org/boardwaybound for more information or to apply.
Betts, who is on the board of both ArtsWave and Elementz, participated in Boardway Bound, ArtsWave’s signature nonprofit arts board leadership and development program more than a decade ago. But the information he gained from it are still useful to him today.
“Even if you have an understanding of business,” he says, “Boardway Bound has a ton of nuances that train you for nonprofits.”
Boardway Bound returns this fall in time for the restart of many performing arts events after a year of pandemic-related closures.
The acclaimed program which includes board placement as a key component has been in place since 2004, matching nearly 400 individuals from local companies with more than 100 arts organizations that make up the Cincinnati region. It’s not uncommon that a majority of board members in some regional organizations are Boardway Bound alumni. The networking component, which has been a hallmark of Boardway Bound, has been expanded this year to include several additional opportunities with alumni from the program. Networking activities are sponsored by Thompson Hine LLP.
“We are looking for people who want to offer service to the arts,” says Ray Gargano, vice president of Community Investments for ArtsWave. “The networking component is a great way to get involved with the whole arts community.”
Boardway Bound attracts professionals who are passionate about making a difference in the region. The program provides all the tools necessary to become a successful arts board volunteer, while offering a unique peer learning environment across companies, and the chance to interact with Greater Cincinnati’s arts professionals. For ArtsWave, the program is an important strategy in advancing an overall objective to increase the diversity of board leadership across the entire arts landscape.
“Together, we can see how we can make a better Cincinnati,” says Gargano.