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Webb Management Services Inc. 3 <br />introductionintroduction (continued) <br />organizational audits, strategic planning, financial planning, and market research for <br />communities, visual arts, media arts, performing arts, and service organizations, as well as <br />other affiliates within the creative sector. <br />strategic collaborations: Studies and ongoing consulting to foster strategic <br />alliances among nonprofit arts and cultural organizations, from cooperative projects and <br />initiatives, to the coordination or consolidation of programs and services, and, finally, to the <br />consideration of mergers and their ultimate implementation. <br />facility development + operations: Comprehensive planning studies to provide <br />clients with the information needed to make intelligent decisions about the construction, <br />renovation, restoration, or adaptive re-use of arts, cultural, and entertainment facilities. <br />These studies generally include analysis of the market area, evaluation of possible <br />uses and users of potential facilities, inventory of other regional facilities, and impact <br />assessment. Operating plans guide clients towards the successful operation of arts, event, <br />and entertainment facilities, addressing governance, staffing, operating policy, facility <br />maintenance, community access, pro-forma operating budgets, economic impact, and <br />funding. <br />training <br />One of the great challenges in the arts and cultural sector today is building staff and board <br />member skills to effectively manage the challenges of operating a creative enterprise <br />in a competitive and changing environment. For that reason, we offer training programs <br />in a number of areas, including facility operation, finance, strategic planning, and board <br />development. <br />research, publications + partnerships <br />The world of arts and culture and is changing rapidly. Staying attuned and responding to <br />current issues and trends can mean the difference between organizational survival and <br />failure. We undertake research initiatives for communities, foundations, and governments <br />on a commissioned basis. We also undertake independent research projects in order to <br />ensure that we remain connected to trends and issues in cultural facility management, <br />visitor and audience behavior, physical planning, and funding strategies for arts and <br />culture. <br />culturelab <br />Duncan Webb is a founding member of CultureLab, an informal consortium of arts <br />consultants and the Cultural Policy Center at the University of Chicago. CultureLab was <br />formed to break down the silos of research, policy, and practice, and create <br />a new capacity and approach to tackling challenging issues. CultureLab’s goal is to spur